Game needs no introduction, every game this side of Xmas has felt like a must win game but this is the ultimate one. Even though a draw on the face of it is a decent result it actually does not help us. Our record at Man City away is very poor in recent years but this season we have broken a few hoodoo’s so who knows.

Villa unchanged team from the one that started against Blues

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SEASON OVER – but we gave it all our all for today, no complaints from me nor should there be from any Villa fan

90 mins – We played well but the inevitable goal on the breakaway happened

82 mins – Young gets free but woeful cross

74 mins – Tame Milner shot, Downing at LB

72 mins – Game is very tense now, Heskey and Fonz on for Carew and Gabby

65 mins – good save from Freidel

63 mins Veira should have been booked there for a blatant trip on young who is now struggling

61 mins – Villa having possession without doing much with it

55 mins – great Downing cross but Young makes a meal of it

51 mins – Villa have pressed and Fulop looks shaky

47 mins – first shot from City, easy save

2nd HALF KICK OFF and Villa are out very early

HALF TIME – We started well, scored but frankly looked comfortable until two Warnock mistakes

45 mins – Petrov booked

41 mins – rubbish defending by Villa after Carew should have scored but hit the crossbar, then City went down the other end and scored, Warnock at fault again

40 mins – Warnock mistake and clear City pen and Friedel really should have saved that one

38 mins – with a deflection, Milner’s shot goes wide

37 mins – Collins with another immense block, defence is playing so well

30 mins – Penalty shout against Warnock after Tevez smashes one at his arm, never a pen

26 mins – great counter attack and Downing oh so wide

23 mins – gabby breaks through and Kompany booked for a crude challenge on him, Milner’s free kick causes problems

21 mins – and a great start so far, Man city pressure but no real chances for City, they are set up perfectly for us

16 mins – CAREW scores after a great through ball from downing, great finish

14 mins – some City pressure, defended well, yet to get going up front, Carew is very static today

10 mins – an attempted cross deflected and Friedel had to save

7 mins – Villa get a little cocky in defence but tame shot saved by Friedel

3 Mins – quiet start

KICK OFF – COME ON VILLA