How to watch Aston Villa v Manchester City: showtimes, TV channels and streams

Not so long ago, the prospect of playing against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool in back-to-back Premier League games wasn’t all that enticing.

Aston Villa struggled to get going in the 2025/26 season. They failed to win any of their first five Premier League games, despite having the easiest start according to several so-called supercomputers.

I’m sure Brentford in particular would have something to say about how statisticians and even naysayers like me predicted their demise, but the fact remains that Villa should have been able to take more points from their first few games than they did.

Since then, Unai Emery has led his team to three consecutive league victories. Last Sunday’s away win at Tottenham Hotspur followed back-to-back home wins over Fulham and Burnley, leaving only one box left on Villa’s path back to some sort of normal service: beating someone who was really good.

Sunday’s match against Manchester City offers them the chance to do just that.

Pep Guardiola has warned his team against over-reliance on Erling Haaland, but the attacking spearhead has scored 11 goals in eight Premier League games. 11! That’s total nonsense. Completely ridiculous.

If you were to build a one-man team, Haaland would be it, but Guardiola has other players he can call on. City have climbed to second place after five wins, one draw and two losses from their eight games. After the disappointment of 2024/25, there is a good chance they will mount another real title challenge this season.

What time does Villa start against Man City?

As with all of Villa’s Premier League matches following their participation in the Europa League, the visit of Man City will be played on Sunday afternoon.

It probably would have been a television choice anyway, but this match has been placed at the next allowed kick-off time after European football on Thursday evening.

Villa vs Manchester City gets underway Sunday, October 26 at 2 p.m.

Where to watch Villa v Man City in Great Britain

Sky Sports now has the rights to show all Premier League matches on Sunday afternoons at 2pm and 4.30pm, meaning a huge early batch this weekend.

Villa’s home match against Man City is one of four matches taking place before the later Super Sunday kick-off between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.

Villa v Manchester City will be broadcast live in Great Britain Sky Sports main event And Sky Sports Premier League and will be available on the Sky Sports+ service and app.

We’ll get our reaction to Villa team news as soon as it’s announced and you can contribute to our fan-based player ratings after the match.

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