Antoine Semenyo misses Villa Park clash with Manchester City in Premier League matchweek 8

Antoine Semenyo was absent from Aston Villa’s squad for their match against Manchester City at Villa Park in matchweek 8 of the 2026-27 Premier League, having been left out due to injury.

Aston Villa, managed by Enzo Maresca, had won each of their first seven league matches of the 2026-27 campaign prior to the fixture, while Manchester City are noted in the report for controlling the tempo of games. The article also states that City failed to secure a win in their last two fixtures against Aston Villa and that playing away can be challenging for Manchester City.

Semenyo sustained a knee injury during the league game against Ipswich Town and was therefore not available for the Villa versus Manchester City match; the Ghana international is expected to be sidelined for around two months.

Enzo Maresca addressed the injury, saying: "The rest are more or less okay. The only one that will be out for probably eight weeks is Antoine. In the first moment we expected an even worse injury so we were more worried. After yesterday’s scan we feel much better because it’s not so big like we expected."

In Semenyo’s absence, Iliman Ndiaye started on the right flank and Jeremy Doku on the left for Manchester City, according to the report.

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Maresca reiterated the timetable and the priority on rehabilitation, saying: "It could be eight weeks. Now in this moment the most important thing for him is his recovery. When he is back around December it will be like a new player in terms of energy."