Aston Villa v Manchester City matchday live: buildup to Saturday’s Premier League and WSL games

Aston Villa and Manchester City featured in The Guardian's matchday live buildup to Saturday’s Premier League and WSL games, the live blog published on 24 October 2026.

The live blog noted Borussia Mönchengladbach had lost their first six Bundesliga games before their match at Stuttgart but secured all three points there and remain bottom; it also referred to them as the beaten 1977 European Cup finalists, with that namecheck recorded at 1min 56.

Coverage included a "Ten things to look out for" feature and fixtures listings.