Aston Villa vs. Manchester City: Final score 0-1, City squeak past Villa in Birmingham

Aston Villa got off to a strong start, keeping their guests pegged back in their own half for most of the opening thirty minutes, but Manchester City's defence held strong. Villa created virtually nothing from open play, and although Christian Benteke did manage to wriggle free on a corner to head goalward Carlos Tevez was on hand to clear off the line. Despite not being able to seriously threaten Joe Hart's goal, the hosts were doing superbly to contain the defending champions. Until, that is, ...