Manchester City's Winless Streak Extended By Deserved Defeat At Aston Villa

Leon Bailey scored the winning goal as Aston Villa beat Manchester City 1-0. Villa were fully deserving of the win, which took them above City in the EPL table.

Manchester City's bid for a fourth consecutive Premier League title was dealt a blow on Wednesday night as Pep Guardiola's side failed to win for a fourth straight game.

After drawing with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, City lost 1-0 at Aston Villa - who jumped ahead of the champions in the table as a result.

Leon Bailey scored the only goal of the game in the 74th minute at Villa Park when he dribbled with the ball from the halfway line before beating City keeper Ederson with a deflected effort from 19 yards.

Leon Bailey pictured celebrating after scoring the winning goal for Aston Villa in a 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Wednesday :: IMAGO/PA Images/David Davies

There was a large slice of luck involved in Bailey's goal but Villa's victory was by no means a fluke.

Unai Emery's men thoroughly outplayed City and recorded 22 shots - 20 more than the visitors.

2 - Man City attempted just two shots in this match; the fewest ever by a Pep Guardiola team in a game within Europe’s big-five leagues, while the 22 shots from Aston Villa was the joint-most faced by a Guardiola side in the same period (tonight his 535th such game). Dominated. pic.twitter.com/T0gjP1ZbpZ

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City now sit fourth in the Premier League, six points behind leaders Arsenal.

Villa - who have won 14 EPL home games in a row - occupy third place and are just four points below the Gunners.

Liverpool are second after winning 2-0 at Sheffield United.

Highlights: Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City