{"id":299174,"date":"2023-12-03T19:26:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299174"},"modified":"2023-12-03T19:26:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:26:09","slug":"manchester-city-will-be-without-two-keys-players-for-aston-villa-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/manchester-city-will-be-without-two-keys-players-for-aston-villa-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City will be without TWO keys players for Aston Villa clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Man City will be without TWO key players for Wednesday&#8217;s trip to in-form Aston Villa&#8230; with their stars picking up fifth bookings of the season in dramatic 3-3 draw against Tottenham<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Two Man City players will serve a suspension\u00a0against Aston Villa in midweek\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>They were both booked during thrilling 3-3 draw with Tottenham at the Etihad<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester City will be without two key players against Aston Villa\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Two of City&#8217;s midfielders picked up their fifth bookings of the season during Sunday&#8217;s enthralling 3-3 draw against\u00a0Tottenham and will miss the trip to Villa Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suspensions will come as a blow to Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side given Villa&#8217;s home form so far this season, and the champions head into the clash trailing\u00a0Arsenal by three points at the top of the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rodri &#8211; who has already served a three-match suspension this season &#8211; was booked for a cynical foul on Tottenham defender Pedro Porro.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jack Grealish saw yellow for kicking the ball away during a pause in play, meaning he will miss a reunion with his former club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/18\/78527609-0-image-a-1_1701627552508.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man City will be without two players through suspension for midweek clash with Aston Villa<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/18\/78527599-12820591-Rodri_was_booked_in_the_first_half_against_Tottenham_for_a_foul_-a-62_1701629518119.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rodri was booked in the first half against Tottenham for a foul foul on defender Pedro Porro<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/18\/78527611-12820591-Meanwhile_Jack_Grealish_saw_bellow_for_kicking_the_ball_away_dur-a-63_1701629518122.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jack Grealish saw bellow for kicking the ball away during a pause in play\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Rodri was shown a red against Nottingham Forest in September and City struggled heavily in his absence. While he was out, Guardiola&#8217;s side lost all three games against Wolves, Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and title rivals Arsenal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rodri has racked up 150 Premier League appearances since joining City in 2019, missing just 16. In those 16 without him, City have lost six.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The reigning champions do have a like-for-like replacement for Grealish in Jeremy Doku, but the England international made a huge impact with a goal off the bench against Tottenham and would have been a great asset against the Midlands club.<\/p>\n<p>The 3-3 draw with Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side has seen City drop to third in the table, one point ahead of Wednesday&#8217;s opponents.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12820591\/Manchester-City-without-TWO-key-players-midweek-clash-form-Aston-Villa-picked-fifth-bookings-season-Tottenham-draw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man City will be without TWO key players for Wednesday&#8217;s trip to in-form Aston Villa&#8230; 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