Aston Villa v Manchester City Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds EPL 12 February
2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog
Manchester City can go on top of the table with a draw or win as they travel to face 14th Aston
Villa in the English Premier League. The match will take place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England
on Sunday, February 12, 2012.
A recap of La Liga, Man City drops points at home, Russian side Anzhi's ambitious plans to
splash money in the summer transfer window, and much more lead today's top stories. Links for all
stories below will open in a new window.
Man City salvages a draw but drops points in EPL title race
(ESPNSoccernet.
A hat-trick from Carlos Tevez inspired Manchester City to a 6-1 win at Carrow Road today as Man
City closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to only two points ahead of Man United's match
against Aston Villa tomorrow.
City looked dead and buried after loosing to Arsenal last weekend, but two wins in the week have
reignited the title race,
Starting consecutive matches for the first time in 11 months, Tevez curled his side into an
18th-minute lead, before turning provider for Sergio Agüero to make it two.
Aston Villa have fired manager Alex McCleish after a disappointing 2011-12 English Premier
League season. Villa, who have recently been a team finishing in the top half and contending for a
Europa League spot struggled and nearly were relegated. The club released their following statement
on the website about the decision.
Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez currently leads the betting odds as the next Aston Villa
manager. Martinez is followed by Norwich City manager Paul Lambert and Brighton & Hove Albion
manager Guy Poyet.
A new manager is unlikely to be announced right away but it could be as soon as later this
week.
