Manchester City secures dramatic 2-1 victory over Aston Villa

Manchester City secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium, bolstering their Champions League qualification hopes. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring early after a cross from Omar Marmoush, with Villa equalizing through a Marcus Rashford penalty awarded following a VAR review. City dominated possession and created more chances, but Villa remained resilient until stoppage time. Substitute Jeremy Doku provided a low cross that Matheus Nunes converted for the decisive goal in the fourth minute of added time. The win lifts Manchester City to third place in the Premier League, four points ahead of seventh-placed Villa, who suffered their first league defeat since February.