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title: "Injury absences for Aston Villa and Manchester City ahead of Matchday 8 clash"
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description: "Aston Villa host Manchester City in Matchday 8 of the Premier League, on Saturday at 14:30 Saudi time, amid injury absences in both squads."
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# Injury absences for Aston Villa and Manchester City ahead of Matchday 8 clash

Aston Villa host Manchester City in Matchday 8 of the Premier League, on Saturday at 14:30 Saudi time, amid injury absences in both squads.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 23 October 2026، 03:42 Saudi time

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Injury absences for Aston Villa and Manchester City ahead of Matchday 8 clash

[Aston Villa](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/aston-villa-208) take on [Manchester City](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/manchester-city-199) in a meeting between the two sides in Matchday 8 of the [Premier League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/premier-league-15) for the 2026/27 season.

The match kicks off at 14:30 Saudi time (Damascus), and will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Aston Villa go into the match without four players through injury, namely [Matteo Ruggeri](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/matteo-ruggeri-5949), [Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/amadou-ba-zeund-georges-mvom-onana-5960), [Johan Manzambi](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/johan-manzambi-5958), and [Aaron Wan-Bissaka](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/aaron-wan-bissaka-5951).

Meanwhile, Manchester City are also missing four players due to injury, namely [Antoine Serlom Semenyo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/antoine-serlom-semenyo-5666), [Mateo Kovačić](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mateo-kova%C4%8Di%C4%87-5658), [Matheus Nunes](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/matheus-luiz-nunes-5660), and [Nico O'Reilly](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/nico-o-reilly-5661).

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