Aston Villa host Manchester City at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday, 24 October 2026, with official tickets expected to be in high demand for a fixture listed by the hosts as a Category 1 match.
Villa won the clubs’ most recent Premier League meeting 2-1 at Etihad Stadium in May 2026, ending the previous season with a dramatic away victory. Four of their past five league encounters have been decided by a single goal.
How to buy tickets
The safest option for Aston Villa supporters is to use the club’s official ticket office. Claret & Cub Members receive priority access to general admission tickets, normally limited to one ticket per member.
Active season-ticket holders will often be given a later window in which they can purchase additional tickets for family or friends. Any remaining standard seats may then go on general sale closer to the match, although high-profile fixtures against opponents such as Manchester City rarely reach that stage and usually sell out during the membership window.
Manchester City supporters seeking seats in the away end must buy through the club’s official ticketing portal using Cityzens Matchday membership. Away allocations are restricted to official members and season-ticket holders with enough loyalty points.
If official tickets have sold out, resale platforms such as StubHub may still have seats available. Prices on those sites are set by demand and can be significantly higher than the club’s original prices.
Ticket prices
Villa’s official prices vary across seating areas 1-4, including the Trinity Road Stand, Doug Ellis Stand, Holte End and North Stand, as well as according to membership status.
Adult general admission tickets are expected to cost between £60 and £100 or more. Discounted tickets for supporters aged over 66, under-21s and members of the armed forces range from £45 to £75, while tickets for under-18s are priced at approximately £30 to £50.
The Premier League limits the price of an adult away ticket to £30, applying to Manchester City’s allocation.
On secondary markets, ordinary general admission seats typically start at about £95 to £120. Central lower-tier or long-side seats average between £150 and £250 or more. Official hospitality packages are expected to begin at roughly £200 to £350 or more per person on matchday.
Current form and head-to-head record
Aston Villa have won three of their past five matches in all competitions, drawing one and losing one. Their latest result was a 3-2 Premier League victory away to Tottenham, while they also beat Club Brugge 3-2 in the Champions League. Nottingham Forest inflicted their only defeat, winning 2-1 at Villa Park. Villa scored nine goals and conceded eight across those five games.
Manchester City have won their past five matches in the Premier League, Carabao Cup and Champions League. Their latest game ended in a 5-3 victory over Sunderland, while they also scored five against Norwich City in the Carabao Cup. They have scored 13 and conceded four during the run, although three of those goals conceded came in the Sunderland match. The sequence also includes a 1-0 away win against Manchester United in the league, underlining the consistency shown by Maresca’s side on its travels.
Villa lead the recent league head-to-head record, winning three of the last five meetings to City’s two. Both teams have scored nine goals in those matches.
