Aston Villa 1 Manchester City 0 - match report

Darius Vassell came up trumps with to earn Aston Villa their first Premiership victory of the season after a much improved second-half performance enabled them to dispose of uninspiring Manchester City.

The England striker, whose next appearance at Villa Park could be for his country against Portugal in 10 days time, struck his and Villa’s first league goal of the season after 65 minutes.