-- Four of the previous five meetings in all competitions were won by Manchester City; however, all four were in Manchester while the last time
City visited Aston Villa, which was in January 2011 in the Premier League, they were beaten 1 - 0 thanks to Darren Bent's winning goal on his Villa début.
Not exact matches
Elsewhere Arsenal have been handed a tough away trip to West Bromwich Albion, whilst Tottenham Hotspur will be travelling just down the road to
visit Aston Villa and current champions Swansea will begin their defence of their title with a trip to Birmingham
City.
Not since November 2006 have Manchester
City won a Premier League fixture at
Aston Villa, losing on two of their previous four
visits to Villa Park, including last season, when Darren Bent struck the only goal of the game on his Villa début following his big - money move from Sunderland in January 2011.