Postpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Image source, OptaThis is the first time this season that the away side have had more possession than Manchester City in the first half of a Premier League game at the Etihad.
Summary
Guzan mistake lets in Aguero for opener
Kolarov nets free-kick, Cleverley replies from 20 yards
Sanchez equalises with hooked volley
Fernandinho restores City's lead
Postpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Image source, OptaPostpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
After revelling in the glaring rick from Brad Guzan that gave away the opening goal, this has been a strangely deflating half for the home fans.
Their team has all the talent to put this Aston Villa side away by quite a margin.
Whether they have the drive and killer instinct to do so is a whole other matter.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
INJURY TIMEpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
One minute of injury time to be added on.
Postpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Jack Grealish and Jores Okore are both offside as Fabian Delph's cross comes in. Fortunate that for City as both had lost their markers.
Postpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Yaya Toure tries to Lomu-away from a couple of defenders - all pumping thighs and piston hand-off - but Fabian Delph is not shaken off.
Toure looks like he strained a hamstring slightly there as well.
Postpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
City are sleepwalking through this.
They have got themselves in trouble like this before this season after going ahead.
Postpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
The City fans are getting bored of this.
They urge their side to return to the tempo and pressing that shook down Villa in the first quarter of the match.
Postpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Image source, ReutersNeither Eliaquim Mangala or Martin Demichelis look like they want to spend the afternoon babysitting Villa's lone striker Christian Benteke.
The two City defenders look accusingly at each other as the Belgian wins a header that flies just over the bar.
Postpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Kieran Richardson's first-time cross comes skidding into the Manchester City box and Martin Demichelis and Eliaquim Mangala have lost Tom Cleverley.
The ball arrives at an awkward height though and the on-loan midfielder can only slash over the top from 12 yards.
More encouragement for Villa.
Postpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Tim Sherwood spent the first 20 minutes, arms folded in the dug-out, working out who his first half-time teacup would be aimed at.
But the Aston Villa boss is up and and at 'em now, stalking the sideline. His side are starting to play.
Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
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GREAT SAVE!published at 18:00 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
What a chance!
The ball rebounds into Christian Benteke's path 10 yards out after a bit of pinball on the edge of the area. A hint of offside, but Mike Dean plays on.
Plum centre, Benteke has all the goal to aim at, but Joe Hart comes flying out, spreads like a starfish and saves well.
Postpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Aston Villa's defending has been kamikaze so far.
Leandro Bacuna almost plays a perfect throughball onto his goal for Sergio Aguero.
I think he was aiming at Jores Okore, but it was just a general punt back towards his own goal.
Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Tom Castle on Twitter, external: I love Guzan, and you never want to use a sub on your keeper, but it's absolutely necessary. His head is out of it.
Postpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Image source, PAIf you look closely, you can actually see Brad Guzan's confidence crumbling to dust in this photo.
Postpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Brad Guzan is in a world of mental pain here.
The Aston Villa goalkeeper comes haring off his line to try and claim a cross and gets nowhere near it. He didn't even bother to stretch his arms up because it was so far away from him.
Fernando heads wide with the goal gaping.
Postpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Better from Villa as Kieran Richardson knocks a ball down the line for Jack Grealish, but the teenager cannot find Fabian Delph in the box.
Postpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
Sergio Aguero has scored four goals in his last three Premier League games after going five without scoring.
He looks like a man who has rediscovered his mojo as well. He touches the ball round one side of Carles Sanchez, darts around the other and almost manages to collect.
A minute later he drills low, hard, but straight at Brad Guzan from the edge of the box.
Postpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 25 April 2015
The Manchester City fans are cheering Brad Guzan's every touch and singing in praise of their former goalkeeper and current Villa back-up Shay Given.
And it all started so friendly as well with the two sets of fans joining in a song about Steven Gerrard before Sergio Aguero's opener.