Manchester City and Aston Villa Lineups for Guardiola's Farewell Match

Manchester City hosts Aston Villa in the final Premier League match of the season. The spotlight will be on Pep Guardiola, as he leads the "Citizens" for the last time, having announced his departure as manager at the end of the season. His team is set to finish second in the league standings.

Aston Villa has already secured their place in the Champions League, guaranteed to finish in the top five and having won the Europa League. The only remaining question is their final league position, which holds significance for other clubs. Should Villa lose and Liverpool win their match, the Birmingham side would drop to fifth. This scenario would then open up a Champions League spot for the team finishing sixth.

Pep Guardiola has made a significant nine changes from the midweek clash against Bournemouth. Only Bernardo Silva and Antoine Semenyo retain their places in the starting lineup. John Stones starts, playing his final game for Manchester City. Rúben Dias partners him in defense, making his first appearance since March. Rico Lewis, Nathan Aké, and Phil Foden are all given opportunities to impress. Erling Haaland is not even in the squad for the fixture, nor are Gianluigi Donnarumma and Nico O'Reilly.

Unai Emery has also made numerous changes following their Europa League triumph during the week, with eight alterations to his side. Only Ollie Watkins, Victor Lindelöf, and Emiliano Buendía remain from Wednesday's victorious lineup.