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Man City 3 - 2 Aston Villa: Fernandinho seals City win in Villa thriller

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25/4/15 Aston Villa's Fabian Delph in action with Manchester City's Jesus Navas Action Images via Reuters

Fernandinho claimed a dramatic 89th-minute winning goal for Manchester City to secure a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday, a result which could have major ramifications at both ends of the Premier League.

It was the second goal in four minutes at Eastlands after Carlos Sanchez appeared to have earned FA Cup finalists Villa a priceless point when he was on hand to skilfully hook the ball into the goal from 12 yards after City goalkeeper Joe Hart had failed to deal with a Charles N'Zogbia corner.

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