El Ahmadi 51', Bacuna 73', Weimann 75' Yaya Toure 45', Dzeko 56'
Daylight robbery in Birmingham as the Villains run away with three points.
It was all passing and no penetration for the blues who dominated possession throughout. Goal line clearances prevented Yaya Toure and Edin Dzeko from giving the away side a deserved early lead but Paul Lambert's men continued to defend brilliantly.
However, the Ivorian bulldozer had more Premier League bait to take and gave Pellegrini's men the lead on 45 minutes with a simple volley from short range. Yaya Toure's sixth goal of the season had seemingly put his side in control - but the Villains had venom to inject.
Six minutes into the second half, the home side launched their first real attack of the game and Karim El Ahmadi smashed a low drive past Joe Hart to equalise.
Karim El Ahmadi equalises for Aston Villa.
A vivacious Villa Park purred with pleasure, but Frenchman in form Samir Nasri was on hand to whip a sweet corner kick onto the head of Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko.
Paul Lambert's young side have made a name for themselves with their ample appetite for a fight and their hunger was on show once again on Saturday afternoon. With seventeen minutes left to play, 22 year old Leandro Bacuna stepped up to make sure Joe Hart was beaten by a free-kick for the second time in a week.
Leandro Bacuna curls a 25 yard free kick into the back of Joe Hart's net.
Delirium swallowed the stands and the home crowd howled hysterically. Their side were miraculously still in the game and City were beginning to crumble.
There was more woe to come for Pellegrini's pupils when Andreas Weimann capitalised on an uncharacteristic defensive lapse to give his side a shock victory.
The meltdown at Villa Park will have Bayern Munich beaming in Bavaria as they await their flight into Manchester on Wednesday night. Memories of Cardiff surfaced and the exceptional derby win a week before now almost seems fruitless.
It's the European Champions on Wednesday night and there's no room for error.
Player Ratings
Joe Hart 6
Had little to do but somehow ended up picking the ball out of his net three times.
Pablo Zabaleta 7
Pablo Zabaleta 7
A similar performance to last week. Got forward well and supplemented City's attack.
Matija Nastasic 5.5
He was to blame for Villa's winner but looked comfortable before Weimann's goal.
Matija Nastasic 5.5He was to blame for Villa's winner but looked comfortable before Weimann's goal.
Vincent Kompany 6
Untroubled for 60 minutes but wasn't able to save City from their self destruct.
Aleksandar Kolarov 6
As always, great going forward, but delivery was below par.
James Milner 5
An uncharacteristic poor performance for the former Villa man. Wasn't able to keep hold of the ball.
Fernandinho 8
Starting to settle into the Premier League well. A commanding performance that allowed his side to grab two goals.
Yaya Toure 6
Fernandinho 8Starting to settle into the Premier League well. A commanding performance that allowed his side to grab two goals.
Yaya Toure 6
A game of two halves for the Ivorian. Grabbed yet another goal but disappeared in the second half.
Samir Nasri 7The Nasri of Arsenal is starting to surface once again. Creatively brilliant but partly to blame for Villa's first goal.
Edin Dzeko 6May have grabbed a goal, but it was a quiet performance from the Bosnian.
Alvaro Negredo 6The Spaniard was kept out of the game brilliantly by Villa's defence.
