Aston Villa vs Manchester United

Aston Villa

2 - 1

Manchester United

🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 4 · Manchester United 3

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

29 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	28%
Home wins	38%
Draws	24%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-15).
Manchester United controlled possession (57%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 22

Avg: 1.68 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

1.53

1.68

1.58

1.16

1.37

58%

O2.5

68%

53%

BTTS

74%

53%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank4th

Manchester United rank3rd

Aston Villa points65

Manchester United points71

Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester United: #3 · 71 pts · GD +19

7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals12-11

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester United last 5 away

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home79%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home32%

Manchester United score away89%

Manchester United clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first90%

Manchester United score first47%

Manchester United win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 43% · Manchester United 33%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 28.4' · Manchester United 27.3'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.53

Aston Villa concede at home1.16 vs 1.22

Manchester United score away1.58 vs 1.22

Manchester United concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Aston Villa score 10% above league average, while Manchester United score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 5% below league average at home, and Manchester United are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

351

460

Passes Accurate

281

396

Passes %

80%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Rogers

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McGinn

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Matheus Cunha

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Dorgu

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Bruno Fernandes

1st substitution · For: Lisandro Martínez

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Rogers

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Watkins

68'

68' M. Ugarte

72'

72' Diogo Dalot

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Šeško

2nd substitution · For: J. Fletcher

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Ugarte

3rd substitution · For: J. Zirkzee

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ I. Maatsen

1st substitution · For: L. Digne

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ O. Watkins

2nd substitution · For: D. Malen

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Onana

3rd substitution · For: E. Buendía

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. McGinn

4th substitution · For: E. Guessand

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Yoro

4th substitution · For: S. Lacey

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ B. Kamara

5th substitution · For: L. Bogarde

90+2'

90+2' L. Bogarde

Aston Villa vs Manchester United 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2-1 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 45' when M. Rogers scored, with the assist credited to J. McGinn, making the score 1-0. Manchester United leveled the score at 45' when Matheus Cunha scored, with the assist credited to P. Dorgu, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with Bruno Fernandes replacing Lisandro Martínez. Aston Villa took the lead at 57' when M. Rogers scored, with the assist credited to O. Watkins, making the score 2-1. M. Ugarte received a yellow card for Manchester United at 68'. Diogo Dalot received a yellow card for Manchester United at 72'. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 73', with B. Šeško replacing J. Fletcher. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 73', with M. Ugarte replacing J. Zirkzee. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 75', with I. Maatsen replacing L. Digne. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 75', with O. Watkins replacing D. Malen. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 84', with A. Onana replacing E. Buendía. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. McGinn replacing E. Guessand. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 84', with L. Yoro replacing S. Lacey. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 88', with B. Kamara replacing L. Bogarde. L. Bogarde received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90+2'.

Aston Villa used 5 substitutions while Manchester United used 4 substitutions. Aston Villa got 1 yellow card, while Manchester United got 2 yellow cards.