Manchester United vs Aston Villa

Manchester United

3 - 2

Aston Villa

🕒 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 8 · Aston Villa 4

Referee Stats

Craig Pawson

19 matches · 4.53 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.53
Reds avg	0.16
Penalties avg	0.63
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	42%
Draws	21%
Away wins	37%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-10).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

31 / 28

Avg: 1.63 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 33

Avg: 1.47 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

1.74

PPG

1.47

1.63

1.47

1.74

68%

O2.5

63%

58%

BTTS

58%

42%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Manchester United rank8th

Aston Villa rank4th

Manchester United points60

Aston Villa points68

Manchester United: #8 · 60 pts · GD -1

29 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Aston Villa: #4 · 68 pts · GD +15

21 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Manchester United last 5 home

W L D W D

Points8/15

Weighted index56

Goals10-8

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 last 5 away

L L W L D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-11

Record1-1-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home79%

Manchester United clean sheet at home21%

Aston Villa score away74%

Aston Villa clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first42%

Manchester United win after scoring first75%

Aston Villa score first42%

Aston Villa win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 45% · Aston Villa 45%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 36.3' · Aston Villa 33.4'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.63 vs 1.80

Manchester United concede at home1.47 vs 1.48

Aston Villa score away1.47 vs 1.48

Aston Villa concede away1.74 vs 1.80

Manchester United score 9% below league average, while Aston Villa score level with league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are level with league average at home, and Aston Villa are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 7

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

76-90+ 8

46-60 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 14

76-90+ 7

46-60 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

61-75 9

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

393

462

Passes Accurate

313

379

Passes %

80%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. McGinn

Normal Goal

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

L. Dendoncker

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Lenglet

45+2'

45+2' J. Ramsey

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

A. Garnacho

Goal cancelled

50' ↑↓

↑↓

50' ⇄ L. Digne

1st substitution · For: Álex Moreno

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Garnacho

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Rashford

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

A. Garnacho

Normal Goal

73'

73' Bruno Fernandes

74'

74' Diego Carlos

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Ramsey

2nd substitution · For: M. Diaby

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ L. Bailey

3rd substitution · For: N. Zaniolo

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Rashford

1st substitution · For: Antony

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Mainoo

2nd substitution · For: S. McTominay

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

R. Højlund

Normal Goal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ J. McGinn

4th substitution · For: J. Durán

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ L. Dendoncker

5th substitution · For: T. Iroegbunam

87'

87' E. Konsa

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ R. Højlund

3rd substitution · For: Willy Kambwala Ndengushi

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ C. Eriksen

4th substitution · For: Daniel Gore

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ A. Garnacho

5th substitution · For: H. Mejbri

Manchester United vs Aston Villa 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Tuesday, 26 December 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 21' when J. McGinn scored, making the score 0-1. Aston Villa extended the lead at 26' when L. Dendoncker scored, with the assist credited to C. Lenglet, making the score 0-2. J. Ramsey received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 45+2'.

Second half: Manchester United reduced the deficit at 50' when A. Garnacho scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 1-2. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 50', with L. Digne replacing Álex Moreno. Manchester United leveled the score at 59' when A. Garnacho scored, with the assist credited to M. Rashford, making the score 2-2. Manchester United took the lead at 71' when A. Garnacho scored, making the score 3-2. Bruno Fernandes received a yellow card for Manchester United at 73'. Diego Carlos received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 74'. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 77', with J. Ramsey replacing M. Diaby. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 77', with L. Bailey replacing N. Zaniolo. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 80', with M. Rashford replacing Antony. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 81', with K. Mainoo replacing S. McTominay. Manchester United extended the lead at 82' when R. Højlund scored, making the score 4-2. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 86', with J. McGinn replacing J. Durán. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 86', with L. Dendoncker replacing T. Iroegbunam. E. Konsa received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 87'. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 89', with R. Højlund replacing Willy Kambwala Ndengushi. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with C. Eriksen replacing Daniel Gore. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with A. Garnacho replacing H. Mejbri.

Manchester United used 5 substitutions while Aston Villa used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 1 yellow card, while Aston Villa got 3 yellow cards.