Manchester United vs Manchester City

Manchester United

2 - 0

Manchester City

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 3 · Manchester City 2

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

31 matches · 3.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.39
Reds avg	0.03
Penalties avg	0.26
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	45%
Draws	23%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-7).
Manchester City controlled possession (68%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 24

Avg: 2.05 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 21

Avg: 1.68 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.74

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

2.21

PPG

1.74

2.05

1.68

1.26

1.11

58%

O2.5

53%

68%

BTTS

53%

79%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Manchester United rank3rd

Manchester City rank2nd

Manchester United points71

Manchester City points78

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.

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Manchester United last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals12-8

Record4-0-1

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 City last 5 away

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 0%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home89%

Manchester United clean sheet at home21%

Manchester City score away84%

Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first79%

Manchester United win after scoring first80%

Manchester City score first53%

Manchester City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 0% · Manchester City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 25.5' · Manchester City 29.7'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.05 vs 1.53

Manchester United concede at home1.26 vs 1.22

Manchester City score away1.68 vs 1.22

Manchester City concede away1.11 vs 1.53

Manchester United score 34% above league average, while Manchester City score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 3% above league average at home, and Manchester City are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

32%

68%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

302

646

Passes Accurate

240

581

Passes %

79%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11'

11' Diogo Dalot

17'

17' L. Shaw

45+2'

45+2' Rodri

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Foden

1st substitution · For: R. Cherki

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Max Alleyne

2nd substitution · For: N. O'Reilly

48'

48' N. O'Reilly

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Mbeumo

Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Mbeumo

1st substitution · For: Matheus Cunha

75'

75' R. Lewis

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

P. Dorgu

Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Cunha

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Bernardo Silva

3rd substitution · For: T. Reijnders

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Doku

4th substitution · For: R. Aït-Nouri

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ E. Haaland

5th substitution · For: D. Mukasa

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Casemiro

2nd substitution · For: M. Ugarte

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ L. Shaw

3rd substitution · For: A. Heaven

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Bruno Fernandes

4th substitution · For: M. Mount

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ VAR

M. Mount

Goal cancelled

Manchester United vs Manchester City 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-0 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Diogo Dalot received a yellow card for Manchester United at 11'. L. Shaw received a yellow card for Manchester United at 17'. Rodri received a yellow card for Manchester City at 45+2'.

Second half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with P. Foden replacing R. Cherki. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Max Alleyne replacing N. O'Reilly. N. O'Reilly received a yellow card for Manchester City at 48'. Manchester United took the lead at 65' when B. Mbeumo scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 1-0. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 71', with B. Mbeumo replacing Matheus Cunha. R. Lewis received a yellow card for Manchester City at 75'. Manchester United extended the lead at 76' when P. Dorgu scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Cunha, making the score 2-0. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Bernardo Silva replacing T. Reijnders. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Doku replacing R. Aït-Nouri. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 80', with E. Haaland replacing D. Mukasa. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 81', with Casemiro replacing M. Ugarte. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with L. Shaw replacing A. Heaven. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with Bruno Fernandes replacing M. Mount. VAR intervened at 90+4' for Manchester United (Goal cancelled).

Manchester United used 4 substitutions while Manchester City used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 2 yellow cards, while Manchester City got 3 yellow cards.