Aston Villa vs Manchester United match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 17 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref M. Oliver

Aston Villa stats & fixtures · Manchester United stats & fixtures

Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2–1 in the Premier League on 21 December 2025. Expected goals finished 1.54–1.33. Manchester United had 57% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United match statistics

Aston VillaManchester United

43% Ball possession 57%
1.54 Expected goals (xG) 1.33
12 Total shots 15
4 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside the box 5
5 Corners 5
4 Fouls 2
3 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
351 Passes 460
80% Pass accuracy 86%
5 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

45' Goal M. Rogers (assist J. McGinn) Aston Villa
45' Goal Matheus Cunha (assist P. Dorgu) Manchester United
57' Goal M. Rogers (assist O. Watkins) Aston Villa
68' Yellow card M. Ugarte Manchester United
72' Yellow card Diogo Dalot Manchester United
90+2' Yellow card L. Bogarde Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

22 I. Maatsen 3 V. Lindelöf 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

24 A. Onana 44 B. Kamara

27 M. Rogers 8 Youri Tielemans 7 J. McGinn

11 O. Watkins

Bench M. Bizot , D. Malen , L. Bogarde , L. Routh , L. Digne , E. Buendía , E. Guessand , G. Hemmings , A. Garcia

Manchester United

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Michael Carrick

31 S. Lammens

23 L. Shaw 26 A. Heaven 15 L. Yoro

13 P. Dorgu 8 Bruno Fernandes 25 M. Ugarte 2 Diogo Dalot

10 Matheus Cunha 7 Mason Mount

30 B. Sesko

Bench A. Bayındır , T. Heaton , J. Zirkzee , T. Fredricson , T. Malacia , Lisandro Martínez , J. Fletcher , S. Lacey , Bendito Mantato

Form guide

Aston Villa at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester United away

3–5–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 May 25	Manchester United v Aston Villa	2–0
6 Oct 24	Aston Villa v Manchester United	0–0
11 Feb 24	Aston Villa v Manchester United	1–2
26 Dec 23	Manchester United v Aston Villa	3–2
30 Apr 23	Manchester United v Aston Villa	1–0
6 Nov 22	Aston Villa v Manchester United	3–1

The full Aston Villa vs Manchester United head-to-head record