Manchester United vs Aston Villa match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 30 · Old Trafford, Manchester · Ref A. Taylor

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Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1 in the Premier League on 15 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.07–1.02. Manchester United had 53% of the ball.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa match statistics

Manchester UnitedAston Villa

53% Ball possession 47%
1.07 Expected goals (xG) 1.02
16 Total shots 9
6 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 6
6 Corners 6
10 Fouls 5
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
479 Passes 426
85% Pass accuracy 85%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

41' Yellow card O. Watkins Aston Villa
53' Goal Casemiro (assist Bruno Fernandes) Manchester United
60' Yellow card Casemiro Manchester United
64' Goal R. Barkley Aston Villa
69' Yellow card E. Buendía Aston Villa
71' Goal Matheus Cunha (assist Bruno Fernandes) Manchester United
72' Yellow card L. Yoro Manchester United
81' Goal B. Sesko Manchester United
90+6' Yellow card H. Maguire Manchester United

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester United

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Michael Carrick

31 S. Lammens

23 L. Shaw 5 H. Maguire 15 L. Yoro 2 Diogo Dalot

37 K. Mainoo 18 Casemiro

10 Matheus Cunha 8 Bruno Fernandes 16 A. Diallo

19 B. Mbeumo

Bench A. Bayındır , M. Mount , N. Mazraoui , J. Zirkzee , T. Malacia , M. Ugarte , B. Sesko , T. Fletcher , A. Heaven

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

12 L. Digne 5 T. Mings 4 E. Konsa 26 L. Bogarde

6 R. Barkley 24 A. Onana

10 E. Buendía 7 J. McGinn 27 M. Rogers

11 O. Watkins

Bench M. Bizot , V. Lindelöf , L. Bailey , P. Torres , Douglas Luiz , I. Maatsen , H. Elliott , T. Abraham , A. Garcia

Form guide

Manchester United at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 6.9 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
21 Dec 25	Aston Villa v Manchester United	2–1
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

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