Premier League · Matchweek 17 · Jan 1

Manchester United - Aston Villa

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Premier League (Matchweek 17). Goals: A. Martial 40'; Bruno Fernandes (P) 61'; B. Traoré 58'.

🏟 Old Trafford 👤 Referee: M. Oliver
Key events
40' A. Martial(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Wan-Bissaka Manchester U
49' 🟨 Harry MaguireYellow card Manchester U
55' 🟨 Eric BaillyYellow card Manchester U
58' B. Traoré(1 - 1) · Assist: J. Grealish Aston Villa
61' Bruno Fernandes (P)(2 - 1) Manchester U
89' 🟨 Luke ShawYellow card Manchester U
90' 🟨 Nemanja MatićYellow card Manchester U
Quick stats
%48 Possession %52
19 Total shots 15
9 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside box 12
7 Shots outside box 3
4 Saves 7
Match timeline
First half
A. Martial(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Wan-Bissaka
40'
HT 1 - 0
Harry MaguireYellow card🟨
49'
Eric BaillyYellow card🟨
55'
58'
B. Traoré(1 - 1) · Assist: J. Grealish
61'
S. McTominay ↔ N. MatićSubstitution🔁
65'
79'
🔁B. Traoré ↔ J. RamseySubstitution
84'
🔁A. El Ghazi ↔ K. DavisSubstitution
Bruno Fernandes ↔ D. JamesSubstitution🔁
87'
Luke ShawYellow card🟨
89'
Nemanja MatićYellow card🟨
90'
Fred ↔ A. TuanzebeSubstitution🔁
90+4'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsManchester United · Aston Villa
Key stats
%48 Possession %52
Shots
19 Total shots 15
9 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside box 12
7 Shots outside box 3
4 Saves 7
Passing
407 Total passes 417
337 Accurate passes 332
%83 Pass accuracy %80
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 10
1 Offsides 1
22 Fouls 10
Cards
4 Yellow cards 0
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 1
HEAD TO HEAD13 meetings · 2021–2026
Manchester United 8
May 9who was on topMar 15
Aston Villa 3
8 Manchester United 2 draw 3 Aston Villa
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.9goals / match
2315total goals
4/2clean sheets
3-1Manchester United best win · Mar 15
3-1Aston Villa best win · Nov 6
%69 Over 1.5 9/13
%62 Over 2.5 8/13
%46 Over 3.5 6/13
%62 BTTS 8/13
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester United at home7 matches
6W 0D 1L 14:6
Aston Villa at home6 matches
2W 2D 2L 9:9
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester United3W 1D 1L Aston Villa2W 0D 3L
2.00 1.20 Points per game
9 9 Goals scored
7 7 Goals conceded
1.51 1.37 xG average
1.76 1.27 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%80 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
6.0 5.4 Corners
3.2 1.2 Cards
Manchester United6W 2D 2L Aston Villa5W 1D 4L
2.00 1.60 Points per game
17 20 Goals scored
12 11 Goals conceded
1.59 1.39 xG average
1.46 1.32 xGA average
%20 %30 Clean sheets
%80 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
5.1 4.8 Corners
2.8 1.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
2Manchester Unitedin the table74pts
38matches 21-11-6W-D-L 73:44goals +29diff
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11Aston Villain the table55pts
38matches 16-7-15W-D-L 55:46goals +9diff
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Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
1.76 1.88 Points per game
1.80 1.46 xG average
1.31 1.47 xGA average
%16 %28 Clean sheets
%72 %52 BTTS
%60 %52 Over 2.5
4.5 5.3 Corners
1.4 1.5 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mar 15 Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Dec 21 Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United Premier League
May 25 Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa Premier League
Oct 6 Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United Premier League
Feb 11 Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United Premier League
Dec 26 Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa Premier League
Apr 30 Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa Premier League
Nov 10 Manchester United 4-2 Aston Villa League Cup
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