Aston Villa 2:1 Manchester United

Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 17 at Villa Park on 21 December 2025, with the half time score at 1:1; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Aston Villa

2 : 1

HT 1 : 1

Manchester United

21 December 2025
Kickoff: 16:30 UTC
Venue: Villa Park | Birmingham
Referee: M. Oliver

Form and Table

Aston Villa 4th 65 pts WinWinDrawLossLoss
Manchester United 3rd 71 pts WinWinDrawWinWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Aston Villa

A. Garcia Questionable | Muscle Injury
O. Watkins Questionable | Injury
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
P. Torres Questionable | Calf Injury
A. Garcia Questionable | Injury
T. Mings Questionable | Ankle Injury
J. Sancho Questionable | Illness

Manchester United

L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury

Match Events

Aston Villa: M. RogersGoal | Assist: J. McGinn
45'
45'
Manchester United: M. CunhaGoal | Assist: P. Dorgu
46'
Manchester United: L. MartinezSubstitution | Off: B. Fernandes
Aston Villa: M. RogersGoal | Assist: O. Watkins
57'
68'
Manchester United: Manuel UgarteYellow Card | Foul
72'
Manchester United: Diogo DalotYellow Card | Foul
73'
Manchester United: J. ZirkzeeSubstitution | Off: M. Ugarte
73'
Manchester United: J. FletcherSubstitution | Off: B. Sesko
Aston Villa: D. MalenSubstitution | Off: O. Watkins
75'
Aston Villa: L. DigneSubstitution | Off: I. Maatsen
75'
Aston Villa: E. BuendiaSubstitution | Off: A. Onana
84'
Aston Villa: E. GuessandSubstitution | Off: J. McGinn
84'
84'
Manchester United: S. LaceySubstitution | Off: L. Yoro
Aston Villa: L. BogardeSubstitution | Off: B. Kamara
88'
Aston Villa: Lamare BogardeYellow Card | Foul
90+2'

Match Stats

Aston Villa
Manchester United

43% Ball Possession 57%

1.54 Expected Goals 1.33

12 Total Shots 15

4 Shots on Goal 6

3 Shots off Goal 6

5 Blocked Shots 3

8 Shots Inside Box 5

4 Shots Outside Box 10

5 Corner Kicks 5

3 Offsides 1

4 Fouls 2

1 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

5 Goalkeeper Saves 2

351 Total Passes 460

281 Accurate Passes 396

80% Pass Accuracy 86%

-0.38 Goals Prevented -0.38

Lineups

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

E. Martinez

I. Maatsen V. Lindelof E. Konsa M. Cash

A. Onana B. Kamara

M. Rogers Y. Tielemans J. McGinn

O. Watkins

Substitutes

40 | M. Bizot | G
17 | D. Malen | F
26 | L. Bogarde | M
56 | L. Routh | D
12 | L. Digne | D
10 | E. Buendia | M
29 | E. Guessand | F
53 | G. Hemmings | M
16 | A. Garcia | D

Coach: Unai Emery

Manchester United

Formation: 3-4-2-1

S. Lammens

L. Shaw A. Heaven L. Yoro

P. Dorgu B. Fernandes M. Ugarte D. Dalot

M. Cunha M. Mount

B. Sesko

Substitutes

1 | A. Bayindir | G
22 | T. Heaton | G
11 | J. Zirkzee | F
33 | T. Fredricson | D
12 | T. Malacia | D
6 | L. Martinez | D
38 | J. Fletcher | M
61 | S. Lacey | F
70 | B. Mantato | F

Coach: Michael Carrick

Player Ratings: Top 5

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
Morgan Rogers	90	8.6
Amadou Onana	84	7.3
Youri Tielemans	90	7.0
Boubacar Kamara	88	6.9
Emiliano Buendía	11	6.7

Manchester United
Player	Minutes	Rating
Matheus Cunha	90	7.9
Patrick Dorgu	90	7.9
Ayden Heaven	90	7.3
Diogo Dalot	90	7.0
Leny Yoro	84	7.0

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC