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BIRMINGHAM. Manchester United beat Aston Villa to win 2-1. A goal from S. McTominay was decisive in the 86min. It was Manchester United to strike first with a goal of Rasmus Højlund at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Scott McTominay gave the win to Manchester United in the 86′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Ian Hussin and Richard West. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 8.09 degrees Celsius or 46.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 23 Total 17
- 10 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 5
- 7 Shots blocked 7
- 115 Attack 56
- 66 Dangerous attack 37
- 76 Ball safe 90
- 13 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 8
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Aston Villa had a strong ball possession 55% while Manchester United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, Manchester United managed to find the solution to win this match.
Aston Villa shot 23 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (Moussa Diaby, Matty Cash and Clément Lenglet). Talking about the opposition, Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (Kobbie Mainoo and Casemiro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Aston Villa stays with 46 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will has 41 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will play away against Fulham on the 17th of February with a 10-10 head to head stats.
Manchester United will play away against Luton Town on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez
, Matty Cash , Diego Carlos , Clément Lenglet , Álex Moreno , Boubacar Kamara , Douglas Luiz , Leon Bailey , John McGinn , Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins .The home team had on the bench: Lucas Digne
, Pau Torres, Moussa Diaby , Nicolò Zaniolo , Robin Olsen, Morgan Rogers, Kaine Kesler, Tim Iroegbunam and Youri Tielemans .Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of Moussa Diaby (injured).
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 4 changes: Boubacar Kamara for Moussa Diaby (65′), Leon Bailey for Youri Tielemans (73′), Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne (87′) and John McGinn for Nicolò Zaniolo (87′).
Player of the match: Douglas Luiz
The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Douglas Luiz.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 48 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.Manchester United – Formation
Also Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Erik ten Hag played with: André Onana
, Diogo Dalot , Raphaël Varane , Harry Maguire , Luke Shaw , Kobbie Mainoo , Casemiro , Alejandro Garnacho , Bruno Fernandes , Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Højlund .These were the players on the bench: Altay Bayındır, Victor Lindelöf
, Sofyan Amrabat , Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, Antony, Jonny Evans, Scott McTominay and Omari Forson.Substitutions
Manchester United made 4 changes: Luke Shaw for Victor Lindelöf (46′), Marcus Rashford for Scott McTominay (73′), Kobbie Mainoo for Sofyan Amrabat (90′) and Rasmus Højlund for Jonny Evans (90′).
Player of the match: Bruno Fernandes
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 38 passes (89% accurate) and 8 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.