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BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa bounces back against Manchester United with 2 goals from B. Fernandes from a goal on the 67′ and a goal on the 6′.
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the help of Gary Beswick and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 9 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 124 Attack 90
- 44 Dangerous attack 27
- 91 Ball safe 101
- 14 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 55% while Manchester United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Aston Villa to win the match.
Aston Villa shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (L. Digne). On the other side, Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (N. Matic and B. Fernandes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Aston Villa will have 23 points like Brentford to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United will have 32 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will play away against Norwich City on the 14th of December with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (1 draw).
Manchester United will play away agasint Brentford on the 19th of January with a 0-0 head to head.
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez
, Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Lucas Digne , Morgan Sanson , Douglas Luiz , Jacob Ramsey , Ollie Watkins , Danny Ings and Emiliano Buendía .The home team had on the bench: Tim Iroegbunam, Carney Chukwuemeka
, Philippe Coutinho , Matt Targett, Cameron Archer, Ashley Young, Jed Steer, Kaine Kesler and Kortney Hause .Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of K. Hause (injured).
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 3 changes: E. Konsa for K. Hause (46′), M. Sanson for Coutinho (68′) and D. Ings for C. Chukwuemeka (76′).
Best player: Jacob Ramsey
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Jacob Ramsey.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 44 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ralf Rangnick played with: David De Gea
, Diogo Dalot , Victor Lindelöf , Raphaël Varane , Alex Telles , Fred , Nemanja Matić , Mason Greenwood , Bruno Fernandes , Anthony Elanga and Edinson Cavani .The following players were sitting on the bench: Dean Henderson, Tom Heaton, Jadon Sancho
, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Phil Jones, Donny van de Beek and Harry Maguire.Substitutions
Manchester United made 3 changes: A. Elanga for J. Sancho (78′), B. Fernandes for D. van de Beek (89′) and B. Fernandes for D. van de Beek (89′).
Best player: Bruno Fernandes
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 43 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Aston Villa – Manchester United – 2-2
- Manchester City – Chelsea – 1-0
- Newcastle United – Watford – 1-1
- Norwich City – Everton – 2-1
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Southampton – 3-1