Aston Villa manages to draw 2-2 with Manchester United after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

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'.

Aston Villa manages to draw 2-2 with Manchester United after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

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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

6'
Bruno Fernandes(goal)A. Telles
Lucas Digne- Yellow
27'
31'
Kortney Hause- sub ->E. Konsa
46'
46'
Bruno Fernandes- Yellow
67'
Bruno Fernandes(goal)Fred
68'
76'
Jacob Ramsey(goal)
77'
78'
81'
89'
89'

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
G
E. Martínez 1.Argentina
6.1
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
6.5
27'
D
Tyrone Mings  5.England
6.7
D
E. Konsa 4.England
6.8
46'
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.8
M
Morgan Sanson 8.France
6.1
68'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
7.4
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
8.4
Goals77'
F
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
7.4
F
Danny Ings 20.England
6.6
76'
F
O. Watkins 11.England
7.0
Substitutes
G
Jed Steer 12.England
D
Matt Targett 3.England
D
Ashley Young 18.England
D
Kaine Kesler 29.England
D
Kortney Hause 30.England
6.8
46'
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
M
Carney Chukwuemeka 33.England
6.8
76'
M
Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil
7.1
68' Goals81'
F
Cameron Archer 35.England

Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (6.1), Matty Cash (6.8), Ezri Konsa (6.8), Tyrone Mings (6.7), Lucas Digne (6.5), Morgan Sanson (6.1), Douglas Luiz (7.4), Jacob Ramsey (8.4), Ollie Watkins (7.0), Danny Ings (6.6) and Emiliano Buendía (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Tim Iroegbunam, Carney Chukwuemeka (6.8), Philippe Coutinho (7.1), Matt Targett, Cameron Archer, Ashley Young, Jed Steer, Kaine Kesler and Kortney Hause (6.8).

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 (8.4) with 1 goal, 44 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
David De Gea 1.Spain
7.3
D
Alex Telles 27.Brazil
6.7
D
7.1
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
6.9
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
6.4
M
Nemanja Matić 31.Serbia
6.6
31'
M
Fred 17.Brazil
7.2
M
Bruno Fernandes 18.Portugal
8.5
89' 46' Goals6', 67'
M
Mason Greenwood  11.England
6.6
89'
M
Anthony Elanga 36.Sweden
7.0
78'
F
Edinson Cavani 21.Uruguay
6.7
Substitutes
G
Dean Henderson 26.England
G
Tom Heaton 22.England
D
Phil Jones 4.England
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
M
Jesse Lingard 14.England
89'
M
Juan Mata 8.Spain
M
Donny van de Beek 34.Netherlands
89'
F
Jadon Sancho 25.England
6.2
78'

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ralf Rangnick played with: David De Gea (7.3), Diogo Dalot (6.4), Victor Lindelöf (7.1), Raphaël Varane (6.9), Alex Telles (6.7), Fred (7.2), Nemanja Matić (6.6), Mason Greenwood (6.6), Bruno Fernandes (8.5), Anthony Elanga (7.0) and Edinson Cavani (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dean Henderson, Tom Heaton, Jadon Sancho (6.2), 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 (8.5) 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.​