Manchester United tops Aston Villa after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester United had a spectacular comeback against Aston Villa.

December 27, 2023

MANCHESTER. Manchester United had a amazing comeback against Aston Villa.

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson with the support of Richard West and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.45 degrees Celsius or 47.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

Manchester United

3 - 2

Aston Villa

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

13 Total 10
7 On Target 4
3 Off Target 2
3 Shots blocked 5

95 Attack 83
52 Dangerous attack 58
60 Ball safe 77

10 Free Kicks 19
0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 6

Fouls

8 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Manchester United was capable to find the solution to win this contest.

Manchester United shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Bruno Fernandes). On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (Diego Carlos, Ezri Konsa and Jacob Ramsey).

Match Timeline

21'

John McGinn(goal)

26'

45'

Jacob Ramsey- Yellow

Alejandro Garnacho(VAR)

48'

50'

Álex Moreno- sub ->Lucas Digne

Alejandro Garnacho(goal)Marcus Rashford

59'

Alejandro Garnacho(goal)

71'

Bruno Fernandes- Yellow

73'

74'

Diego Carlos- Yellow

77'

Moussa Diaby- sub ->Jacob Ramsey

77'

Nicolò Zaniolo- sub ->Leon Bailey

Antony- sub ->Marcus Rashford

80'

Scott McTominay- sub ->Kobbie Mainoo

81'

Rasmus Højlund(goal)

82'

86'

Jhon Durán- sub ->John McGinn

86'

Tim Iroegbunam- sub ->Leander Dendoncker

87'

Ezri Konsa- Yellow

Willy Kambwala- sub ->Rasmus Højlund

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Manchester United has 31 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa will stays with 39 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away against Nottingham Forest on the 30th of December with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).

Aston Villa will host Burnley on the 30th of December with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Aston Villa (6 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

André Onana 24.Cameroon

6.4

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

7.3

Luke Shaw 23.England

Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland

7.5

Raphaël Varane 19.France

7.0

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England

7.0

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

7.9

73'

Marcus Rashford 10.England

7.7

80'

Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark

7.0

90'

Kobbie Mainoo 37.England

6.7

81'

Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina

8.4

90'

59', 71'

Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark

7.3

89'

82'

Substitutes

Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey

Willy Kambwala 53.France

6.4

89'

Sergio Reguilón 15.Spain

Scott McTominay 39.Scotland

6.8

81'

Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay

Donny van de Beek 34.Netherlands

D. Gore 44.England

90'

Hannibal 46.Tunisia

90'

Antony 21.Brazil

7.0

80'

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

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: Luke Shaw, André Onana (6.4), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.0), Raphaël Varane (7.0), Jonny Evans (7.5), Diogo Dalot (7.3), Kobbie Mainoo (6.7), Christian Eriksen (7.0), Alejandro Garnacho (8.4), Bruno Fernandes (7.9), Marcus Rashford (7.7) and Rasmus Højlund (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Scott McTominay (6.8), Willy Kambwala (6.4), Altay Bayındır, Sergio Reguilón, Antony (7.0), Facundo Pellistri, Donny van de Beek, Daniel Gore and Hannibal Mejbri.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: Marcus Rashford for Antony (80′), Kobbie Mainoo for Scott McTominay (81′) and Alejandro Garnacho for Hannibal Mejbri (90′).

Player of the match: Alejandro Garnacho

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Alejandro Garnacho.

His rating is 8.4 with 2 goals, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 11.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina

7.3

Diego Carlos 3.Brazil

6.7

74'

Ezri Konsa 4.England

6.7

87'

C. Lenglet 17.France

7.0

Lucas Digne 12.France

7.0

50'

Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil

6.3

John McGinn 7.Scotland

7.1

86'

21'

Jacob Ramsey 41.England

6.7

77'

45'

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

6.7

77'

Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium

8.1

86'

26'

Ollie Watkins 11.England

6.7

Substitutes

Filip Marschall 42.England

S. Proctor 78.England

Álex Moreno 15.Spain

6.8

50'

Pau Torres 14.Spain

Calum Chambers 16.England

Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy

6.4

77'

Tim Iroegbunam 47.England

6.4

86'

Moussa Diaby 19.France

6.4

77'

Jhon Durán 24.Colombia

6.4

86'

Aston Villa started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (7.3), Ezri Konsa (6.7), Diego Carlos (6.7), Clément Lenglet (7.0), Lucas Digne (7.0), Leander Dendoncker (8.1), Douglas Luiz (6.3), Leon Bailey (6.7), John McGinn (7.1), Jacob Ramsey (6.7), Ollie Watkins (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Álex Moreno (6.8), Moussa Diaby (6.4), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.4), Pau Torres, Calum Chambers, Jhon Durán (6.4), Filip Marschall, Tim Iroegbunam (6.4) and Sam Proctor.

Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of Álex Moreno (injured).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 5 changes: Lucas Digne for Álex Moreno (50′), Leon Bailey for Nicolò Zaniolo (77′), Jacob Ramsey for Moussa Diaby (77′), John McGinn for Jhon Durán (86′) and Leander Dendoncker for Tim Iroegbunam (86′).