Manchester United grabs a 2-1 win against Aston Villa. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Manchester United conquered Aston Villa to win 2-1. A goal from S. McTominay was decisive in the 86min.

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John Ross
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Manchester United grabs a 2-1 win against Aston Villa. HIGHLIGHTS

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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​

Team 1

Aston Villa

1 - 2

Team 1

Manchester United

  • 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

17'
Rasmus Højlund(goal)Harry Maguire
37'
Casimiro- Yellow
45'
Kobbie Mainoo- Yellow
C. Lenglet- Yellow
45'
46'
Victor Lindelöf - sub ->Luke Shaw
Matty Cash- Yellow
60'
Moussa Diaby- sub ->Boubacar Kamara
65'
Douglas Luiz(goal)
67'
Moussa Diaby- Yellow
71'
73'
Scott McTominay- sub ->Marcus Rashford
Youri Tielemans- sub ->Leon Bailey
73'
86'
Scott McTominay(goal)Diogo Dalot
Lucas Digne- sub ->Álex Moreno
87'
Nicolò Zaniolo- sub ->John McGinn
87'
90'
Sofyan Amrabat- sub ->Kobbie Mainoo
90'
Jonny Evans- sub ->Rasmus Højlund

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
77
34
Manchester City
76
33
Liverpool
74
34
Aston Villa
66
34
Tottenham Hotspur
60
32
Manchester United
53
33
Newcastle United
50
33
West Ham United
48
34
Chelsea
47
32
AFC Bournemouth
45
34
Brighton & Hove Albion
44
33
Wolverhampton Wanderers
43
34
Fulham
42
34
Crystal Palace
39
34
Brentford
35
34
Everton
33
34
Nottingham Forest
26
34
Luton Town
25
34
Burnley
23
34
Sheffield United
16
34

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
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
7.5
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
7.3
60'
D
Diego Carlos 3.Brazil
7.0
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
7.3
87'
D
C. Lenglet 17.France
6.8
45'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
7.9
Goals67'
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
7.8
87'
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
7.0
M
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
7.5
73'
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
7.5
65'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
6.0
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Lucas Digne 12.France
6.4
87'
D
Pau Torres 14.Spain
D
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
7.3
73'
M
Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy
6.4
87'
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
F
Moussa Diaby 19.France
6.8
65' 71'
F
Morgan Rogers 27.England

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 (7.5), Matty Cash (7.3), Diego Carlos (7.0), Clément Lenglet (6.8), Álex Moreno (7.3), Boubacar Kamara (7.5), Douglas Luiz (7.9), Leon Bailey (7.5), John McGinn (7.8), Jacob Ramsey (7.0) and Ollie Watkins (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Digne (6.4), Pau Torres, Moussa Diaby (6.8), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.4), Robin Olsen, Morgan Rogers, Kaine Kesler, Tim Iroegbunam and Youri Tielemans (7.3).

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 7.9 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

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
8.5
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
8.1
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
7.3
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
8.2
D
Luke Shaw  23.England
6.4
46'
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
8.5
M
Marcus Rashford 10.England
7.3
73'
M
Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina
7.3
M
Casimiro 18.Brazil
7.5
37'
M
Kobbie Mainoo 37.England
7.1
90' 45'
F
Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark
7.0
90' Goals17'
Substitutes
G
Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey
D
Victor Lindelöf  2.Sweden
6.4
46'
D
Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland
90'
M
Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco
90'
M
Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
7.5
73' Goals86'
F
Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast
F
Antony 21.Brazil

Also Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erik ten Hag played with: André Onana  (8.5), Diogo Dalot (8.2), Raphaël Varane (7.3), Harry Maguire (8.1), Luke Shaw (6.4), Kobbie Mainoo (7.1), Casemiro (7.5), Alejandro Garnacho (7.3), Bruno Fernandes  (8.5), Marcus Rashford (7.3) and Rasmus Højlund (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Altay Bayındır, Victor Lindelöf  (6.4), Sofyan Amrabat , Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, Antony, Jonny Evans, Scott McTominay (7.5) 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 8.5 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.​