Goals & Highlights: Manchester United vs Aston Villa

Premier League

Premier League

08:00 PMDecember 26, 2023

Regular Season – 19

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3 – 2

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HT: (0 – 2)

📍 Old Trafford (Manchester)👤 Referee: C. Pawson

How did Manchester United and Aston Villa perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Manchester United and Aston Villa Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

46%54%

ATTACK

13

Total shots

10

7

Shots on target

4

3

Shots off target

2

3

Blocked shots

4

8

Shots inside box

7

5

Shots outside box

3

3

Corner kicks

6

9

Offsides

0

52

Dangerous attacks

58

PASSING

389

Total passes

446

311 (80%)

Accurate passes

366 (82%)

DISCIPLINE

10

Fouls

10

1

Yellow cards

3

1

Goalkeeper saves

4

Manchester United and Aston Villa Lineups

Manchester United

4-2-3-1

24G

André Onana

6.3

29D

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

6.9

19D

Raphaël Varane

6.9

35D

Jonny Evans

7.3

20D

Diogo Dalot

7.2

37M

Kobbie Mainoo 🔺81′

6.6

14M

Christian Eriksen 🔺90+4′

6.9

17M

Alejandro Garnacho ⚽59′⚽71′ 🔺90+5′

8.2

8M

Bruno FernandesC 73′

7.7

10M

Marcus Rashford 🔺80′

7.5

11F

Rasmus Højlund ⚽82′ 🔺89′

7.2

Substitutes

21F

Antony 🔻80′

6.9

39M

Scott McTominay 🔻81′

6.7

53D

Willy Kambwala 🔻89′

6.3

44M

Daniel Gore 🔻90+4′

–

46M

Hannibal Mejbri 🔻90+5′

–

1G

Altay Bayindir

–

15D

Sergio Reguilón

–

34M

Donny van de Beek

–

28M

Facundo Pellistri

–

Coach of Manchester United

👔 E. ten Hag

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1

1G

Emiliano Martínez

7.2

4D

Ezri Konsa 87′

6.6

3D

Diego Carlos 74′

6.6

17D

Clément Lenglet

6.9

12D

Lucas Digne 🔺50′

6.9

32M

Leander Dendoncker ⚽26′ 🔺86′

7.9

6M

Douglas Luiz

6.2

31M

Leon Bailey 🔺77′

6.6

7M

John McGinnC ⚽21′ 🔺86′

7

41M

Jacob Ramsey 45+2′ 🔺77′

6.6

11F

Ollie Watkins

6.6

Substitutes

15D

Álex Moreno 🔻50′

6.7

22M

Nicolò Zaniolo 🔻77′

6.3

19F

Moussa Diaby 🔻77′

6.3

47M

Tim Iroegbunam 🔻86′

6.3

24F

Jhon Durán 🔻86′

6.3

78G

Sam Proctor

–

42G

Filip Marschall

–

14D

Pau Torres

–

16D

Calum Chambers

–

Coach of Aston Villa

👔 Unai Emery

Manchester United and Aston Villa Head to Head

4WINS

2DRAWS

2WINS

Over 1.5 Goals75%

Over 2.5 Goals63%

Both Teams Scored63%

Past H2H Matches & Results

21 Dec 2025 Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester Utd

25 May 2025 Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa

06 Oct 2024 Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United

11 Feb 2024 Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United

30 Apr 2023 Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa

10 Nov 2022 Manchester United 4-2 Aston Villa

League Cup

06 Nov 2022 Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United

23 Jul 2022 Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa

Club Friendlies

Premier League Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	20	15	3	2	40-14	26	48
2	Manchester City	20	13	3	4	44-18	26	42
3	Aston Villa	20	13	3	4	33-24	9	42
4	Liverpool	20	10	4	6	32-28	4	34
5	Chelsea	20	8	7	5	33-22	11	31
6	Manchester Utd	20	8	7	5	34-30	4	31
7	Brentford	20	9	3	8	32-28	4	30
8	Sunderland	20	7	9	4	21-19	2	30
9	Newcastle	20	8	5	7	28-24	4	29
10	Brighton	20	7	7	6	30-27	3	28
11	Fulham	20	8	4	8	28-29	-1	28
12	Everton	20	8	4	8	22-24	-2	28
13	Tottenham	20	7	6	7	28-24	4	27
14	Crystal Palace	20	7	6	7	22-23	-1	27
15	Bournemouth	20	5	8	7	31-38	-7	23
16	Leeds	20	5	7	8	26-33	-7	22
17	Nottingham	21	6	3	12	21-34	-13	21
18	West Ham	21	3	5	13	22-43	-21	14
19	Burnley	20	3	3	14	20-39	-19	12
20	Wolves	20	1	3	16	14-40	-26	6

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	10	9	1	0	26-5	21	28
2	Manchester City	10	8	1	1	26-7	19	25
3	Aston Villa	10	8	1	1	18-8	10	25
4	Brentford	10	6	3	1	20-10	10	21
5	Sunderland	10	5	5	0	16-8	8	20
6	Newcastle	10	6	2	2	18-12	6	20
7	Liverpool	10	6	2	2	15-10	5	20
8	Brighton	10	5	4	1	18-11	7	19
9	Manchester Utd	10	5	3	2	18-13	5	18
10	Fulham	10	5	2	3	17-12	5	17
11	Leeds	10	4	4	2	18-13	5	16
12	Bournemouth	10	4	4	2	13-9	4	16
13	Chelsea	10	4	3	3	15-11	4	15
14	Everton	10	4	2	4	13-14	-1	14
15	Crystal Palace	10	2	5	3	10-12	-2	11
16	Nottingham	10	3	1	6	12-17	-5	10
17	Tottenham	10	2	3	5	12-12	0	9
18	Burnley	10	2	2	6	8-13	-5	8
19	West Ham	11	2	1	8	13-25	-12	7
20	Wolves	10	1	1	8	10-23	-13	4

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	10	6	2	2	14-9	5	20
2	Tottenham	10	5	3	2	16-12	4	18
3	Manchester City	10	5	2	3	18-11	7	17
4	Aston Villa	10	5	2	3	15-16	-1	17
5	Chelsea	10	4	4	2	18-11	7	16
6	Crystal Palace	10	5	1	4	12-11	1	16
7	Liverpool	10	4	2	4	17-18	-1	14
8	Everton	10	4	2	4	9-10	-1	14
9	Manchester Utd	10	3	4	3	16-17	-1	13
10	Fulham	10	3	2	5	11-17	-6	11
11	Nottingham	11	3	2	6	9-17	-8	11
12	Sunderland	10	2	4	4	5-11	-6	10
13	Newcastle	10	2	3	5	10-12	-2	9
14	Brighton	10	2	3	5	12-16	-4	9
15	Brentford	10	3	0	7	12-18	-6	9
16	West Ham	10	1	4	5	9-18	-9	7
17	Bournemouth	10	1	4	5	18-29	-11	7
18	Leeds	10	1	3	6	8-20	-12	6
19	Burnley	10	1	1	8	12-26	-14	4
20	Wolves	10	0	2	8	4-17	-13	2

Qualification/Relegation

Promotion – Champions League (League phase)

Promotion – Europa League (League phase)

Relegation – Championship

Manchester United vs Aston Villa Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2023-12-26

The stage was set at Old Trafford (Manchester) for Manchester United to take on Aston Villa in the Premier League on December 26, 2023. It was a game that promised much and delivered in terms of competitive spirit.

Strategic setups were evident from the start. While one team looked to control possession, the other threatened on the break. The match turned into a battle of wits, with individual brilliance eventually tipping the scales.

League Positioning

With 31 points, Manchester United is ranked 6th. Their current form consists of 8 wins, 7 draws, and 5 defeats.

Aston Villa follows closely in 3rd with 42 points. Their record of 13 wins suggests they are a force to be reckoned with.

Head-to-Head Records

In Premier League history, these sides have clashed 7 times. Manchester United leads with 4 wins against Aston Villa‘s 2.

There have been 1 draws. Statistically, 4 of these games saw both teams score, and 4 were high-scoring (Over 2.5).

Matches Prior to Event

Take a look at how the teams performed before meeting today:

Previous Matches of Manchester United

Previous Matches of Aston Villa

Video Highlights & Recap

Watch all the drama from Manchester United vs Aston Villa. Full highlights from the Premier League season are available now.

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