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 Fernandes 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 McGinn 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
Premier League
25 May 2025 Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa
Premier League
06 Oct 2024 Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
Premier League
11 Feb 2024 Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United
Premier League
30 Apr 2023 Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
Premier League
10 Nov 2022 Manchester United 4-2 Aston Villa
League Cup
06 Nov 2022 Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United
Premier League
23 Jul 2022 Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa
Club Friendlies

Premier League Standings

PosTeamMPWDL+/-GDPts
1
Arsenal
20 15 3 2 40-14 26 48
2
Aston Villa
20 13 3 4 33-24 9 42
3
Manchester City
19 13 2 4 43-17 26 41
4
Liverpool
19 10 3 6 30-26 4 33
5
Chelsea
19 8 6 5 32-21 11 30
6
Manchester Utd
19 8 6 5 33-29 4 30
7
Sunderland
19 7 8 4 20-18 2 29
8
Brighton
20 7 7 6 30-27 3 28
9
Everton
19 8 4 7 20-20 0 28
10
Brentford
19 8 3 8 28-26 2 27
11
Crystal Palace
19 7 6 6 22-21 1 27
12
Fulham
19 8 3 8 26-27 -1 27
13
Tottenham
19 7 5 7 27-23 4 26
14
Newcastle
19 7 5 7 26-24 2 26
15
Bournemouth
20 5 8 7 31-38 -7 23
16
Leeds
19 5 6 8 25-32 -7 21
17
Nottingham
20 5 3 12 19-33 -14 18
18
West Ham
20 3 5 12 21-41 -20 14
19
Burnley
20 3 3 14 20-39 -19 12
20
Wolves
20 1 3 16 14-40 -26 6

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

Aston Villa follows closely in 2nd 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

  • Manchester Utd 1-1 Wolves (Premier League, Dec 30, 2025)
  • Manchester Utd 1-0 Newcastle (Premier League, Dec 26, 2025)
  • Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester Utd (Premier League, Dec 21, 2025)
  • Manchester Utd 4-4 Bournemouth (Premier League, Dec 15, 2025)
  • Wolves 1-4 Manchester Utd (Premier League, Dec 08, 2025)
  • Manchester Utd 1-1 West Ham (Premier League, Dec 04, 2025)
  • Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester Utd (Premier League, Nov 30, 2025)
  • Manchester Utd 0-1 Everton (Premier League, Nov 24, 2025)
  • Tottenham 2-2 Manchester Utd (Premier League, Nov 08, 2025)
  • Nottingham 2-2 Manchester Utd (Premier League, Nov 01, 2025)

Previous Matches of Aston Villa

  • Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham (Premier League, Jan 03, 2026)
  • Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa (Premier League, Dec 30, 2025)
  • Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa (Premier League, Dec 27, 2025)
  • Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester Utd (Premier League, Dec 21, 2025)
  • West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa (Premier League, Dec 14, 2025)
  • Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League, Dec 06, 2025)
  • Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa (Premier League, Dec 03, 2025)
  • Aston Villa 1-0 Wolves (Premier League, Nov 30, 2025)

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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