Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United — Premier League, 21 Dec 2025
Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2-1 in the Premier League on 21 December 2025 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Morgan Rogers, M. Cunha got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 0 and Manchester United 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Villa Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-045'assist: John McGinn
- 1-145'assist: Patrick Dorgu
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 2-157'assist: Oliver Watkins
- 68'Foul
- 72'Foul
- 73'
- 73'
- 75'
- 75'
- 84'
- 84'
- 84'
- 88'
- 90+2'Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 8.6Morgan RogersM
- 7.3Amadou OnanaM
- 7.0Youri TielemansM
- 6.9Boubacar KamaraM
- 6.7Emiliano MartínezG
- 6.7John McGinnM
- 6.7Emiliano BuendíaM
- 6.6Ian MaatsenD
- 6.6Lucas DigneD
- 6.5Ezri KonsaD
- 6.5Victor LindelöfD
- 6.5Oliver WatkinsF
- 6.5Evann GuessandF
- 6.3Donyell MalenF
- 5.9Matthew CashD
Manchester United
- 7.9Patrick DorguM
- 7.9Matheus CunhaF
- 7.3Ayden HeavenD
- 7.0Leny YoroD
- 7.0Senne LammensG
- 7.0Bruno FernandesM
- 7.0Diogo DalotM
- 6.9Lisandro MartínezD
- 6.7Jack FletcherM
- 6.7Shea LaceyF
- 6.3Joshua ZirkzeeF
- 6.3Benjamin ŠeškoF
- 6.3Luke ShawD
- 6.2Manuel UgarteM
- 6.2Mason MountF
Line-ups
Manchester United3-4-2-1
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 17Donyell Malen75'F6.3
- 12Lucas Digne75'D6.6
- 10Emiliano Buendía84'M6.7
- 40Marco BizotG
- 29Evann Guessand84'F6.5
- 26Lamare Bogarde90+2'88'M
- 53G. HemmingsM
- 16A. GarciaD
- 56L. RouthD
Manchester UnitedMichael Carrick
Substitutes
- 6L. Martinez46'D6.9
- 22T. HeatonG
- 12T. MalaciaD
- 1Altay BayindirG
- 11J. Zirkzee73'F6.3
- 33Tyler FredricsonD
- 38J. Fletcher73'M6.7
- 70B. MantatoF
- 61S. Lacey84'F6.7
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
1.54Expected goals (xG)1.33
12Total shots15
4Shots on target6
3Shots off target6
5Blocked shots3
5Corners5
3Offsides1
4Fouls2
1Yellow cards2
5Goalkeeper saves2
-0.38Goals prevented-0.38
351Total passes460
281Accurate passes396
80%Pass accuracy86%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 8.6 |
| Amadou Onana | 84 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| John McGinn | 84 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ian Maatsen | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Lucas Digne | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Oliver Watkins | 75 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Evann Guessand | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Donyell Malen | 15 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Manchester United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Dorgu | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Matheus Cunha | 90 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Ayden Heaven | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Leny Yoro | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Senne Lammens | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Diogo Dalot | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Lisandro Martínez | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Fletcher | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Shea Lacey | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Šeško | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Luke Shaw | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Manuel Ugarte | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Mason Mount | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.2 |
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