Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa: result and report
Premier League · Tuesday 26 December 2023
Result
Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa
Premier League · Tuesday 26 December 2023, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
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Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa: match report
Manchester United won against Aston Villa 3-2 in the Premier League on Tuesday 26 December 2023. The half-time score was 0-2.
John McGinn opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Manchester United's goals came from Alejandro Garnacho (59'), Alejandro Garnacho (71') and Rasmus Højlund (82'). Aston Villa scored through John McGinn (21') and Leander Dendoncker (26').
Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Manchester United were 8th on 28 points from 18 and Aston Villa 3rd on 39 points from 18. Manchester United went on to finish that season 8th with 60 points, and Aston Villa 4th with 68.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alejandro Garnacho of Manchester United (8.4), ahead of Leander Dendoncker (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 2 for Aston Villa.
Key events
- 21'Goal · John McGinn
- 26'Goal · Leander Dendoncker
- 45+2'Yellow card · Jacob Ramsey
- 59'Goal · Alejandro Garnacho
- 71'Goal · Alejandro Garnacho
- 73'Yellow card · Bruno Fernandes
- 74'Yellow card · Diego Carlos
- 82'Goal · Rasmus Højlund
- 87'Yellow card · Ezri Konsa
Head-to-head
Team news
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Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
André Onana, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphaël Varane, Jonny Evans, Diogo Dalot, Kobbie Mainoo, Christian Eriksen, Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Højlund
Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1)
Emiliano Martínez, Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Clément Lenglet, Lucas Digne, Leander Dendoncker, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, John McGinn, Jacob Ramsey, Ollie Watkins