Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 15 March 2026
Result
Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa
Premier League · Sunday 15 March 2026, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa: match report
Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 15 March 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.
Casemiro opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Manchester United's goals came from Casemiro (53'), Matheus Cunha (71') and Benjamin Sesko (81'). Aston Villa scored through Ross Barkley (64').
Discipline: Manchester United received 3 yellow cards; Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Manchester United were 3rd on 51 points from 29 and Aston Villa 4th on 51 points from 29. Manchester United went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and Aston Villa 4th with 65.
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 Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United (8.6), ahead of Ross Barkley (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 3 for Aston Villa.
Key events
- 41'Yellow card · Ollie Watkins
- 53'Goal · Casemiro
- 60'Yellow card · Casemiro
- 64'Goal · Ross Barkley
- 69'Yellow card · Emiliano Buendía
- 71'Goal · Matheus Cunha
- 72'Yellow card · Leny Yoro
- 81'Goal · Benjamin Sesko
- 90+6'Yellow card · Harry Maguire
Head-to-head
Team news
Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Leny Yoro, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo
Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1)
Emiliano Martínez, Lamare Bogarde, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley, Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins