Manchester United - Aston Villa | 26 Dec 2023

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20:00, Tue 26 Dec

Old Trafford

Craig Pawson

(HT 0 - 2)

Manchester United

Garnacho (59`)
Garnacho (71`)
Højlund (82`)

Aston Villa

McGinn (21`)
Dendoncker (26`)

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90+10' Full time

A night that promised so much when Villa led 2-0 at half-time comes to an end.

United roared back after the break and looked a different side as they scored three times to turn the match on its head.

Villa's ten-match unbeaten run comes to an end. Onto Burnley at home on Saturday.

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Full time

Match ends, Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 2.
90'+10' End of Second Half

Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 2.
90'+9' free kick lost

Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
90'+9' free kick won

Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8' free kick lost

Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa).
90'+8' free kick won

Hannibal Mejbri (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6' free kick lost

Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
90'+6' free kick won

Daniel Gore (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5' free kick won

Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5' free kick lost

Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Manchester United).
90'+5' substitution

Substitution, Manchester United. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
90'+4' substitution

Substitution, Manchester United. Daniel Gore replaces Christian Eriksen.
90'+4' free kick won

Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' free kick lost

Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
90'+3' end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2' start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United).
90'+2' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
90' offside

Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
89' substitution

Substitution, Manchester United. Willy Kambwala replaces Rasmus Højlund.
87' yellow card

Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87' free kick lost

Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
87' free kick won

Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces John McGinn.
86' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Leander Dendoncker.
86' free kick lost

Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United).
86' free kick won

Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Goal

Højlund has completed the turnaround. The ball falls to him in the box and he volleys past Emi.
82' goal

Goal! Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 2. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
81' corner

Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
81' substitution

Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
80' substitution

Substitution, Manchester United. Antony replaces Marcus Rashford.
78' end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Leon Bailey.
77' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Jacob Ramsey.
77' start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
75' free kick lost

Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
75' free kick won

Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' yellow card

Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74' free kick won

Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74' free kick lost

Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
73' yellow card

Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
72' free kick won

Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72' free kick lost

Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
72' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
71' Goal

Garnacho strikes again. Emi had a chance to save his shot before it deflected off Carlos and went into the unguarded side of the net.
71' goal

Goal! Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 2. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
69' corner

Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
65' offside

Offside, Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
63'

The complexion of this match has completely changed since the restart. Villa desperately need to reestablish the control they had in the first 45 minutes.
64' free kick lost

Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United).
64' free kick won

John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63' miss

Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Onana.
62' miss

Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
61' corner

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rasmus Højlund.
60' corner

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
60' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
60' attempt saved

Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a cross.
58' Goal

This time Garnacho won't be denied, tapping home Rashford's cross to make it 2-1.
59' goal

Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 2. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
57' attempt saved

Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
50' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne because of an injury.
50' contentious referee decisions

VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester United 0-2 Aston Villa.
49' end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
48' start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
48' VAR cancelled goal

United think they've pulled one back as Garnacho finishes off a counter attack, rounding Emi before tucking the ball into an empty net.

However, he was narrowly offside in the build up and VAR saves the day.
48' VAR cancelled goal

GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
48' offside

Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
46' free kick lost

Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
46' free kick won

Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Aston Villa 2.
46' Kickoff

Back underway!
45+4' Half time

Villa take a two-goal lead into half-time after a terrific first half at Old Trafford.

John McGinn's free-kick curled in from the right touchline to give the visitors the lead before Leander Dendoncker marked his first PL start of the season with a goal.

So far, so good. 👊
45'+5' End of First Half

First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Aston Villa 2.
45'+3' offside

Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
45'+2' yellow card

Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2' free kick won

Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2' free kick lost

Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
45'+1' offside

Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
45' free kick lost

Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United).
45' free kick won

Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44' miss

Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
43' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
43' miss

Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
40' offside

Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
38' free kick lost

Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United).
38' free kick won

Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37' offside

Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
36' corner

Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
36' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by André Onana.
35' attempt saved

Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
34' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33' free kick lost

Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
33' free kick won

Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31' attempt saved

Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
31' miss

Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a through ball.
A great first 30 minutes in Manchester!
29' free kick won

Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29' free kick lost

Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
28' offside

Offside, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen is caught offside.
26' Goal

GOAAALLLLL!!!

It's two! Lenglet has the freedom of Old Trafford to head a corner back across goal and Dendoncker flicks the ball into the net.
26' goal

Goal! Manchester United 0, Aston Villa 2. Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clément Lenglet with a headed pass following a corner.
26' corner

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
A great shot as everyone watches McGinn's free-kick on its journey into the net. 👀
22' Goal

GOAAAAALLLLL!

John McGinn's free-kick from the right touchline swings into the box and evades everyone before nestling in the far corner.
21' goal

Goal! Manchester United 0, Aston Villa 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
20' free kick won

Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20' free kick lost

Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
17' corner

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
15' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
12' free kick won

Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12' free kick lost

Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
11' corner

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
11' Saved

Emi makes his first save of the game, routinely catching Eriksen's drive.
11' attempt saved

Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
8' corner

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marcus Rashford.
6' free kick won

Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' free kick lost

Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
4' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
1' offside

Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Ready to go. 👊
Leander Dendoncker makes his first PL start of the season tonight. 💪
The skipper. 🙌
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Villans in the house. 👊
The first half of Villa's Premier League season comes to an end tonight. Here's what Unai had to say ahead of the game...

“We are now on match 18, we are going to finish in Manchester on Tuesday on match 19, the first half of the season. And we are demanding. We are happy. I am proud of our work, our way, with our supporters and the players. But I want to finish on Tuesday trying to face Manchester United, really, how we can face them being in this moment better than them in the table."
Ollie Watkins has been involved in eight goals in nine Premier League away games this season, scoring four and assisting four. 🔥
Welcome to Old Trafford as Aston Villa are in Boxing Day action against Manchester United!

Unai Emery's team will be looking to build on a ten-game unbeaten run.

UTV!