Manchester United v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Manchester United 2–2 Aston Villa

Premier League · Sun, 01 Dec 2019 16:30 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester United 2–2 Aston Villa — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United and Aston Villa drew 2–2 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday 1 December. Manchester United have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions. Aston Villa have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Aston Villa: Jack Grealish (11’, assisted by A. El Ghazi), an own goal by T. Heaton (42’) and Tyrone Mings (66’, assisted by Matthew Targett); Manchester United: Victor Lindelöf (64’).

Discipline

Craig Pawson, England showed five yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Manchester United: H. Maguire (7’), Fred (24’), B. Williams (62’) and Luke Shaw (89’); Aston Villa: F. Guilbert (45’).

What it changes

Manchester United are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Matthew Targett (Aston Villa) 8.5, Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) 6.9 and Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) 5.1 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Aston Villa next host Viking on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 2–2 Aston Villa · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: Craig Pawson, England
Recent form: Manchester United 2W 1D 2L · Aston Villa 2W 0D 3L

Manchester United 2–2 Aston Villa (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.57 / 6.4

Corners

against 4.29 / 6.4 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6.14 / 6.2

Shots on target

against 3 / 4.6 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.71 / 1.8

Cards

against 2.71 / 1.6 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 November 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 November 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Aston Villa for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.57 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.4 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	14.14 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.2 for · 16.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	6.14 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	6.2 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.43 for · 14.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.4 for · 12.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Craig Pawson, England.

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jesse Lingard n 8	44.9	2 4/3	1.3 4/1	—
S. McTominay n 8	88	1.7 8/4	2.9 7/6	—
A. Young n 8	79.5	1.7 7/3	0.8 4/2	—
A. Martial n 8	65.9	1.7 4/3	1 4/2	Douglas Luiz
Andreas Pereira n 8	54.5	1.7 5/3	0.6 3/0	Wesley Moraes

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Rashford n 8	77.5	3.9 7/6	2.2 6/4
M. Greenwood n 8	40.5	3.1 7/1	1.9 5/1
Jesse Lingard n 8	44.9	3 6/2	0.5 2/0
A. Martial n 8	65.9	2.6 7/4	1.5 6/1
Andreas Pereira n 8	54.5	2.1 4/4	0.8 2/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Rashford n 8	77.5	1 6/1	0.3 2/0
M. Greenwood n 8	40.5	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
A. Martial n 8	65.9	0.5 3/0	0.3 1/1
D. James n 8	80	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
S. McTominay n 8	88	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	85.1	4.5 8/7
Jesse Lingard n 8	44.9	2.8 6/4
S. McTominay n 8	88	2.7 8/5
Fred n 8	86.6	2.6 8/5
B. Williams n 8	63.8	2.1 5/5

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	3.1 6/5
Sergio Romero n 8	90.8	1.9 4/2

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Wesley Moraes n 8	85.1	2.9 7/6	0.7 3/1	Andreas Pereira
J. Kodjia n 8	41	2.5 3/2	1.9 3/2	—
H. Lansbury n 8	28	2 2/1	2 4/1	—
Douglas Luiz n 8	68.6	1.6 4/2	0.5 2/1	A. Martial
K. Davis n 8	29	1.6 3/1	1.2 2/1	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Davis n 8	29	3.5 4/2	1.6 3/1
Trézéguet n 8	64.1	3.3 7/5	0.9 5/0
J. McGinn n 8	79.9	3.1 7/7	0.7 4/1
A. El Ghazi n 8	72.6	3.1 7/4	1.2 6/2
C. Hourihane n 8	66	2.9 8/5	1.2 5/1

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Grealish n 8	81	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
A. El Ghazi n 8	72.6	0.5 3/0	0.3 1/1
C. Hourihane n 8	66	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
H. Lansbury n 8	28	0 0/0	0.8 1/1
Trézéguet n 8	64.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Nakamba n 8	85.6	4.1 8/8
F. Guilbert n 8	87.4	3.2 7/6
A. El Ghazi n 8	72.6	2.2 5/4
J. McGinn n 8	79.9	2 7/4
Trézéguet n 8	64.1	1.9 6/4

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Heaton n 8	90	3.5 6/6
Ø. Nyland n 8	89	3.5 7/7
J. Steer n 8	83.5	2 3/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Aston Villa
62%	Possession	38%
16	Shots	9
6	Shots on target	3
7	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	2
10	Shots inside the box	7
9	Corners	9
1	Offsides	4
16	Fouls	8
4	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
525	Passes	309
86%	Pass accuracy	72%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
V. Lindelöf	90	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
H. Maguire	90	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
Andreas Pereira	90	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.6
Fred	90	0	3	1	3	2	Y	7.2
D. James	90	0	1	0	2	0	0	5.7
M. Rashford	90	0	2	0	1	2	0	6.3
A. Martial	82	0	5	2	0	0	0	6.6
B. Williams	79	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.1
Juan Mata	74	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Jesse Lingard sub	16	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
L. Shaw sub	11	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.7
M. Greenwood sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Heaton	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
F. Guilbert	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	Y	6.8
E. Konsa	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Mings	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
M. Targett	90	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	7.9
J. McGinn	90	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	7.1
Douglas Luiz	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Wesley Moraes	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	7
J. Grealish	90	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	7.4
C. Hourihane	81	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
Trézéguet	72	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.4
A. El Ghazi	18	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7
H. Lansbury	9	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Aston Villa — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedLWWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Aston VillaLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#3 pos66 pts38 pl+30 GD

Aston Villa#17 pos35 pts38 pl-26 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.74

Aston Villa scored1.08

Manchester United conceded0.95

Aston Villa conceded1.76

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