Manchester United v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Manchester United 3–2 Aston Villa

Premier League · Tue, 26 Dec 2023 20:00 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester United 3–2 Aston Villa — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–2 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Tuesday 26 December. Aston Villa have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester United came from behind: Aston Villa led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Aston Villa: John McGinn (21’) and L. Dendoncker (26’, assisted by Clément Lenglet); Manchester United: A. Garnacho (59’, assisted by Marcus Rashford; 71’) and Rasmus Højlund (82’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Aston Villa, from fewer shots (10 to 13), created the better chances, 1.66 xG to 1.13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

C. Pawson showed four yellow cards — against 2.9 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes (73’); Aston Villa: Jacob Ramsey (45+2’), Diego Carlos (74’) and E. Konsa (87’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Garnacho (Manchester United) 9.0, L. Dendoncker (Aston Villa) 8.4 and John McGinn (Aston Villa) 6.5 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 3–2 Aston Villa · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: C. Pawson
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester United 3 · draws 1 · Aston Villa 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 1W 1D 3L · Aston Villa 3W 2D 0L

Manchester United 3–2 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.38 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 6.5

Corners

against 5.5 / 4.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 5.13 / 3.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3.13 / 3.38

Cards

against 1.5 / 3.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.88 yellows

Referee · C. Pawson

1.31 home / 1.56 away

over 16 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 December 2023. 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	1 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.13 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 17.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.38 for · 8.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.25 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	3.38 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: C. Pawson — 2.88 yellow cards a game, 0.06 red cards, 20.88 fouls over 16 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.56 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.56

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. 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
H. Mejbri n 8	41.8	3 5/4	3 8/3	—
F. Pellistri n 8	21.1	2.1 3/1	3.2 4/1	—
H. Maguire n 8	83.8	1.9 5/4	0.1 1/0	—
L. Shaw n 8	81.3	1.8 6/3	0.4 3/0	—
Bruno Fernandes n 8	90	1.6 8/4	0.6 5/0	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Pellistri n 8	21.1	2.7 3/1	1.6 3/0
A. Garnacho n 8	79.8	2.5 6/5	0.7 5/0
S. McTominay n 8	90	2.1 6/3	0.9 3/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	90	1.4 5/5	0.3 2/0
R. Højlund n 8	65.1	1 4/2	0.5 3/0

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Pellistri n 8	21.1	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
S. McTominay n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
Bruno Fernandes n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Garnacho n 8	79.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
M. Rashford n 8	44.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Antony n 8	67.5	3.2 6/5
H. Mejbri n 8	41.8	3 6/2
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	66.5	2.9 8/7
F. Pellistri n 8	21.1	2.7 4/1
S. Amrabat n 8	61.4	2.6 5/3

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. 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
N. Zaniolo n 8	31.6	3.2 4/4	1.8 3/1	—
Douglas Luiz n 8	89.9	1.6 7/4	1.1 6/3	—
Y. Tielemans n 8	67.8	1.5 6/2	2.5 8/4	—
Diego Carlos n 8	71.5	1.4 6/3	0.5 3/0	—
Clément Lenglet n 8	90	1.3 6/4	0.8 6/0	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Zaniolo n 8	31.6	3.2 5/2	2.1 4/1
J. Duran n 8	32	2.1 4/2	1.4 2/2
L. Bailey n 8	50.3	2 6/1	1.1 3/1
O. Watkins n 8	89.8	1.8 8/5	1.1 8/1
Álex Moreno n 8	35.5	1.6 3/1	1.3 3/1

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Bailey n 8	50.3	0.4 2/0	0.7 3/0
O. Watkins n 8	89.8	0.6 5/0	0.1 1/0
N. Zaniolo n 8	31.6	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
Álex Moreno n 8	35.5	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
Y. Tielemans n 8	67.8	0 0/0	0.5 3/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. McGinn n 8	77.1	2.5 6/4
M. Cash n 8	61.1	2.4 7/4
Y. Tielemans n 8	67.8	2.2 5/4
Douglas Luiz n 8	89.9	2 7/6
Diego Carlos n 8	71.5	2 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Aston Villa
46%	Possession	54%
1.13	Expected goals (xG)	1.66
13	Shots	10
7	Shots on target	4
3	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	4
8	Shots inside the box	7
3	Corners	6
9	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
393	Passes	462
80%	Pass accuracy	82%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Onana	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.7
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
R. Varane	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Evans	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Diogo Dalot	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
Bruno Fernandes	90	0	0	2	1	4	3	Y	7.7
C. Eriksen	89	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7
A. Garnacho	89	2	0	3	2	1	0	0	8.5
R. Højlund	89	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
K. Mainoo	81	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
M. Rashford	80	0	1	3	2	1	3	0	7.5
Willy Kambwala Ndengushi sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Antony sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
S. McTominay sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Daniel Gore sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
H. Mejbri sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
E. Konsa	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.6
Diego Carlos	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Clément Lenglet	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7
Douglas Luiz	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.2
O. Watkins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Dendoncker	86	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	7.6
J. McGinn	86	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	7
L. Bailey	77	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
J. Ramsey	77	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
L. Digne	50	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Álex Moreno sub	40	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.7
T. Iroegbunam sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Duran sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Zaniolo sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
M. Diaby sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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 UnitedWLLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Aston VillaWWDWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester United 3 · 1 draw · Aston Villa 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2023-04-30 Manchester United 1–0 Aston Villa
2022-11-10 Manchester United 4–2 Aston Villa
2022-11-06 Aston Villa 3–1 Manchester United
2022-01-15 Aston Villa 2–2 Manchester United
2022-01-10 Manchester United 1–0 Aston Villa
2021-09-25 Manchester United 0–1 Aston Villa

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#8 pos60 pts38 pl-1 GD

Aston Villa#4 pos68 pts38 pl+15 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.5

Aston Villa scored2

Manchester United conceded1.53

Aston Villa conceded1.61

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Aston Villa?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester United won 3, Aston Villa won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Aston Villa?: Recent form — Manchester United 1W 1D 3L; Aston Villa 3W 2D 0L.

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