Man Utd 3, Aston Villa 1 · Final · EPL

Sun, Mar 15 · Old Trafford

Team	1	2	T
MAN	0	3	3
AVL	0	1	1

Man United take huge stride towards UCL with 3-1 Aston Villa win · ESPN recap

Key moments

41'AVLOllie Watkins yellow card
53'MANCasemiro goal - header; assist: Bruno Fernandes
60'MANCasemiro yellow card
64'AVLRoss Barkley goal
69'AVLEmiliano Buendía yellow card
71'MANMatheus Cunha goal; assist: Bruno Fernandes
72'MANLeny Yoro yellow card
81'MANBenjamin Sesko goal
90'+6'MANHarry Maguire yellow card

Game leaders

Category	MAN	AVL
Total Shots	3Amad Diallo1 shot on goal, 0 goals	2Morgan Rogers0 shots on goal, 0 goals
Accurate Passes	62Harry Maguire68 passes	54Ross Barkley60 passes
Saves	1Senne Lammens1 GA	3Emiliano Martínez3 GA

Earlier meetings

Game information

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,997
TV: USA Net, Tele
Officials: Anthony Taylor

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Player	G	A	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	SV
Senne LammensG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Diogo DalotRB	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
Luke ShawLB	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Kobbie MainooLM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leny YoroCD-R	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Harry MaguireCD-L	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Amad DialloAM-R	0	0	3	1	0	1	0
CasemiroRM	1	0	2	1	4	1	1
Bryan MbeumoF	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
Bruno FernandesAM	0	2	3	0	1	0	0
Matheus CunhaAM-L	1	0	2	1	0	0	0

Substitutes used

Player	G	A	SH	SOT	FC	FS	YC	RC	SV	Share
Manuel UgarteSUB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin SeskoSUB	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0

First Half

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
1'AVLFoul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
1'AVLLuke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'MANFoul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
5'MANJohn McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'AVLFoul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
5'AVLHarry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8'MANFoul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
8'MANJohn McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9'AVLAttempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a cross.
9'MANEmiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9'MANFoul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
11'AVLAmad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11'AVLFoul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
12'MANEmiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12'MANFoul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
13'AVLCasemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'AVLFoul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
17'AVLCorner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
20'MANAttempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
21'Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lamare Bogarde.
22'AVLCorner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
22'MANAttempt saved. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Harry Maguire with a headed pass.
24'AVLAttempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
28'Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
28'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35'Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lamare Bogarde.
35'MANAttempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
37'MANAttempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
38'MANAttempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
41'AVLOffside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
41'AVLOllie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
43'MANAttempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo following a fast break.
44'MANFoul by Leny Yoro (Manchester United).
44'MANOllie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'MANCorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kobbie Mainoo.
45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2'First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Aston Villa 0.

Second Half

45'Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Aston Villa 0.
48'MANAttempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
48'Delay in match (Manchester United).
48'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51'MANAttempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
51'AVLCorner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ross Barkley.
51'MANAttempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
52'MANAttempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
52'MANCorner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
53'MANGoal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
54'AVLAttempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
56'MANFoul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
56'MANMorgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57'AVLAttempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
57'MANCorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Casemiro.
59'MANFoul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
59'MANMorgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60'MANCasemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60'AVLAttempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a set piece situation.
60'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
61'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.
62'MANAttempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Casemiro with a through ball.
63'AVLAttempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
63'AVLAttempt saved. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Manchester United).
63'MANCorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Senne Lammens.
64'AVLGoal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 1. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
69'(Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69'Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
69'AVLEmiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
71'MANGoal! Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 1. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
72'MANLeny Yoro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75'MANSubstitution, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
76'MANFoul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
76'MANTyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Cunha (Manchester United).
78'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81'MANGoal! Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 1. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
82'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Ross Barkley.
82'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
83'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
84'MANFoul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
84'MANLeon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'MANAttempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball following a fast break.
85'Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
86'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86'AVLSubstitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Emiliano Buendía because of an injury.
88'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matheus Cunha.
89'MANCorner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Casemiro.
90'MANOffside, Manchester United. Amad Diallo is caught offside.
90'Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+1'MANSubstitution, Manchester United. Manuel Ugarte replaces Casemiro.
90'+6'MANAttempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
90'+6'MANFoul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
90'+6'MANMorgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6'MANHarry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7'AVLAttempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz following a set piece situation.
90'+9'Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 1.
Match ends, Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 1.

Team stats

MAN	Stat	AVL
10	Fouls	5
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	3
52	Possession	48
16	Shots	9
6	On Goal	2
40%	On Target %	20%
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
410	Accurate Passes	376
479	Passes	442
90%	Pass Completion %	90%
2	Accurate Crosses	6
21	Crosses	17
10%	Cross %	40%
45	Long Balls	40
22	Accurate Long Balls	15
50%	Long Balls %	40%
4	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	10
19	Tackles	16
50%	Tackle %	60%
12	Interceptions	8
22	Effective Clearances	31
22	Clearances	31

Control and accuracy

Worked out from the box score

MAN	Stat	AVL
52%	Possession	48%
38% (6/16)	Shot accuracy	22% (2/9)
86% (410/479)	Pass accuracy	85% (376/442)
49% (22/45)	Long-ball accuracy	38% (15/40)
47% (9/19)	Tackles won	63% (10/16)

Man Utd vs Aston Villa

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat

Man Utd vs Aston Villa

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-2-3-1

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat