English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 20, 2014
Manchester United WWWWW 1
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Aston Villa DDWWL 1
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MAN011
AVL101
Villa Park · 41,273 att.

Match Report

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Falcao scores but Manchester United held by 10-man Aston Villa

Radamel Falcao clinched a 1-1 draw for Manchester United as 10-man Aston Villa ended their winning run.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
8
64.7
Possession
35.3
16
SHOTS
10
9
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
528
Accurate Passes
271
588
Passes
329
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
33
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.3
81
Long Balls
76
66
Accurate Long Balls
45
0.8
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
9
Effective Clearances
32
9
Clearances
32

Head to Head

MAN leads series 5-0

Lineups

AVL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 4Ron VlaarCD
  3. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  4. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  5. 23Aly CissokhoLB
  6. 34Matthew LowtonRB
  7. 16Fabian DelphCM
  8. 24Carlos SánchezCM-L
  9. 10Andreas WeimannCM-R
  10. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-L
  11. 20Christian BentekeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Chris HerdSUB
  2. 28Charles N'ZogbiaSUB
  3. 31Shay GivenSUB
  4. 37Callum RobinsonSUB
  5. 40Jack GrealishSUB
  6. 7Leandro BacunaSUB
  7. 39Riccardo CalderSUB

MAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 16Michael CarrickCD
  3. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  4. 4Phil JonesCD-R
  5. 10Wayne RooneyCM-L
  6. 24Darren FletcherCM-R
  7. 8Juan MataAM
  8. 18Ashley YoungLM
  9. 25Antonio ValenciaRM
  10. 9Radamel FalcaoCF-L
  11. 20Robin van PersieCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Paddy McNairSUB
  2. 13Anders LindegaardSUB
  3. 7Ángel Di MaríaSUB
  4. 49James WilsonSUB
  5. 11Adnan JanuzajSUB
  6. 2RafaelSUB
  7. 42Tyler BlackettSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester United 0. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Tyler Blackett replaces Darren Fletcher.
  3. 53' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester United 1. Falcao (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
  4. 61' Substitution, Manchester United. Ángel Di María replaces Robin van Persie.
  5. 65' Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) is shown the red card.
  6. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. James Wilson replaces Antonio Valencia.
  7. 75' Tyler Blackett (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Charles N'Zogbia replaces Andreas Weimann.
  10. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna replaces Aly Cissokho.

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