English Premier League

FT Friday, January 1, 2021
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Manchester United WWWDW 2
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Old Trafford

Match Report

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Manchester United level on points with Liverpool after beating Aston Villa

Manchester United beat Aston Villa on New Year's Day at Old Trafford to go level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
22
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
4
51.6
Possession
48.4
15
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
332
Accurate Passes
337
417
Passes
407
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
3
27
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
40
26
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
15
18
Effective Clearances
25
18
Clearances
25

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 3Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 18Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 17FredLM
  8. 39Scott McTominayRM
  9. 9Anthony MartialF
  10. 6Paul PogbaAM-L
  11. 10Marcus RashfordAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 18Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 10Jack GrealishAM
  7. 7John McGinnLM
  8. 6Douglas LuizRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 21Anwar El GhaziAM-L
  11. 15Bertrand TraoréAM-R

Timeline

  1. 40' Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross.
  2. 49' Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Eric Bailly (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 1. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a set piece situation.
  5. 60' VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester United.
  6. 61' Goal! Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 65' Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Scott McTominay.
  8. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  9. 84' Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
  10. 87' Substitution, Manchester United. Daniel James replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  11. 89' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90' Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Manchester United. Axel Tuanzebe replaces Fred.

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