English Premier League

Manchester United vs Aston Villa, 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 39': Bruno Fernandes
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Man United edge closer to top four finish with victory over Aston Villa

A goal from Bruno Fernandes secured Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday, increasing their chances of a top-four finish.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Manchester United. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 4': Offside, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho tries a through ball, but Marcel Sabitzer is caught offside.
  • 8': Offside, Manchester United. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
  • 9': Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Manchester United).
  • 12': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
  • 12': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
  • 14': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
  • 14': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United).
  • 18': Offside, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho tries a through ball, but Christian Eriksen is caught offside.
  • 19': Offside, Manchester United. Casemiro tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David de Gea.
  • 20': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
  • 22': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
  • 22': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, Aston Villa. Ashley Young tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 28': Casemiro (Manchester United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 28': Offside, Manchester United. Casemiro tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 28': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
  • 29': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Manchester United).
  • 30': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 30': Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
  • 31': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Offside, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Casemiro with a headed pass.
  • 39': Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 49': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
  • 49': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 51': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 51': Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 60': Offside, Manchester United. Casemiro tries a through ball, but Tyrell Malacia is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 60': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
  • 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ashley Young.
  • 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Leander Dendoncker.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
  • 68': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrell Malacia.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
  • 75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
  • 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Christian Eriksen.
  • 76': Substitution, Manchester United. Antony replaces Jadon Sancho.
  • 78': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
  • 80': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United).
  • 81': Offside, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
  • 82': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
  • 83': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
  • 85': Dangerous play by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).
  • 85': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
  • 86': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
  • 87': Fred (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 89': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+3': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
  • 90'+4': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
  • 90'+5': Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 7
4 Corner Kicks 1
5 Saves 1
42.9 Possession 57.1
7 SHOTS 14
1 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
289 Accurate Passes 434
370 Passes 511
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
9 Crosses 6
0.1 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 71
32 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
2 Interceptions 12
18 Effective Clearances 17
18 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,592

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 28 +46 64
2 Liverpool 28 +39 64
3 Manchester City 28 +35 63
4 Aston Villa 29 +18 56
Full Table

Line-Ups

MAN Manchester United (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
23 Luke Shaw
2 Victor Lindelöf
18 Casemiro
12 Tyrell Malacia Yellow Card
20 Diogo Dalot
14 Christian Eriksen
15 Marcel Sabitzer
25 Jadon Sancho
8 Bruno Fernandes
10 Marcus Rashford

AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
15 Álex Moreno
18 Ashley Young
10 Emiliano Buendía
6 Douglas Luiz
32 Leander Dendoncker
11 Ollie Watkins
41 Jacob Ramsey
7 John McGinn

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