English Premier League

FT Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Aston Villa WWDWD 2
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Manchester United WLLDL 3
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MAN033
Old Trafford · 73,574 att.

Match Report

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Man United rally past Villa with Garnacho brace, Hojlund winner

Rasmus Hojlund's first Premier League goal secured a 3-2 win for Manchester United over Aston Villa after Alejandro Garnacho had scored a brace to claw their way back from two goals down in a breathless encounter on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
9
6
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
1
54.3
Possession
45.7
10
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
379
Accurate Passes
313
462
Passes
393
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
53
24
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
16
14
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
20
14
Effective Clearances
26
14
Clearances
26

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 35Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 19Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 20Diogo DalotLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 14Christian EriksenLM
  8. 37Kobbie MainooRM
  9. 11Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. 10Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 17Alejandro GarnachoAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 17Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 3Diego CarlosCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 4Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 7John McGinnAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 32Leander DendonckerRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Manchester United 0, Aston Villa 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 26' Goal! Manchester United 0, Aston Villa 2. Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clément Lenglet with a headed pass following a corner.
  3. 45'+2' Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 50' Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne because of an injury.
  5. 59' Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 2. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
  6. 71' Goal! Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 2. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  7. 73' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 74' Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  10. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Leon Bailey.
  11. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Antony replaces Marcus Rashford.
  12. 81' Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
  13. 82' Goal! Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 2. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  14. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Leander Dendoncker.
  15. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces John McGinn.
  16. 87' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Willy Kambwala replaces Rasmus Højlund.
  18. 90'+4' Substitution, Manchester United. Daniel Gore replaces Christian Eriksen.
  19. 90'+5' Substitution, Manchester United. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Alejandro Garnacho.

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