English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Aston Villa WWWWW 2
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MAN101
AVL112
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Match Report

Morgan Rogers stars with brace as Aston Villa beat Man United

Morgan Rogers' brilliant brace helped Aston Villa secure a 10th-straight win in all competitions as the Premier League title contenders triumphed 2-1 against Manchester United.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
5
57.4
Possession
42.6
15
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
396
Accurate Passes
281
460
Passes
351
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
26
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.1
41
Long Balls
48
22
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
10
26
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
22
21
Clearances
22

Highlights

02:34 Did Aston Villa deserve to beat Manchester United? Watch on ESPN 01:17 Ruben Amorim: Man United were better than Aston Villa Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 3Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Andrés GarcíaSUB
  2. 10Emiliano BuendíaSUB
  3. 17Donyell MalenSUB
  4. 40Marco BizotSUB
  5. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  6. 29Evann GuessandSUB
  7. 56Leon RouthSUB
  8. 53George HemmingsSUB
  9. 12Lucas DigneSUB

MAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Senne LammensG
  2. 26Ayden HeavenCD
  3. 23Luke ShawCD-L
  4. 15Leny YoroCD-R
  5. 8Bruno FernandesCM-L
  6. 25Manuel UgarteCM-R
  7. 13Patrick DorguLM
  8. 2Diogo DalotRM
  9. 30Benjamin SeskoF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaCF-L
  11. 7Mason MountCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 70Bendito MantatoSUB
  2. 61Shea LaceySUB
  3. 33Tyler FredricsonSUB
  4. 22Tom HeatonSUB
  5. 38Jack FletcherSUB
  6. 1Altay BayindirSUB
  7. 6Lisandro MartínezSUB
  8. 11Joshua ZirkzeeSUB
  9. 12Tyrell MalaciaSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester United 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
  2. 45'+3' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester United 1. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
  3. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Lisandro Martínez replaces Bruno Fernandes because of an injury.
  4. 57' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Manchester United 1. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  5. 68' Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 72' Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  8. 73' Substitution, Manchester United. Jack Fletcher replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  9. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins.
  10. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  11. 84' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Amadou Onana.
  12. 84' Substitution, Aston Villa. Evann Guessand replaces John McGinn.
  13. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Shea Lacey replaces Leny Yoro.
  14. 88' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  15. 90'+2' Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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