English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 15, 2026
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Match Report

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Man United take huge stride towards UCL with 3-1 Aston Villa win

Manchester United took a huge leap towards securing Champions League football next season after beating top-five rivals Aston Villa 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
48
Possession
52
9
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
376
Accurate Passes
410
442
Passes
479
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
45
15
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
12
31
Effective Clearances
22
31
Clearances
22

Highlights

01:37 Michallik: Bruno Fernandes is the best player in the Premier League Watch on ESPN 01:51 Hislop: Carrick deserves credit for his impact at Man United Watch on ESPN 01:50 Carrick: Man United 'definitely' don't want to lose Bruno Fernandes Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Senne LammensG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 15Leny YoroCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 2Diogo DalotRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 37Kobbie MainooLM
  8. 18CasemiroRM
  9. 19Bryan MbeumoF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaAM-L
  11. 16Amad DialloAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 26Lamare BogardeRB
  6. 7John McGinnAM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 41' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 53' Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
  3. 60' Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
  5. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.
  6. 64' Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 1. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  7. 69' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 71' Goal! Manchester United 2, Aston Villa 1. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
  9. 72' Leny Yoro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 75' Substitution, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  11. 81' Goal! Manchester United 3, Aston Villa 1. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  12. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Ross Barkley.
  13. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  14. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Emiliano Buendía because of an injury.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Manchester United. Manuel Ugarte replaces Casemiro.
  16. 90'+6' Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Premier League News

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ESPN PA Sunderland stay bottom of PL table after goalless draw with Leeds Sunderland and Leeds were forced to share the spoils in a goalless stalemate at the Stadium of Light. News Jamie Barton Harry Maguire: Man United players are 'fully behind' Michael Carrick Harry Maguire has said that he and his teammates are "fully behind" Michael Carrick after Manchester United slumped to a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday. News Beth Lindop Brighton's Fabian Hürzeler digs at Liverpool - 'one team' tried to create Brighton & Hove Albion boss Fabian Hurzeler appeared to take a swipe at Liverpool's approach in their 2-0 win over his side at Anfield, claiming there was "one team" who tried to create. ESPN Rob Dawson Man United are stuck with their underperforming players no matter who's manager Man United can dismiss Michael Carrick, but whoever replaces him will face the same problems: a squad that continues to fail the club and its fans.