Premiership · Matchday 19
Manchester United v Aston Villa
3–2
HT 0–2
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–2 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 26th December 2023 in the Premiership. Alejandro Garnacho (59', 71') and Rasmus Hojlund (82') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Craig Pawson.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' John McGinn 0–1
- 26' Leander Dendoncker Assist: Clément Lenglet 0–2
- 45' Jacob Ramsey
- Half Time 0–2
- 59' Alejandro Garnacho Assist: Marcus Rashford 1–2
- 71' Alejandro Garnacho 2–2
- 73' Bruno Fernandes
- 74' Diego Carlos
- 80' Antony dos Santos for Rashford
- 81' Scott McTominay for Mainoo
- 82' Rasmus Hojlund 3–2
- 87' Ezri Konsa
- 89' Willy Kambwala for Hojlund
- 90+4' Daniel "Dan" Gore for Eriksen
- 90+5' Hannibal Mejbri for Garnacho
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
46%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Craig Pawson
Referee
Bruno Fernandes
Captain
Starting XI
Player
17 Alejandro Garnacho 59', 71'
Substitutes
Antony dos Santos
80' for Rashford
Scott McTominay
81' for Mainoo
Willy Kambwala
89' for Hojlund
Daniel "Dan" Gore
90+4' for Eriksen
Hannibal Mejbri
90+5' for Garnacho
Aston Villa Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Emiliano Martínez G
3 Diego Carlos CD-R
4 Ezri Konsa RB
6 Douglas Luiz LM
7 John McGinn AM ⚽
11 Ollie Watkins F
12 Lucas Digne LB
17 Clément Lenglet CD-L
31 Leon Bailey AM-R
32 Leander Dendoncker RM ⚽
41 Jacob Ramsey AM-L
Substitutes
14 Pau Torres
15 Álex Moreno on
16 Calum Chambers
19 Moussa Diaby on
22 Nicolò Zaniolo on
24 Jhon Durán on
42 Filip Marschall
47 Tim Iroegbunam on
78 Sam Proctor
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Erik ten Hag
Manchester United
OPP
Unai Emery
Aston Villa
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 197 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 197 times: 105W 41D 51L.
6 Nov 2022 L 1–3 PL 10 Nov 2022 W 4–2 LC 30 Apr 2023 W 1–0 PL
26 Dec 2023 W 3–2 This match
11 Feb 2024 W 2–1 PL 6 Oct 2024 D 0–0 PL 25 May 2025 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →