Premiership · Matchday 20
Aston Villa v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1–0 at Villa Park on Tuesday 28th December 2004 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (41') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 36' Rio Ferdinand
- 41' Ryan Giggs 0–1
- 45' John O'Shea
- Half Time
- 60' Roy Keane for O'Shea
- 61' Cristiano Ronaldo for Rooney
- 75' Gabriel Heinze
- Full Time 0–1
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 41'
Aston Villa Lineup
Starting XI
1 Thomas Sorensen G
4 Olof Mellberg D
6 Gareth Barry D
7 Lee Hendrie M
9 Juan Pablo Angel F
11 Nolberto Solano M
15 Ulises De la Cruz M
16 Mathieu Berson M
18 Carlton Cole F
19 Liam Ridgewell D
24 Steven Davis M
Substitutes
13 Stefan Postma
17 Peter Whittingham on
20 Vaclav Drobny
22 Luke Moore on
26 Stefan Moore on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David O'Leary
Aston Villa
Match Information
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 160 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 160 times: 77W 35D 48L.
6 Dec 2003 W 4–0 PL 4 Jan 2004 W 2–1 FAC 15 May 2004 W 2–0 PL
28 Dec 2004 W 1–0 This match
22 Jan 2005 W 3–1 PL 20 Aug 2005 W 1–0 PL 17 Dec 2005 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →