Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2-1 as M. Rogers scores twice

Match report

Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in Premier League matchday 17. M. Rogers (45', 57') scored for Aston Villa, while M. Cunha (45') found the net for Manchester United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Aston Villa had 43% of the ball and 12 shots (4 on target) against Manchester United’s 15 (6 on target). Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 8.6. The result leaves Aston Villa 16th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Manchester United 12th on 5.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Aston Villa

16th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

Form

Manchester United

12th · 5 points · P 5 W 1 D 2 L 2

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
11	Ipswich	5	-4	6
12	Manchester United	5	0	5
13	Nottingham Forest	5	-1	5
15	Crystal Palace	5	-5	4
16	Aston Villa	5	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	-2	3

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sun, 15 Mar 2026, Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa

Full Aston Villa vs Manchester United head-to-head

Match events

45'goalM. RogersAssist: J. McGinn
45'goalM. CunhaAssist: P. Dorgu
46'substitutionB. FernandesOff: L. Martinez
57'goalM. RogersAssist: O. Watkins
68'yellow cardManuel UgarteYellow Card
72'yellow cardDiogo DalotYellow Card
73'substitutionM. UgarteOff: J. Zirkzee
73'substitutionB. SeskoOff: J. Fletcher
75'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: D. Malen
75'substitutionI. MaatsenOff: L. Digne
84'substitutionA. OnanaOff: E. Buendia
84'substitutionJ. McGinnOff: E. Guessand
84'substitutionL. YoroOff: S. Lacey
88'substitutionB. KamaraOff: L. Bogarde
90+2'yellow cardLamare BogardeYellow Card

Lineups

Aston Villa

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery

Starting XI

Substitutes

Manchester United

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Michael Carrick

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

43%Possession57%
1.54Expected goals (xG)1.33
12Total shots15
4Shots on target6
3Shots off target6
5Blocked shots3
8Shots inside the box5
4Shots outside the box10
5Corners5
3Offsides1
4Fouls2
1Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
5Goalkeeper saves2
351Passes460
281Accurate passes396
80%Pass accuracy86%
-0.38Goals prevented-0.38

Player statistics

Aston Villa

Aston Villa player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
23Emiliano MartínezG	90	6.7				49 · 61%			2/2
2Matty CashD	90	5.9				30 · 83%		1	1/6
3Victor LindelöfD	90	6.5				51 · 92%		1	1/4
4Ezri KonsaD	90	6.5				34 · 88%			0/2
22Ian MaatsenD	75	6.6			1 (0)	31 · 84%	2	3	6/13
7John McGinnM	84	6.7		1	1 (1)	28 · 71%	3	1	3/11
8Youri TielemansM	90	7.0			1 (0)	27 · 70%	2	4	11/18
24Amadou OnanaM	84	7.3				30 · 90%	1	3	10/13
27Morgan RogersMTop rated	90	8.6	2		4 (3)	18 · 72%			1/4
44Boubacar KamaraM	88	6.9				29 · 93%		3	6/15
11Ollie WatkinsF	75	6.5		1		9 · 67%	1		1/6
40Marco BizotG	–	–
12Lucas DigneD	15	6.6				5 · 80%		1	1/2
16Andrés GarcíaD	–	–
56Leon RouthD	–	–
10Emiliano BuendíaM	11	6.7				5 · 60%			1/2
26Lamare BogardeM	2	–				2 · 100%		1	1/3
53George HemmingsM	–	–
17Donyell MalenF	15	6.3				2 · 50%	1
29Evann GuessandF	11	6.5				1 · 100%			0/2

Manchester United

Manchester United player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
31Senne LammensG	90	7.0				24 · 79%
15Leny YoroD	84	7.0				55 · 95%		1	1/3
23Luke ShawD	90	6.3				70 · 90%		2	2/4
26Ayden HeavenD	90	7.3				48 · 85%		2	7/9
2Diogo DalotM	90	7.0			1 (1)	35 · 83%		3	7/11
8Bruno FernandesM	45	7.0				27 · 89%	1		3/5
13Patrick DorguM	90	7.9		1		28 · 82%	3	5	13/16
25Manuel UgarteM	73	6.2				32 · 84%		5	8/15
7Mason MountF	90	6.2			2 (0)	45 · 76%	1	3	4/13
10Matheus CunhaF	90	7.9	1		6 (3)	42 · 88%	2	2	4/9
30Benjamin ŠeškoF	73	6.3			1 (1)	9 · 78%			2/4
1Altay BayındırG	–	–
22Tom HeatonG	–	–
6Lisandro MartínezD	45	6.9			1 (0)	32 · 91%	1	1	2/4
12Tyrell MalaciaD	–	–
33Tyler FredricsonD	–	–
38Jack FletcherM	17	6.7				8 · 75%		2	3/6
11Joshua ZirkzeeF	17	6.3				5 · 100%			1/2
61Shea LaceyF	11	6.7			1 (1)				1/2
70Bendito MantatoF	–	–