Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-1

Match report

Aston Villa were beaten 3-1 by Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, 15 March 2026 in Premier League matchday 30. Casemiro (53'), M. Cunha (71') and B. Sesko (81') scored for Manchester United, while R. Barkley (64') found the net for Aston Villa. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Manchester United had 53% of the ball and 16 shots (6 on target) against Aston Villa’s 9 (2 on target). Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Manchester United 12th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Aston Villa 16th on 4.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Manchester United

12th · 5 points · P 5 W 1 D 2 L 2

Form

Aston Villa

16th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

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, 8 Nov 2026, Manchester United – Aston Villa

Full Manchester United vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Match events

41'yellow cardOllie WatkinsYellow Card
53'goalCasemiroAssist: B. Fernandes
60'yellow cardCasemiroYellow Card
60'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: T. Abraham
61'substitutionJ. McGinnOff: L. Bailey
64'goalR. BarkleyNormal Goal
69'yellow cardEmiliano BuendíaYellow Card
71'goalM. CunhaAssist: B. Fernandes
72'yellow cardLeny YoroYellow Card
75'substitutionB. MbeumoOff: B. Sesko
81'goalB. SeskoNormal Goal
82'substitutionR. BarkleyOff: Douglas Luiz
82'substitutionL. DigneOff: I. Maatsen
86'substitutionE. BuendiaOff: A. Garcia
90+1'substitutionCasemiroOff: M. Ugarte
90+6'yellow cardHarry MaguireYellow Card

Lineups

Manchester United

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

Starting XI

Substitutes

Aston Villa

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

53%Possession47%
1.07Expected goals (xG)1.02
16Total shots9
6Shots on target2
6Shots off target5
4Blocked shots2
11Shots inside the box6
5Shots outside the box3
6Corners6
1Offsides1
10Fouls5
3Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves3
479Passes426
409Accurate passes360
85%Pass accuracy85%
-0.82Goals prevented-0.82

Player statistics

Manchester United

Manchester United player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
31Senne LammensG	90	7.0				28 · 82%
2Diogo DalotD	90	6.9			2 (1)	35 · 83%		2	4/7
5Harry MaguireD	90	7.2				66 · 91%	1	2	5/6
15Leny YoroD	90	7.2				47 · 89%		3	4/8
23Luke ShawD	90	7.2				49 · 90%		3	6/10
8Bruno FernandesM	90	7.3		2	1 (0)	52 · 87%	6	1	2/7
10Matheus CunhaM	90	7.7	1		2 (1)	37 · 73%	1	1	2/4
16Amad DialloM	90	6.7			2 (1)	45 · 89%	2	1	3/6
18CasemiroM	89	8.0	1		1 (1)	39 · 79%	1	1	5/12
37Kobbie MainooM	90	7.2				54 · 85%	1	2	5/8
19Bryan MbeumoF	75	6.3			2 (1)	15 · 80%	1	2	2/5
1Altay BayındırG	–	–
3Noussair MazraouiD	–	–
12Tyrell MalaciaD	–	–
26Ayden HeavenD	–	–
7Mason MountM	–	–
25Manuel UgarteM	8	6.3				9 · 89%			0/2
39Tyler FletcherM	–	–
11Joshua ZirkzeeF	–	–
30Benjamin ŠeškoF	15	7.5	1		2 (1)	3 · 67%			0/2

Aston Villa

Aston Villa player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
23Emiliano MartínezG	90	5.6			22 · 68%
4Ezri KonsaD	90	6.3			44 · 93%			0/1
5Tyrone MingsD	90	6.2		1 (0)	51 · 88%			3/5
12Lucas DigneD	82	5.9			36 · 81%	2	1	1/4
26Lamare BogardeD	90	5.6			44 · 89%		3	4/7
6Ross BarkleyMTop rated	82	8.2	1	1 (1)	60 · 90%		4	6/8
7John McGinnM	61	6.5		1 (0)	16 · 69%	1		2/7
10Emiliano BuendíaM	86	6.9		1 (0)	27 · 85%		2	7/10
24Amadou OnanaM	90	6.3		1 (1)	54 · 85%	1	1	1/6
27Morgan RogersM	90	7.2		1 (0)	27 · 70%	1	2	8/12
11Ollie WatkinsF	60	6.2			9 · 78%			3/8
40Marco BizotG	–	–
3Victor LindelöfD	–	–
14Pau TorresD	–	–
16Andrés GarcíaD	13	6.7			4 · 100%		1	1/2
22Ian MaatsenD	8	6.6			4 · 100%
9Harvey ElliottM	–	–
21Douglas LuizM	8	6.2			12 · 83%	1
18Tammy AbrahamF	30	6.3			4 · 75%	1	1	1/3
31Leon BaileyF	29	6.7		1 (0)	12 · 83%		1	2/4