English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Man United 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 77': Jacob Ramsey
  • 81': Philippe Coutinho
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2 - 2
  • 6': Bruno Fernandes
  • 67': Bruno Fernandes

Coutinho nets late on debut, earns Villa 2-2 draw with Man U

— Philippe Coutinho came off the bench to score a late equalizer on his debut for Aston Villa in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Manchester United 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Telles following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kortney Hause replaces Ezri Konsa because of an injury.
  • 46': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Manchester United 2. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fred.
  • 68': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Morgan Sanson.
  • 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Danny Ings.
  • 77': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Manchester United 2. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Anthony Elanga.
  • 81': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Manchester United 2. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
  • 89': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  • 89': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Mason Greenwood.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Manchester United 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,968

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+37 Arsenal 30 67 3
+32 Manchester City 29 60 5
+11 Manchester United 29 51 6
+5 Aston Villa 29 51 8
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 3
7 Saves 4
45.4 Possession 54.6
13 SHOTS 13
6 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
368 Accurate Passes 454
451 Passes 540
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 38
23 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
11 Effective Tackles 13
23 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
15 Interceptions 12
19 Effective Clearances 16
19 Clearances 16

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
27 Lucas Digne Yellow Card
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
41 Jacob Ramsey
8 Morgan Sanson
20 Danny Ings
10 Emiliano Buendía
11 Ollie Watkins

MAN Manchester United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
19 Raphaël Varane
2 Victor Lindelöf
27 Alex Telles
20 Diogo Dalot
31 Nemanja Matic Yellow Card
18 Bruno Fernandes
17 Fred
21 Edinson Cavani
36 Anthony Elanga
11 Mason Greenwood

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