Man United vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League
Fernandes fires Man United toward the Champions League
— There were protests at the start but celebrations at the end as Manchester United edged toward a return to the Champions League on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 39': Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ashley Young.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Leander Dendoncker.
- 75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester United. Antony replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 87': Fred (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,592
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Arsenal | 35 | 80 | 5 |
| +50 | Manchester City | 34 | 79 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 35 | 75 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 35 | 67 | 8 |
Statistics
 AVL |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 7 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.9 | Possession | 57.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 434 |
| 370 | Passes | 511 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 9 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 18 | Clearances | 17 |
Manchester United (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 18 | Casemiro |
| 12 | Tyrell Malacia  |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
| 15 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
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