match highlights
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Possession
Aston Villa
43%
Man Utd
57%
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Total shots
Aston Villa
12
Man Utd
15
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Shots on target
Aston Villa
4
Man Utd
6
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Total Passes
Aston Villa
351
Man Utd
460
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Passes Completed
Aston Villa
281
Man Utd
396
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Tackles won
Aston Villa
10
Man Utd
14
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Aerial duels won
Aston Villa
11
Man Utd
13
Morocco got off to a winning start in the Africa Cup of Nations but were made to work for a 2-0 win over Comoros. Noussair Mazraoui played a key role from right-back as the host nation eventually ground down determined opponents. He supplied the assist for the opener, controlling a pass by former Red Sofyan Amrabat and fighting for possession, before crossing to Brahim Diaz. The Real Madrid man broke the deadlock with his smart finish in the 55th minute. The points were made safe when Ayoub El Kaabi produced a stunning overhead kick to make it 2-0, with 16 minutes remaining. Amad (Ivory Coast) and Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) are in action on Christmas Eve (Wednesday).
| Position | Team | Games Played | Wins | Goals difference | Team points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position remains the same | 1 | Arsenal | 24 | 16 | 29 | 53 |
| Position remains the same | 2 | Man City | 24 | 14 | 26 | 47 |
| Position remains the same | 3 | Aston Villa | 24 | 14 | 9 | 46 |
| Position remains the same | 4 | Man Utd | 24 | 11 | 8 | 41 |
| Position remains the same | 5 | Chelsea | 24 | 11 | 15 | 40 |
| Position remains the same | 6 | Liverpool | 24 | 11 | 6 | 39 |
| Position remains the same | 7 | Brentford | 24 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
7 Mount
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Total touches by Mount 63
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Total Shots by Mount 3
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Passes in Oppo half by Mount 34
10 Matheus Cunha
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Total touches by Matheus Cunha 66
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Total Shots by Matheus Cunha 6
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Passes in Oppo half by Matheus Cunha 29
13 Chinazaekpere Dorgu
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Crosses by Chinazaekpere Dorgu 8
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Chances Created by Chinazaekpere Dorgu 3
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Touches in Oppo Box by Chinazaekpere Dorgu 8
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101 Total Duels by Aston Villa 101 Total Duels by Manchester United
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11 Fouls Conceded by Aston Villa 14 Fouls Conceded by Manchester United
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1 Yellow Cards by Aston Villa 2 Yellow Cards by Manchester United
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5 Total saves by Aston Villa 2 Total saves by Manchester United
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350 Total Passes by Aston Villa 455 Total Passes by Manchester United
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43% Possession by Aston Villa 57% Possession by Manchester United
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281 Passes Completed by Aston Villa 392 Passes Completed by Manchester United
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117 Passes in Oppo half by Aston Villa 251 Passes in Oppo half by Manchester United
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19 Touches in Oppo Box by Aston Villa 33 Touches in Oppo Box by Manchester United
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5 Corners by Aston Villa 5 Corners by Manchester United
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7 Crosses by Aston Villa 26 Crosses by Manchester United
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3 Offsides by Aston Villa 1 Offsides by Manchester United
FT
It was a decent performance from the Reds, with Ruben Amorim's men arguably the stronger side in parts, but the hosts did a good job of sitting in and protecting their lead in the second half. United had a couple of chances to puncture that advantage, but couldn't make our superior possession pay on this occasion.
90 MINS + 3
Mason attempts to find the target from the set-piece, but fires marginally over the bar.
90 MINS + 2
Bogarde receives a yellow card for tripping Dorgu on the edge of the box.
90 MINS + 2
Villa are starting to slow the game down and aren’t looking for a match settling-third. Unai Emery is spacing out his substitutes to try and take the string out of the Reds’ attack. Have United got one big moment in them?
90 MINS + 1
There will be an additional four minutes played at the end of this half.
90 MINS
Shea cuts inside and curls a powerful effort towards goal, but the Villa goalkeeper manages to hold onto it.
88 MINS
Boubacar Kamara makes way for Lamare Bogarde.
15 Yoro
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Clearances by Yoro 3
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Total Duels by Yoro 3
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Aerial Duels by Yoro 1
86 MINS
Our no.10 drills an effort towards the Villa goalkeeper, but Martinez drops well to hold it.
A Villa
Home Team A Villa- Emiliano Martínez Shirt number 23
- Cash Shirt number 2
- Konsa Shirt number 4
- Lindelof Shirt number 3
- Maatsen Shirt number 22 Substituted off at 75 minute Digne Shirt number 12 Substituted on at 75 minute
- Kamara Shirt number 44 Substituted off at 88 minute Bogarde Shirt number 26 Substituted on at 88 minute
- Amadou Onana Shirt number 24 Substituted off at 84 minute Emi Shirt number 10 Substituted on at 84 minute
- McGinn Shirt number 7 Substituted off at 84 minute Guessand Shirt number 29 Substituted on at 84 minute
- Tielemans Shirt number 8
- Rogers Shirt number 27
- Ollie Watkins Shirt number 11 Substituted off at 75 minute Malen Shirt number 17 Substituted on at 75 minute
Man Utd
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Substituted off at 73 minute Jack Fletcher Shirt number 38 Substituted on at 73 minute
Substitutes
- Guessand Shirt number 29 Substituted off at 84 minute McGinn Shirt number 7 Substituted on at 84 minute
- Bogarde Shirt number 26 Substituted off at 88 minute Kamara Shirt number 44 Substituted on at 88 minute
- Hemmings Shirt number 53
- Emi Shirt number 10 Substituted off at 84 minute Amadou Onana Shirt number 24 Substituted on at 84 minute
- García Shirt number 16
- Routh Shirt number 56
- Malen Shirt number 17 Substituted off at 75 minute Ollie Watkins Shirt number 11 Substituted on at 75 minute
- Bizot Shirt number 40
- Digne Shirt number 12 Substituted off at 75 minute Maatsen Shirt number 22 Substituted on at 75 minute
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Substituted off at 73 minute Ugarte Shirt number 25 Substituted on at 73 minute -
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Substituted off at 73 minute Sesko Shirt number 30 Substituted on at 73 minute -
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Substituted off at 45 minute Bruno Fernandes Shirt number 8 Substituted on at 45 minute -
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Substituted off at 84 minute Yoro Shirt number 15 Substituted on at 84 minute -