Aston Villa vs. Manchester United
Competition: Premier League – Round 7
Date: Sun 06 Oct 2024
Kickoff: 14:00
Venue: Villa Park
Referee: Robert Jones
Aston Villa Premier League Statistics
Form: WWWDW
Goals per match: 2
Average Possession: 52%
Goals conceded per match: 1.5
Pass Accuracy: 86.7%
Shots per game: 11.5
Tackles per game: 18.8
Dribbles per game: 8.7
Manchester United Premier League Statistics
Form: WDDLD
Goals per match: 0.8
Average Possession: 53.6%
Goals conceded per match: 1.3
Pass Accuracy: 85.5%
Shots per game: 13.2
Tackles per game: 22.5
Dribbles per game: 8.2
Aston Villa Team News
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Jacob Ramsey, Leon Bailey and Amadou Onana will each be assessed ahead of Aston Villa’s Premier League clash against Manchester United.
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Ramsey was forced off after 27 minutes of Wednesday’s 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
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Fellow midfielder Onana also hobbled off after 60 minutes in midweek, and the Belgium international faces a late fitness test of his own. Although, manager Emery is more optimistic about his chances of facing United.
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John McGinn remains out with a hamstring injury but Matty Cash returned to the matchday squad for Wednesday's Champions League victory against Bayern Munich.
Manchester United Team News
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Manchester United have captain Bruno Fernandes available after his red card against Tottenham was rescinded on appeal.
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Kobbie Mainoo will be assessed after missing the midweek Europa League draw at Porto, while Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia and Luke Shaw are all still out.
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Aston Villa’s solitary victory in their past 25 Premier League home fixtures against Manchester United was by 3-1 in Unai Emery’s first game in charge of the club in November 2022.
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United’s 40 Premier League wins against Villa is more than against any other opponent in the division other than Everton (41).
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Villa’s tally of 13 points is their highest after six league games of a Premier League season since 2008-09.
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Manchester United’s tally of seven points after six games is their joint fewest at this stage of a Premier League campaign, alongside 2013-14 under David Moyes and 2020-21 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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Since Emery’s appointment, only Manchester City (85), Liverpool (84) and Arsenal (81) have earned more points at home than Villa’s 74.
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United have failed to score in three of their six league matches so far this season, more than any other team in the division. However, they are aiming to keep a clean sheet in three consecutive league away outings for the first time since March 2021.
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Ollie Watkins has 36 goals and 19 assists in his 67 Premier League appearances under Emery; only Erling Haaland (65) and Mohamed Salah (60) have been involved in more during that time.
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Watkins is aiming to score in four consecutive league games for the first time since April 2023.
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United’s last seven Premier League goals have been scored by seven different players.
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Marcus Rashford has scored four goals in his past six games in all competitions, as many as he had managed in his previous 21.
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Jhon Duran averages a goal every 48 minutes in all competitions so far this season. He has come off the bench to score in all four of Villa's league wins.
How are you feeling? What's your starting XI? Predictions? UTV!
by just_boof_it
3 Comments
My head says 3-1 to Villa. United’s weaknesses suit Emery’s strengths well and we will have some players on crazy confidence.
However, Man U are still the team of too many nightmare days and I feel like a very frustrating 2-2 could be on the cards again
I’m so looking forward to their 70th-minute penalty that VAR takes .25 seconds to review and totally shifts momentum in the match.
This could be really something. United have stopped being as much of a bogey team for us in recent years and the vibes are niiiicht gut there right now. If we win this there’s a strong chance it’s Ten Hag’s last game.
Injury doubts aren’t great but the lads are riding a high from the Munich game and I hope that’ll carry over into this. With Ramsey and Bailey unlikely to be involved too heavily I imagine it’s another start for Philogene, and maybe Barkley. Only other option is probably dropping Rogers back and having Duran/Watkins together up top, which I could see happening later in the game but not early on.
Either way, we’ve got this. 4-0 win. Watkins, Duran, Philogene and a Bruno Fernandes OG. Ezpz. Goodbye bald man.