Premier League: Aston Villa manages to draw 2-2 with Manchester United after recovering a 0-2 deficit
BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa manages to recover against Manchester United with 2 goals from B. Fernandes from a goal on the 67' and a goal on the 7'.
BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa manages to recover against Manchester United with 2 goals from B. Fernandes from a goal on the 67′ and a goal on the 7′.
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was David Coote who had the assistance of Gary Beswick and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.1 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 60%.
Match Statistics
Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 55% while Manchester United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Aston Villa was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 9 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Aston Villa to win the match.
Aston Villa shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester United shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (L. Digne). On the other side, Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (N. Matic and B. Fernandes).
After playing this contest, Aston Villa will have 22 points to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will have 31 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
B. Fernandes
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27'27'
L. Digne
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31'31'
N. Matic
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46'46'
K. Hause
E. Konsa
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46'46'
B. Fernandes
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67'67'
B. Fernandes
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68'68'
Coutinho
M. Sanson
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76'76'
C. Chukwuemeka
D. Ings
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77'77'
J. Ramsey
Coutinho
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78'78'
J. Sancho
A. Elanga
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81'81'
Coutinho
J. Ramsey
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89'89'
J. Lingard
M. Greenwood
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89'89'
D. van de Beek
B. Fernandes
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Aston Villa will play away with Everton on the 22nd of January with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (11 draws).
Manchester United will play away against Brentford on the 19th of January with a 0-0 head to head.
Aston Villa: Formation and Lineups
Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Gerrard chose to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez , Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Lucas Digne , Morgan Sanson , Douglas Luiz , Jacob Ramsey , Ollie Watkins , Danny Ings and Emiliano Buendía .
Substitutes
Aston Villa made 3 changes: E. Konsa for K. Hause (46′), M. Sanson for Coutinho (68′) and D. Ings for C. Chukwuemeka (76′).
Top player: Jacob Ramsey
Probably the most impressive player in Aston Villa was Jacob Ramsey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Manchester United: Formation and Lineups
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ralf Rangnick played with: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Victor Lindelöf , Raphaël Varane , Alex Telles , Fred , Nemanja Matić , Mason Greenwood , Bruno Fernandes , Anthony Elanga and Edinson Cavani .
Substitutes
Manchester United made 2 changes: M. Greenwood for J. Lingard (89′) and B. Fernandes for D. van de Beek (89′).
Top player: Bruno Fernandes
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester United the most was Bruno Fernandes.
His rating is with 2 goals, 43 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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