Aston Villa vs Manchester United result and stats
Win probability: home 50%, draw 24%, away 26%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersAston Villa beat Manchester United 2–1 at home in the Premier League on Sunday 21 December 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Aston Villa 50%, the draw 24% and Manchester United 26%, so a home win had a 50% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
AVMU
12Shots15
4On target6
5Corners5
11Fouls14
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals1
Referee: M Oliver
Recent form
Aston Villa
W @ West Ham3–2 · 14 Dec
W v Arsenal2–1 · 6 Dec
W @ Brighton4–3 · 3 Dec
W v Wolves1–0 · 30 Nov
W @ Leeds2–1 · 23 Nov
Manchester United
D v Bournemouth4–4 · 15 Dec
W @ Wolves4–1 · 8 Dec
D v West Ham1–1 · 4 Dec
W @ Crystal Palace2–1 · 30 Nov
L v Everton0–1 · 24 Nov
Head to head
In 8 league meetings since 2021, Aston Villa won 2, Manchester United won 4 and 2 were drawn; the most recent, on 25 May 2025, finished Manchester United 2–0 Aston Villa, a win for Manchester United.
Manchester United 2–0 Aston Villa25 May 2025
Aston Villa 0–0 Manchester United6 Oct 2024
Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester United11 Feb 2024
Manchester United 3–2 Aston Villa26 Dec 2023
Manchester United 1–0 Aston Villa30 Apr 2023
Aston Villa 3–1 Manchester United6 Nov 2022