ASTON VILLA VS. MANCHESTER UNITED: PREMIER LEAGUE | MATCH PREDICTION AND FANTASY FOOTBALL TIPS
Hosts Aston Villa are set to take on second-placed Manchester United at Villa Park in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Villa Park has not proven to be a happy home ground for Dean Smith’s side recently, with just 1 win from their last 6 home Premier League matches. They come into this game on the back of a 2-1 win over Everton last weekend at Goodison Park. Goals from Ollie Watkins and Anwar El Ghazi ensured victory for Villa. A win or a draw here will take them above Arsenal into the top half of the table.
Manchester United return to domestic action following their Europa League semi-final second leg at Roma on Thursday night. They lost 3-2 but progressed to the Europa League final on aggregate. They are looking to maintain their incredible record of having not lost in their last 24 away Premier League fixtures. A win here will keep the difference to 4 or more points between them and the chasing pack.
In 25 head-to-head meetings between these two teams, Manchester United have won 19 matches as compared to Villa’s solitary win. The remaining 5 games have been drawn.
The previous meeting between the two teams took place in January this year and ended in a 2-1 win for Manchester United at home. Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes scored for United, while Bertrand Traore scored the sole goal for Aston Villa.
Rivalry Stats
- Aston Villa have just 1 win in their last 44 Premier League games against Manchester United (D11, L32) and are winless in their last 16 against them since a 1-0 win at Old Trafford in December 2009.
- Aston Villa are looking to secure consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since December. However, they’ve not beaten a team in the top two in the Premier League since March 2014 (1-0 vs Chelsea), drawing 3 matches and losing 9 since then.
- Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 21 Premier League away games against Aston Villa (W14, D7) since a 3-1 loss on the opening day of the 1995-96 campaign. It’s the longest unbeaten away run one side has had against another in the league’s history.
- Man United's Bruno Fernandes has scored in both of his Premier League games against Aston Villa. Both goals came from the penalty spot, and both goals ended up being the winning goal of the game.
Match Details
- Match: Aston Villa vs. Manchester United
- Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham
- Date & Time: May 9, 2021 at 6.35 PM IST
Team News
Aston Villa
- Injured: Morgan Sanson, Trezeguet
- Doubtful: Jack Grealish
- Suspended: None
Manchester United
- Injured: Anthony Martial, Phil Jones
- Doubtful: Daniel James
- Suspended: None
Predicted Starting XI
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
Emiliano Martinez (GK), Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Matt Targett; Douglas Luiz, John McGinn; Bertrand Traore, Ross Barkley, Anwar El Ghazi; Ollie Watkins
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
Dean Henderson (GK), Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Scott McTominay, Fred; Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba; Edinson Cavani
- Aston Villa form guide: W-D-L-L-W
- Manchester United form guide: L-W-D-W-W
Match Prediction
Villa's clean sheet record is good this season, but they are also on the longest current run without one in the Premier League, conceding in each of their last seven games. They will, no doubt, be hoping to benefit from Man United's rotation.
The visitors could still field some big hitters for this one and see a familiar story; Man United falling behind, only to come back and win. Historically, a Man United win away to Aston Villa is a given, and expect that to be the case once again on Sunday.
Howzat Dream Team
- Goalkeeper: E Martinez
- Defenders: T Mings, V Lindelof, H Maguire, L Shaw
- Midfielders: A El Ghazi, D Luiz, Fred, B Fernandes
- Forwards: O Watkins, E Cavani
- Captain: B Fernandes/E Cavani
- Vice Captain: O Watkins/A El Ghazi
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