Manchester United v Aston Villa, 25 May 2025

Score2-0 to Manchester United
RefereeTom Bramall
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance73,839

View Manchester United v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 60 Manchester United won: 41 Drawn: 14 Aston Villa won: 5 Manchester United scored: 108 Aston Villa scored: 40 . Aston Villa had now won on two of their last 40 visits to Old Trafford in all competitions.

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Amad Diallo 76 G
Christian Eriksen penalty 87 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Forward Rasmus Højlund

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Ian Maatsen Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Marco Asensio Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Diogo Dalot for Noussair Mazraoui 20
Kobbie Mainoo for Diogo Dalot 46
Christian Eriksen for Mason Mount 66
Jonny Evans for Ayden Heaven 66
Chido Obi-Martin for Rasmus Højlund 81

Substitutions:

Robin Olsen for Marco Asensio 45+4
Youri Tielemans for John McGinn 62
Jacob Ramsey for Amadou Onana 63
Ross Barkley for Boubacar Kamara 84
Donyell Malen for Morgan Rogers 84

Cards:

Amad Diallo 45+1 Y
Casemiro 90+4 Y

Cards:

Emiliano Martínez 45+1 R
Pau Torres 73 Y
Morgan Rogers 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Tyler Fredricson
Defender/Midfielder Toby Collyer
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Forward Chido Obi-Martin

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen

Comments:

Final league position 2024-25: 15th . In finishing in their lowest league position since returning to the top division in 1975, Manchester United lost 18 league games in a season for the first time since the 1973-74 League Division One relegation season (20). . The Red Devils avoided losing four consecutive games within a season for the first time since February 1979. . Had they been defeated in this game, they would have lost half or more of their league games in a season for the first time since 1933-34 in League Division Two.

Comments:

Final league position 2024-25: 6th . Had they avoided defeat in this game, Aston Villa would have qualified for the following season's UEFA Champions League instead of Newcastle United. They would now play in the UEFA Europa League. . Villa failed in their attempt to win 20 games in the top division in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1931. . They had now won one of their last 27 final league games of a season played away from home (lost 19).

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

Goals:

Amad Diallo 76 G
Christian Eriksen penalty 87 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Forward Rasmus Højlund

Substitutions:

Diogo Dalot for Noussair Mazraoui 20
Kobbie Mainoo for Diogo Dalot 46
Christian Eriksen for Mason Mount 66
Jonny Evans for Ayden Heaven 66
Chido Obi-Martin for Rasmus Højlund 81

Cards:

Amad Diallo 45+1 Y
Casemiro 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Tyler Fredricson
Defender/Midfielder Toby Collyer
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Forward Chido Obi-Martin

Comments:

Final league position 2024-25: 15th . In finishing in their lowest league position since returning to the top division in 1975, Manchester United lost 18 league games in a season for the first time since the 1973-74 League Division One relegation season (20). . The Red Devils avoided losing four consecutive games within a season for the first time since February 1979. . Had they been defeated in this game, they would have lost half or more of their league games in a season for the first time since 1933-34 in League Division Two.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Ian Maatsen Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Marco Asensio Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Robin Olsen for Marco Asensio 45+4
Youri Tielemans for John McGinn 62
Jacob Ramsey for Amadou Onana 63
Ross Barkley for Boubacar Kamara 84
Donyell Malen for Morgan Rogers 84

Cards:

Emiliano Martínez 45+1 R
Pau Torres 73 Y
Morgan Rogers 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen

Comments:

Final league position 2024-25: 6th . Had they avoided defeat in this game, Aston Villa would have qualified for the following season's UEFA Champions League instead of Newcastle United. They would now play in the UEFA Europa League. . Villa failed in their attempt to win 20 games in the top division in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1931. . They had now won one of their last 27 final league games of a season played away from home (lost 19).