Man United vs Aston Villa

1 January 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Anthony Martial 40’
  • Bruno Fernandes 61’ (pen)
  • Bertrand Traoré 58’

Match summary

Man United beat Aston Villa 2-1. Man United led 1-0 at half-time.

Anthony Martial put Man United ahead with a header in the 40th minute, set up by Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Bertrand Traoré equalised in the 58th minute, set up by Jack Grealish, and Bruno Fernandes won it from the penalty spot in the 61st minute.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.47 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Aston Villa's 1.56 from 15.

Match stats

Man United Aston Villa
19 Shots 5
9 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 10
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.46 xG 1.56
1.70 Non-penalty xG 1.56
10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Man United Aston Villa
Kick-off
Anthony Martial
Assist: Aaron Wan-Bissaka
1-0 (Man United)
40’
Half-time1-0
58’
Bertrand Traoré
Assist: Jack Grealish
1-1 (Aston Villa)
Bruno Fernandes
Penalty
2-1 (Man United)
61’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man United
  • Harry Maguire
  • Eric Bailly
  • Luke Shaw
  • Nemanja Matic

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 1.56 40’ Anthony Martial (Man United), 1-0 40’ 58’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), 1-1 58’ 61’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 2-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 1.56 40’ Anthony Martial (Man United), 1-0 Martial 40’ 58’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), 1-1 Traoré 58’ 61’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 2-1 Fernandes 61’
Man United 2.47 xGAston Villa 1.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Man United attacking 
61’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.51 xG, goal 73’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 40’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 52’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 56’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 26’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+6’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 2’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 83’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+6’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Paul Pogba (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 61’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.51 xG, goal 73’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 40’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 52’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 56’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 26’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+6’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 2’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 83’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+6’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Keinan Davis (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Paul Pogba (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF9010 0.000.402
Harry Maguire DEF901 0.080.000
Eric Bailly DEF900 0.000.000
Luke Shaw DEF900 0.000.564
Fred MID901 0.030.000
Paul Pogba MID904 0.650.202
Scott McTominay MID660 0.000.000
Bruno Fernandes MID8815 0.850.405
Anthony Martial FWD9013 0.510.021
Marcus Rashford FWD904 0.270.000
Nemanja Matic Sub240 0.000.081
Daniel James Sub21 0.080.000
Axel Tuanzebe Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 56% Avg odds 1.70
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.12
Aston Villa win 21% Avg odds 4.68

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.