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Aston Villa vs Manchester United lineups

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Aston Villa host Manchester United at Villa Park on 16 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 21 of the Premier League. They last met on 15 March 2026, when Manchester United won 3-1.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United match facts

Kick-off
Sat 16 Jan 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Villa Park, Birmingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 21

Aston Villa vs Manchester United lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United head to head

3
Aston Villa wins
6
Draws
20
Manchester United wins

28–61 on goals in 29 meetings since 13 November 2010

Recent Aston Villa vs Manchester United results

  1. Manchester United3–1Aston VillaOld Trafford
  2. Aston Villa2–1Manchester UnitedVilla Park
  3. Manchester United2–0Aston VillaOld Trafford
  4. Aston Villa0–0Manchester UnitedVilla Park
  5. Aston Villa1–2Manchester UnitedVilla Park

All in the Premier League

Aston Villa vs Manchester United history

Aston Villa have won one of the last five, with one drawn. Manchester United last won at Villa Park on 11 February 2024, by 2-1. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Manchester United hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, sixteen meetings.

Villa Park

Aston Villa play at Villa Park in Birmingham. The ground holds 42,824. Manchester United have won there four times in eight visits, most recently in February 2024. Aston Villa have won two of those, with two drawn. The pitch is grass.

Last meeting: Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa, March 2026

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Manchester United, 4-2-3-1
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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
Manchester United crest
Manchester UnitedFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 31Senne LammensG
  2. 2Diogo DalotD
  3. 15Leny YoroD
  4. 5Jacob MaguireD
  5. 23Luke ShawD
  6. 18CasemiroM
  7. 37Kobbie MainooM
  8. 16Amad DialloM
  9. 8Bruno FernandesM
  10. 10Matheus CunhaM
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoF

Bench

  1. 1Altay BayındırG
  2. 7Mason MountM
  3. 3Noussair MazraouiD
  4. 11Joshua ZirkzeeF
  5. 12Tyrell MalaciaD
  6. 25Manuel UgarteM
  7. 30Benjamin ŠeškoF
  8. 39T. FletcherM
  9. 26Ayden HeavenD

Coach: Michael Carrick

Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 23Damián MartínezG
  2. 26Lamare BogardeD
  3. 4Ezri KonsaD
  4. 5Tyrone MingsD
  5. 12Lucas DigneD
  6. 24Amadou OnanaM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyM
  8. 27Morgan RogersM
  9. 7John McGinnM
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaM
  11. 11Oliver WatkinsF

Bench

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 3Victor LindelöfD
  3. 31Leon BaileyF
  4. 14Pau TorresD
  5. 21Douglas LuizM
  6. 22Ian MaatsenD
  7. 9Harvey ElliottM
  8. 18Tammy AbrahamF
  9. 16Andrés GarcíaD

Coach: Unai Emery

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 15 March 2026 in the Premier League. Manchester United won 3-1. Casemiro, Ross Barkley and Matheus Cunha and 1 other scored.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United lineups — common questions

When is Aston Villa vs Manchester United?
Aston Villa vs Manchester United kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 16 January 2027 at Villa Park in Birmingham. The match is Matchweek 21 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Aston Villa vs Manchester United match?
In the meeting before this one, Manchester United won 3-1 on 15 March 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Aston Villa won 2-1 on 21 December 2025 in the Premier League. Aston Villa have won 3 of the 29 meetings between the clubs and Manchester United have won 20.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa at Old Trafford

Updated 23 September 2026