Manchester United (h) Preview
- James
- 9 hours ago
- 3 min read

Match Details:
Match: #5806
Season: 2025-26
Matchday: #24
League Game: #17
Manager Game: #164
Date: Sunday, 21 December 2025
Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Michael Oliver | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2010-
Kick off: 4.30pm
Fixture History:
Villa’s 99th Home meeting with Manchester United
Home 🕒 98 | 🟩 36 | 🟨 24 | 🟥 38 | ⚽ 164 | 🥅 153 |
Villa’s 179th League meeting with Manchester United
League 🕒 178 | 🟩 45 | 🟨 41 | 🟥 92 | ⚽ 227 | 🥅 323 |
Villa’s 201st meeting with Manchester United
Total 🕒 200 | 🟩 51 | 🟨 43 | 🟥 106 | ⚽ 256 | 🥅 368 |
Villa’s last 5 results vs. Manchester United:
Old Trafford Bramall controversy costs Villa the game and UCL
🟥 25 May 2025, Villa 0-2 United
Full Match Report: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/5782
Solid Villa performance ends. How many times have Villa put in a shift like that and come out unlucky losers against United?
🟨 6 Oct 2024, Villa 0-0 United, Villa Park
Full Match Report: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/5735
The most undeserved defeat in living memory.
🟥 11 Feb 2024, Villa 1-2 United, Villa Park
Full Match Report: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/5705
2-0 up to 2-3 down
🟥 26 Dec 2023, Villa 2-3 United, Old Trafford
Full Match Report: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/5697
Evenly matched defeat
🟥 30 Apr 2023, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
Full Match Report: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/5665
Last Win:
Unai lands
🟩 6 Nov 2022, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
Full Match Report: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/5643
What could happen:
Matty Cash 🇵🇱 could make his 150th Premier League start for Villa
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/matty-cash
Lucas Digne 🇫🇷 could make his 125th Premier League appearance for Villa
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/lucas-digne
Ezri Konsa 🏴 could make his 260th appearance for Villa
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/ezri-konsa
Boubacar Kamara 🇫🇷 could make his 85th Premier League appearance for Villa
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/boubacar-kamara
Amadou Onana 🇧🇪 could make his 50th appearance for Villa
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/amadou-onana
Lamare Bogarde 🇳🇱 could make his 20th Premier League appearance for Villa
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/lamare-bogarde
Villa could open a ten point gap to United or United could close the gap to four.
Referee History:
Michael Oliver's 40th game in charge.
Villa lose nearly one in two of those.
Villa receive on average 1.85 cards per game from Oliver, compared to 1.54 for the opposition
Oliver has awarded two penalties to Villa in 39 games and four to opponents
Villa have won four of their last five games officiated by Oliver
Referee: Michael Oliver | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2010-
🕒 39 | 🟩 W13 | 🟨 D7 | 🟥 L19 |
🕒 39 | 🟩 33% | 🟨 18% | 🟥 49% |
Cards 🟨 69 | 🟥 3 | 1.85 |
Opposition Cards 🟨 56 | 🟥 4 | 1.54 |
Penalty ⚽ 2 | 🥅 4 |
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Michael Oliver has refereed Villa vs. Manchester United twice before, losing both.
Michael Oliver has never refereed Villa vs. Manchester United at Villa Park
🟥 10 Jan 2022, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford
FA Cup
🟥 1 Jan 2021, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
Premier League
Full Referee Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/referee/michael-oliver
VAR History:
Peter Bankes' 17th game as VAR in a Villa match
No referee has been VAR more often for Villa
Villa have won nearly 3/4 of games Bankes has been VAR.
Bankes has awarded one penalty to Villa in 16 games and none to opponents
Villa have won three of their last five games VAR'd by Bankes
🕒 16 | 🟩 W11 | 🟨 D2 | 🟥 L3 |
🕒 16 | 🟩 69% | 🟨 12% | 🟥 19% |
Cards 🟨 31 | 🟥 1 | 2.00 |
Opposition Cards 🟨 37 | 🟥 1 | 2.38 |
Penalty ⚽ 1 | 🥅 0 |
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Peter Bankes has never VAR'd Villa vs. Manchester United
