English FA Cup

Manchester United vs Aston Villa, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Third Round

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Manchester United
  • 8': Scott McTominay
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Aston Villa

    FA Cup: Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1-0 to advance into fourth round

    Manchester United advanced to fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Monday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 8': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matt Targett.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fred with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
    • 10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 11': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
    • 11': Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 19': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 19': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
    • 20': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 28': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
    • 29': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Raphaël Varane is caught offside.
    • 30': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 31': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Manchester United).
    • 31': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings.
    • 32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
    • 37': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 37': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
    • 38': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
    • 40': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
    • 40': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
    • 43': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
    • 46': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
    • 48': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
    • 50': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
    • 50': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Jacob Ramsey is caught offside.
    • 53': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa.
    • 55': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
    • 55': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
    • 57': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
    • 59': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
    • 61': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
    • 62': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 62': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 64': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
    • 65': Fred (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 67': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David de Gea.
    • 68': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
    • 68': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
    • 69': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 72': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Edinson Cavani.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 74': Offside, Manchester United. Luke Shaw tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Emiliano Buendía.
    • 80': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
    • 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Bruno Fernandes.
    • 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Marcus Rashford.
    • 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene-Bidace replaces Jacob Ramsey.
    • 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Fred.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jaden Philogene-Bidace.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    8 Saves 4
    46.5 Possession 53.5
    13 SHOTS 19
    4 ON GOAL 10
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    282 Accurate Passes 333
    366 Passes 422
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    47 Long Balls 69
    17 Accurate Long Balls 44
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 13
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    18 Interceptions 8
    16 Effective Clearances 12
    16 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: Old Trafford
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 72,911

    Line-Ups

    MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David de Gea (GK)
    19 Raphaël Varane
    2 Victor Lindelöf
    23 Luke Shaw Yellow Card
    20 Diogo Dalot Yellow Card
    18 Bruno Fernandes
    39 Scott McTominay
    17 Fred
    21 Edinson Cavani
    10 Marcus Rashford
    11 Mason Greenwood
    Manchester United Substitutes:
    Tom Heaton, Donny van de Beek, Amad, Anthony Elanga, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alex Telles, Jesse Lingard.

    AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    5 Tyrone Mings
    4 Ezri Konsa
    3 Matt Targett
    2 Matty Cash
    6 Douglas Luiz
    41 Jacob Ramsey Yellow Card
    7 John McGinn
    20 Danny Ings
    10 Emiliano Buendía
    11 Ollie Watkins
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Jed Steer, Cameron Archer, Morgan Sanson, Jaden Philogene, Kortney Hause, Tim Iroegbunam, Viljami Sinisalo, Anwar El Ghazi, Carney Chukwuemeka.

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