Aston Villa vs Manchester United Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Villa Park Date: 11th Febuary 2024 Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT
Manchester United will travel to Villa Park this Sunday to face Aston Villa in Round 24 of the 2023/24 Premier League season. After a whirlwind 2023 that saw Unai Emery’s side sit just behind Manchester City as the team with the most points in the year with 85 points from 42 league games, Villa have started 2024 poorly. The hosts have won just one league game this year (D1, L1), leaving them now trailing league leaders Liverpool by five points. They are in danger of missing out on the top four unless they rectify their recent form which has seen them win just once in their last five games (D2, L2). The most frustrating thing over those five games was they lost their incredible home record. The hosts were cruising at home earlier this season, winning a club-record 15 games on the bounce at their famous home ground. But since they beat Arsenal here 1-0, they have failed to win in three home games (D1, L2), with the most recent being a 3-1 loss to Chelsea in the FA Cup. So the visit from United will not only be a quest to return to winning ways in the league, but a quest to make Villa Park a fortress again. Taking maximum points here will preserve their place in the top four, crucially putting them eleven points ahead of United and helping them end a three-game losing run against the Red Devils. Erik ten Hag’s men have enjoyed their recent games against Aston Villa, with their 3-2 win over Emery’s men in the reverse fixture on Boxing Day one of the key turning points in United’s season. Since that comeback win in December, the visitors have lost just once, winning four of their last six games (D1), including the last three where they scored 3+ goals. The last in that series was a professional 3-0 win over West Ham. So a trip to Villa Park should not scare them as they attempt to move up the league table and qualify for a place in Europe next season. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 19, 2024
Arsenal
16:00
Everton
Brentford
16:00
Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov…
16:00
Manchester United
Burnley
16:00
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
16:00
Aston Villa
Liverpool
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Luton Town
16:00
Fulham
Manchester City
16:00
West Ham United
Sheffield United
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
37
27
7
3
93
33
+60
88
2
Arsenal
37
27
5
5
89
28
+61
86
3
Liverpool
37
23
10
4
84
41
+43
79
4
Aston Villa
37
20
8
9
76
56
+20
68
5
Tottenham Hotspur
37
19
6
12
71
61
+10
63
6
Chelsea
37
17
9
11
75
62
+13
60
7
Newcastle United
37
17
6
14
81
60
+21
57
8
Manchester United
37
17
6
14
55
58
-3
57
9
West Ham United
37
14
10
13
59
71
-12
52
10
Brighton & Hov…
37
12
12
13
55
60
-5
48
11
AFC Bournemouth
37
13
9
15
53
65
-12
48
12
Crystal Palace
37
12
10
15
52
58
-6
46
13
Wolverhampton Wanderers
37
13
7
17
50
63
-13
46
14
Fulham
37
12
8
17
51
59
-8
44
15
Everton
37
13
9
15
39
49
-10
40
16
Brentford
37
10
9
18
54
61
-7
39
17
Nottingham Forest
37
8
9
20
47
66
-19
29
18
Luton Town
37
6
8
23
50
81
-31
26
19
Burnley
37
5
9
23
40
76
-36
24
20
Sheffield United
37
3
7
27
35
101
-66
16
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