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Premier League: Aston Villa 1 – 3 Manchester United

Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani scored the goals as Manchester United came from behind to win 3-1 at Aston Villa and stop Manchester City from being confirmed as champions.

After his earlier shot was deflected over, Bertrand Traore struck for Villa with a brilliant strike into the top-right corner from an acute angle on on 24 minutes.

Seven minutes after the break, Douglas Luiz fouled Paul Pogba, allowing Fernandes to stroke in the penalty to level. It was the 113th penalty taken this season, breaking the all-time competition record of 112 previously set in 2006/07.

Four minutes later, United were ahead when Greenwood turned sharply in the penalty area and arrowed a shot in the near post. 

Cavani’s glancing header from Marcus Rashford’s cross sealed United’s win before Ollie Watkins was sent off for a second bookable offence.

The win means second-placed Man Utd have claimed 31 points from losing positions this season. They are 10 points behind leaders Man City with a match in hand.

Aston Villa drop to 11th on 48 points.

Cavani has scored three goals and assisted one in his last four PL matches
Cavani has scored three goals and assisted one in his last four PL matches

What Next ?

  • Aston Villa will host Everton at home on 13 May.
  • Manchester United will host Leicester City at Old Trafford on 11 May.

Match Stats

Aston Villa Manchester United
41.1Possession %58.9
5Shots on target7
11Shots18
546Touches725
375Passes548
14Tackles10
20Clearances19
5Corners6
1Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
13Fouls conceded18
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Completed Masters in Thermal Engineering from Anna University, India. Worked as CFD engineer with BOSCH GMBH. Now beat writer for bleachersnews.com. Passionate about F1,NBA,MLB and Football. Favorite player is Kobe Bryant and favorite sports team in Los Angeles Lakers.

2 COMMENTS

  1. […] Cavani has scored 15 goals in his first season with this season and has been instrumental in our European and Premier League campaigns. He also have 20 goals involvement for United this season. Sout American’s last goal for United before signing contract extension was a stunning Cavani trademark header in 3-1 win over Aston Villa. […]

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