Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United
2025-12-21 · Matchweek 17
· Referee: Michael Oliver · VAR: Peter Bankes
A quiet game for the whistle — 3 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Michael Oliver refereed it
Oliver showed 3 yellow cards against a career average of 3.2, and awarded 6 fouls against an average of 21.9.
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Manchester United | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | M. Rogers | 1-0 |
| 45' | Normal Goal | Manchester United | M. Cunha | 1-1 |
| 57' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | M. Rogers | 2-1 |
| 68' | Yellow Card | Manchester United | Manuel Ugarte | 2-1 |
| 72' | Yellow Card | Manchester United | Diogo Dalot | 2-1 |
| 90+2' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Lamare Bogarde | 2-1 |