§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 17

Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United

  • Rogers 45'
  • Rogers 57'
  • Cunha 45+3'

21 December 2025

The match in data

Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2–1 on 21 December 2025, on matchday 17 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United), rated 64, thanks above all to 2 big chances created and 3 key passes. Dorgu produced 1.2 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

For Aston Villa, the highest-rated player was Amadou Onana, with 64.

Morgan Rogers scored twice.

64
Player of the match

Patrick Dorgu

Manchester United · 90'

Produced 1.18× and cost 0.35× their position's average

Added
  • 2 big chances created 4.0×
  • 3 key passes 2.5×
  • 13 duels won 2.6×
Took away
  • 1 failed dribble 0.7×
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.9×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Aston Villa
PlayerPositionMinRating
Amadou Onana Midfielder 84 64
Morgan Rogers Midfielder 90 48
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper 90 43
Youri Tielemans Midfielder 90 40
Ezri Konsa Defender 90 39
Ollie Watkins Forward 75 38
John McGinn Midfielder 84 37
Victor Lindelöf Defender 90 36
Ian Maatsen Defender 75 31
Matty Cash Defender 90 25
Boubacar Kamara Midfielder 88 20
Donyell Malen Forward 15 no rating
Lucas Digne Defender 15 no rating
Emiliano Buendía Forward 6 no rating
Evann Guessand Forward 6 no rating
Lamare Bogarde Midfielder 2 no rating
Manchester United
PlayerPositionMinRating
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder 46 67
Patrick Dorgu ★ Forward 90 64
Leny Yoro Defender 84 64
Matheus Cunha Forward 90 61
Luke Shaw Defender 90 59
Lisandro Martínez Defender 44 55
Diogo Dalot Defender 90 51
Ayden Heaven Defender 90 43
Benjamin Sesko Forward 73 43
Manuel Ugarte Midfielder 73 42
Senne Lammens Goalkeeper 90 38
Mason Mount Midfielder 90 31
J. Fletcher Midfielder 17 no rating
Joshua Zirkzee Forward 17 no rating
S. Lacey Forward 6 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Manchester United player won the most duels?

Patrick Dorgu, with 13 duels won. Next: Manuel Ugarte 8, Diogo Dalot 7.

Despite the 2–1 defeat, Patrick Dorgu dominated individual battles with 13 duels won. Patrick Dorgu clearly surpassed Manuel Ugarte, who recorded 8, and Diogo Dalot, who finished with 7.

Which Aston Villa player won the most aerial duels?

Amadou Onana, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Youri Tielemans 3, Ollie Watkins 1.

Amadou Onana controlled the air in the 2–1 victory, winning 5 aerial duels. Youri Tielemans followed with 3, while Ollie Watkins recorded just 1.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Patrick Dorgu, 64
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.