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Manchester United vs Aston Villa

Premier League · Sunday 8 November 2026, 16:30 UTC · Old Trafford, Manchester

Manchester United · Aston Villa · Premier League predictions

Manchester United welcome Aston Villa at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday 8 November 2026 (16:30 UTC) in the Premier League. Manchester United are 17th in the table with 7 points from 9, while Aston Villa sit 10th on 12 points after 9 matches.

Manchester United come into the game with a L-L-D-D-D run in the league (0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Aston Villa's recent sequence reads D-W-W-D-W. Over their last 6, Manchester United have scored 0.5 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 1 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Aston Villa average 1.7 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Manchester United have 5 wins to Aston Villa's 3 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 15 Mar 2026, ended Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa.

Manchester United list 4 absentees, including Patrick Dorgu (injury), Benjamin Sesko (injury) and Noussair Mazraoui (injury). Patrick Dorgu has featured heavily in recent matches. Aston Villa are without Amadou Onana (injury), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (injury) and Matteo Ruggeri (injury). Chris Kavanagh is the appointed referee. Across 199 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.7 yellow cards per game and 0.2 penalties per game, and home sides won 44% of those games.

Bookmaker prices give Manchester United a slight edge. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.