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Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League home games (W5 D4 L1).
Villa have won none of their last 15 Premier League home games against Man Utd (D6 L9).
Overall, Aston Villa have only won one of their last 31 Premier League games against Man Utd. (W1 D9 L21).
Man Utd have won 11 times at Villa Park in the Premier League, only at Everton (14 wins) have they come away with three points more often from an opponent’s ground.
Nemanja Vidic scored in both matches against Aston Villa last season.
United are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League away games (W4 D3).
In three of the last four games against Aston Villa at Villa Park, Man Utd have conceded first but have come back to win one and draw two. (The other match finished 0-0).
Man Utd have conceded 77% of the goals they have shipped in the second half, the highest proportion in the top division.
This is Aston Villa’s worst start to a season since 2005-06 when they had 12 points after 13 matches and finished 16th.
Manchester United have only ever had more points at this stage in three of the 19 Premier League campaigns (2003-04 (34), 1993-94 (31) and 2006-07 (34)).
GOALS
Jones, 18 Mins.
Team News: Man Utd
Lindegaard
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Carrick-Jones
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Hernandez.
Subs: De Gea, Evans, Giggs, Park, Welbeck, Fletcher, Valencia.
Dimitar Berbatov will miss Manchester United's trip to Aston Villa with an ankle injury picked up in the midweek Carling Cup defeat by Crystal Palace. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson said the Bulgaria striker's injury is not serious but also revealed Brazilian twins Rafael and Fabio da Silva - who also picked up knocks against Palace - will miss out.
Danny Welbeck is a doubt with a muscle strain while Anderson (knee), Michael Owen (thigh) and Tom Cleverley (ankle) are longer-term absentees.
Aston Villa
Given
Hutton, Dunne, Collins, Warnock
Jenas, Herd, Bannan,
Albrighton, Bent, Agbonlahor.
Subs: Ireland, Delph, Heskey, Petrov, Clark, Guzan, Cuellar.
Aston Villa skipper Stiliyan Petrov is back. The Bulgaria international missed Sunday's goalless draw at Swansea with a hamstring problem but has resumed training.
Fellow midfielder Stephen Ireland is also in contention after missing the trip to Wales with a foot injury suffered in training. Defender Eric Lichaj (hip) remains the only long-term casualty.
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A. Villa 0-1 Man Utd Post Match Thread
posted on 3/12/11
The Arsenal Dog Walking Service - Not Guaranteed To Hold On To The Lead - Gervinho's Loyal Defender# (U6563)
We played aston villa and newcastle and both teams looked like amateurs. Is our defence the best. We just need to be more clinical or more decisive.
Teams are throwing themselves to the ground to get a penalty while it is 1-0 these days.
posted on 3/12/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcbwiAr-xM
posted on 3/12/11
the lack of cohesion in the final third should be big worry. Good performance but Villa were pitiful, Utd were equally as bad in front of goal.
posted on 3/12/11
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posted on 3/12/11
Can't say I'm suprised. I was expecting a 1-1, would have been if Villa showed abit more ambition, but Utd...well 3 points but my word the second half performance was painful to watch.
posted on 3/12/11
Ruiney thats the one!
posted on 3/12/11
that's us played all of the current top 10 in our first 14 games
posted on 3/12/11
comment by BillyBobTaunton (U4886)
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How old are you? Some of the cr@p posted by you I would've thought you were a teenage, NEET, WUM.
posted on 3/12/11
Villa were very lame, good win but United should have been able to get more than one goal.
posted on 3/12/11
the barca match is excellent
on Sky4