Manchester United vs Aston Villa preview, team news, h2h, betting tips

Manchester United vs Aston Villa makes Old Trafford the place to be for African football fans and Premier League lovers on Sunday.

Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo and Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson lead the scoring charts for their clubs in the Premier League, with four and five goals respectively, and both will shape Manchester United vs Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday, November 8.

The stakes are lopsided, because United sit 17th with seven points and Villa sit 10th with 12 points before Matchweek 10, in the last league game for either side before the November international break.

Michael Carrick is under heavy pressure, with his position due to be reviewed during the break, while Unai Emery brings a Villa side that has avoided defeat in five league games.

Match radar: Manchester United vs Aston Villa

Manchester United vs Aston Villa
Competition	Premier League, Matchweek 10
Kickoff	Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 4:30pm GMT (5:30pm Nigerian time)
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester
Where to Watch	SuperSport on DStv and GOtv (Nigeria)
United have gone seven league games without a win, while Villa have not lost any of their last five.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa form and context

United, who could have signed Victor Osimhen in the summer, have won one of their nine league games, a 5-2 home victory over Ipswich Town on August 30, and are winless in the seven since, with four draws and three defeats.

Over their last five league games the Red Devils have scored three goals and conceded eight, a run that ends with a 0-2 defeat at Chelsea and a 0-3 home loss to Bournemouth after three 1-1 draws.

They have not kept a clean sheet in nine league games, which makes the 3-2 Champions League win over Roma on November 3 more striking, as United recovered from 2-0 down inside 17 minutes.

That result ended a nine-game winless run in all competitions, although at Old Trafford United have taken only one win from four league matches, scoring six and conceding seven.

Villa travel with three wins and two draws from their last five league games, scoring nine and conceding six, including a 2-1 home win over Manchester City on October 24.

Their week was harder, with a 3-0 defeat at Barcelona in the Champions League on November 3 following a 3-0 League Cup exit at Bournemouth on October 28.

Away from Villa Park, Emery’s side have won two of four league games, but they have scored only four goals in those four trips, which caps how freely they can expect to attack.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa head-to-head

This is the first league meeting of the 2026-27 season, so there is no reverse fixture yet, but last season finished with a split, as Villa won 2-1 at Villa Park on December 21, 2025.

United responded with a 3-1 home win on March 15, 2026, the most recent meeting between the clubs.

Across all competitions the two sides have met 204 times, with 108 United wins, 53 Villa wins and 43 draws.

At Old Trafford, United have won 24 of 31 Premier League games against Villa, who have won there only twice, both by a 1-0 scoreline, in 2009 and 2021.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa team news and predicted XI

United must manage without Lisandro Martínez, banned for one match after his red card at Chelsea on October 31, and Carlos Baleba, who is out for several weeks with a hamstring injury suffered against Roma.

Harry Maguire limped off against Roma and is a doubt, so Matthijs de Ligt is the cover, while Patrick Dorgu has returned to training and Marcus Rashford, who has missed United’s last four matches with a hip problem, has not been ruled out.

Matheus Cunha is available, because his red card against Roma triggers a UEFA suspension that applies only to the Sporting CP trip on November 25.

For Villa, Matty Cash serves a one-match ban after his fifth league yellow card, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka is a doubt, which is why Lamare Bogarde is expected at right-back.

Manchester United	Aston Villa
Lisandro Martínez: suspended (one match) Carlos Baleba: out (hamstring) Benjamin Šeško: out (shin) Manuel Ugarte: out (cruciate ligament) Luke Shaw: out (muscular) Harry Maguire: doubt Patrick Dorgu: doubt (hamstring) Marcus Rashford: doubt (hip)	Matty Cash: suspended (one match) Aaron Wan-Bissaka: doubt (hamstring) Matteo Ruggeri: out (hamstring) Amadou Onana: out (cruciate ligament)

Manchester United vs Aston Villa star player comparison: Bryan Mbeumo vs Nicolas Jackson

Bryan Mbeumo Forward · Manchester United	Stat	Nicolas Jackson Striker · Aston Villa
4	Goals	5
0	Assists	0
9	Appearances	8
810	Minutes	642

Mbeumo has played 810 minutes across United’s nine league games for his four goals, while Jackson has reached five in eight appearances, including three in his last two league outings.

Jackson, the Senegal forward, arrives with the better recent scoring run, but Mbeumo, the Cameroon international, has the more settled supporting cast around him in United’s attack.

Manchester United vs Aston Villa managers: Michael Carrick and Unai Emery

Michael Carrick, a 45-year-old Englishman, took charge after Rúben Amorim left, first on an interim basis and then as head coach, and his only meeting with Emery ended in that 3-1 win in March.

Emery, 54, has managed Villa since October 2022 and won the Europa League with the club by beating Freiburg in the final.

He will take charge of his 200th Premier League match, yet since beating United in November 2022 he has won only one of seven league meetings.

Tactical preview: How United and Villa could line up

Both sides are expected to start in a 4-2-3-1, which sets Tielemans and Mainoo against Kamara and Goretzka in a midfield contest that will decide who dictates the tempo.

Villa’s weak point is the right flank, where a stand-in full-back faces Cunha and Dalot, and their seven errors leading to goals in all competitions are level with Sunderland for the most this season.

United’s weakness is behind the ball, with no clean sheet in nine league games, and Jackson, who has 21 shots from eight appearances, is the kind of runner who can exploit a patched-up back four. That defensive frailty is a key reason United are being linked with a move for Super Eagles centre-back Calvin Bassey.

The Naija Slip: Manchester United vs Aston Villa tips

Manchester United vs Aston Villa score prediction

Manchester United 2 – 1 Aston Villa

United have the sharper finishers for a home side that has scored six times in four league games, but Villa have enough in attack to reply. Likely scorers: Mbeumo, Cunha; Jackson.