Premiership · Matchday 15
Aston Villa v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday 5th December 1998 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (47') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 46' Ryan Giggs for Blomqvist
- 47' Paul Scholes 0–1
- 55' Julian Joachim 1–1
- 70' Nicky Butt for Cole
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 47'
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
John Gregory
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 145 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 145 times: 65W 33D 47L.
1 Jan 1997 D 0–0 PL 15 Dec 1997 W 1–0 PL 18 Feb 1998 W 2–0 PL
5 Dec 1998 D 1–1 This match
1 May 1999 W 2–1 PL 13 Oct 1999 L 0–3 LC 30 Oct 1999 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →