Premiership · Matchday 24
Manchester United v Aston Villa
3–1
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 22nd January 2005 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (8'), Louis Saha (69') and Paul Scholes (70') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–0
- 25' Roy Keane
- 27' Mathieu Berson
- 37' Liam Ridgewell
- 38' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 45' Lee Hendrie
- 45' Quinton Fortune for Fletcher
- Half Time
- 51' Jlloyd Samuel
- 53' Gareth Barry 1–1
- 69' Louis Saha 2–1
- 70' Paul Scholes 3–1
- 73' Nolberto Solano
- 73' John O'Shea for Scholes
- 73' Ryan Giggs for Rooney
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Aston Villa Lineup
Starting XI
1 Thomas Sorensen G
2 Mark Delaney D
3 Jlloyd Samuel D
4 Olof Mellberg D
6 Gareth Barry D ⚽
7 Lee Hendrie M
9 Juan Pablo Angel F
11 Nolberto Solano M
16 Mathieu Berson M
19 Liam Ridgewell D
24 Steven Davis M
Substitutes
12 Thomas Hitzlsperger on
13 Stefan Postma
15 Ulises De la Cruz on
18 Carlton Cole
22 Luke Moore on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David O'Leary
Aston Villa
Match Information
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 161 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 161 times: 78W 35D 48L.
4 Jan 2004 W 2–1 FAC 15 May 2004 W 2–0 PL 28 Dec 2004 W 1–0 PL
22 Jan 2005 W 3–1 This match
20 Aug 2005 W 1–0 PL 17 Dec 2005 W 2–0 PL 23 Dec 2006 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →