The Birmingham club was stopped by PSG in the Champions League playoffs last spring. However, they missed out on fifth place in the Premier League to Newcastle on tie-breakers, which was disappointing. Perhaps because of this, they had a tough start after the summer break, losing in the League Cup and struggling in the first rounds. But they soon regained their form, even managing to beat Arsenal—and also West Ham in the last round. In the Europa League, the English side performed well, also picking up a win against Basel.
Even after changing managers, United failed to improve much under Ruben Amorim. They finished 15th in the Premier League with 42 points and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham. Their struggles continued after the summer break, notably being knocked out of the League Cup by Grimsby. In the league, they have not managed to win even half of their matches. After thrashing Wolverhampton, they were held to a draw by Bournemouth.
Watkins and company average 1.56 goals scored and concede 1.06 per game. Under Ruben Amorim, United average 1.88 goals scored and 1.63 conceded per match.
Aston Villa have won nine matches in a row
50% of Aston Villa’s games end with goals from both teams, with an average total of 2.63 goals per match
Manchester United have won just one of their last five matches
75% of Manchester United’s games end with goals from both teams, with an average total of 3.5 goals per match.
Aston Villa (probable lineup): MartÃnez – Maatsen, Pau Torres, Konsa, Cash – Onana, Kamara, Rogers, Tielemans, McGinn – Watkins.
Manchester United (probable lineup): Lammens – Shaw, Heven, Mazraoui – Diogo Dalot, Matheus Cunha, Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Diallo – Zirkzee.
