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Man United 1-0 Aston Villa - August 20, 2005 / Premier League 2005/2006

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Premier League 2005/2006 - Round 2

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

August 20, 2005

67 934

1 - 0

Aston Villa

Ruud van Nistelrooy

64'

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20' - Substitution Jlloyd Samuelis substituted by Eric Djemba-Djemba

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58' - Substitution John O'Sheais substituted by Gabriel Heinze photo Cristiano Ronaldo

58' - Substitution Ji-sung Parkis substituted by Cristiano Ronaldo58

64' - Goal Ruud van Nistelrooy64

72' - Substitution Ulises de la Cruzis substituted by Nolberto Solano photo Luke Moore

72' - Substitution Peter Whittinghamis substituted by Luke Moore

78' - Substitution Wayne Rooneyis substituted by Alan Smith78

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

1 - 0

Aston Villa

Man United Aston Villa

Team line-ups

Man United

19 Van der Sar

Edwin Van der Sar

Netherlands

B.date29/10/1970

Age34 years

H1m97

positionGoalkeeper

5 Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand

England

B.date07/11/1978

Age26 years

H1m95

positionCentral defender

27 Silvestre

Mikaël Silvestre

France

B.date09/08/1977

Age28 years

H1m83

positionLeft central defender

22 O'Shea58

John O'Shea

Republic of Ireland

B.date30/04/1981

Age24 years

H1m90

positionRight full-back

2 Neville

Gary Neville

England

B.date18/02/1975

Age30 years

H1m79

positionRight full-back

Keane

Roy Keane

Republic of Ireland

B.date10/08/1971

Age34 years

H1m78

positionDefensive Midfielder

13 Park58

Ji-sung Park

South Korea

B.date25/02/1981

Age24 years

H1m77

positionMidfield

18 Scholes

Paul Scholes

England

B.date16/11/1974

Age30 years

H1m71

positionCentre Midfield

24 Fletcher

Darren Fletcher

Scotland

B.date01/02/1984

Age21 years

H1m83

positionRight central midfielder

8 Rooney78

Wayne Rooney

England

B.date24/10/1985

Age19 years

H1m76

positionStriker

10 van Nistelrooy64

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

B.date01/07/1976

Age29 years

H1m88

positionStriker

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
19	G	Edwin Van der Sar		34	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Rio Ferdinand		26	118	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
27	D	Mikaël Silvestre		28	289	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	D	John O'Shea	58	24	156	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Gary Neville		30	472	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	M	Roy Keane		34	477	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	M	Ji-sung Park	58	24	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Paul Scholes		30	467	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
24	M	Darren Fletcher		21	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	F	Wayne Rooney	78	19	46	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Ruud van Nistelrooy	64	29	175	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

207

Aston Villa

1 Sorensen

Thomas Sorensen

Denmark

B.date12/06/1976

Age29 years

H1m96

positionGoalkeeper

18 Hughes

Aaron Hughes

Northern Ireland

B.date08/11/1979

Age25 years

H1m83

positionRight central defender

4 Mellberg

Olof Mellberg

Sweden

B.date03/09/1977

Age27 years

H1m87

positionRight central defender

19 Ridgewell

Liam Ridgewell

England

B.date21/07/1984

Age21 years

H1m88

positionLeft central defender

3 Samuel20

Jlloyd Samuel

Trinidad and Tobago

B.date29/03/1981

Age24 years

H1m80

positionLeft full-back

15 de la Cruz72

Ulises de la Cruz

Ecuador

B.date08/02/1974

Age31 years

H1m78

positionRight full-back

Whittingham72

Peter Whittingham

England

B.date08/09/1984

Age20 years

H1m78

positionLeft central midfielder

6 Barry

Gareth Barry

England

B.date23/02/1981

Age24 years

H1m85

positionLeft central midfielder

8 McCann

Gavin McCann

England

B.date10/01/1978

Age27 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

12 Davis

Steven Davis

Northern Ireland

B.date01/01/1985

Age20 years

H1m73

positionPlaymaker

9 Angel

Juan Pablo Angel

Colombia

B.date24/10/1975

Age29 years

H1m83

positionStriker

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Thomas Sorensen		29	86	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	D	Aaron Hughes		25	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Olof Mellberg		27	154	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	D	Liam Ridgewell		21	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Jlloyd Samuel	20	24	173	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Ulises de la Cruz	72	31	92	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	M	Peter Whittingham	72	20	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Gareth Barry		24	274	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Gavin McCann		27	60	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	M	Steven Davis		20	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Juan Pablo Angel		29	143	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

101

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
	D	Gabriel Heinze	58	27	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M	Alan Smith	78	24	44	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	F	Cristiano Ronaldo	58	20	92	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
	D	Nolberto Solano	72	30	51	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	M	Eric Djemba-Djemba	20	24	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	F	Luke Moore	72	19	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Liam Ridgewell

Martin Laursen

OUT

Ulises de la Cruz

Nolberto Solano

OUT

Peter Whittingham

Kevin Phillips

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Alex Ferguson

1043

Success rate in this team:

57 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

56 %

Ferguson vs Aston Villa

24 victories

12 draws

6 losses

Latest figure on August 20, 2005

Ferguson vs O'Leary

11 victories

3 draws

0 loss

Latest figure on August 20, 2005

Manager

Age

Match num

David O'Leary

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

46 %

O'Leary vs Man United

0 victory

3 draws

11 losses

Latest figure on August 20, 2005

O'Leary vs Ferguson

0 victory

3 draws

11 losses

Latest figure on August 20, 2005

Referee

Philip Dowd

20 victories	7 draws	12 losses	Man United39 matches	General total	Aston Villa30 matches	7 victories	9 draws	14 losses
1 victory	0 draw	2 losses	Man United3 matches	Season total	Aston Villa3 matches	0 victory	1 draw	2 losses
Latest figure on February 16, 2015					Latest figure on November 24, 2014

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Comments

Key figures

Man United keeps its 20 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Aston Villa in Premier League running (since 13/01/1996). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 04/02/1995 (11 matches)

End of streak for Man United after 4 consecutive matches without a win vs Aston Villa at home in Premier League (since 01/01/1929). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/12/1920 (2 matches)

Man United keeps its 7 consecutive wins vs Aston Villa running (since 15/03/2003). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 25/09/1948 (5 matches)

Read the next 31 key stats

General ranking

+4	1	Tottenham	6 pts	2 rd
	2	Charlton	6 pts	2 rd
+1	3	Manchester United	6 pts	2 rd
-3	4	West Ham	4 pts	2 rd
+5	5	Manchester City	4 pts	2 rd

General ranking

+7	10	Blackburn	3 pts	2 rd
-4	11	Bolton Wanderers	1 pt	1 rd
-4	12	Aston Villa	1 pt	2 rd
-4	13	Fulham	1 pt	2 rd
-2	14	Birmingham City	1 pt	2 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester United 1-0 Fulham19/03/2005

DManchester United 0-0 Blackburn02/04/2005

VManchester United 2-1 Newcastle United24/04/2005

DManchester United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion07/05/2005

LManchester United 1-3 Chelsea10/05/2005

VManchester United 3-0 Debrecen VSC09/08/2005

Overall

DManchester United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion07/05/2005

LManchester United 1-3 Chelsea10/05/2005

VSouthampton 1-2 Manchester United15/05/2005

DArsenal 0-0 Manchester United21/05/2005

VManchester United 3-0 Debrecen VSC09/08/2005

VEverton 0-2 Manchester United13/08/2005

Current form

Away

VPortsmouth 1-2 Aston Villa12/02/2005

LBirmingham City 2-0 Aston Villa20/03/2005

VNewcastle United 0-3 Aston Villa02/04/2005

VSouthampton 2-3 Aston Villa16/04/2005

LTottenham 5-1 Aston Villa01/05/2005

LLiverpool 2-1 Aston Villa15/05/2005

Overall

DAston Villa 0-0 Charlton20/04/2005

DAston Villa 1-1 Bolton Wanderers23/04/2005

LTottenham 5-1 Aston Villa01/05/2005

LAston Villa 1-2 Manchester City07/05/2005

LLiverpool 2-1 Aston Villa15/05/2005

DAston Villa 2-2 Bolton Wanderers13/08/2005

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	1	4
Drawless streak	2	2
Scoring streak	4	2
Invincibility streak	1	3

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	0	1
Loosing streak	2	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	2	6
Drawless streak	6	0
Scoring streak	4	5
Conceding streak	3	5

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

4	General ranking (Competition total)	8
14	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	347
3	FBDB index ranking (National)	13

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	1
0	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
1	Victories (Competition total)	0
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

2	Goals scored (Competition total)	2
0	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
0	Goals conceded (Competition total)	2
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2
0	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
0	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	2
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	1
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
0	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

1	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

	Ruud van Nistelrooy	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Kevin Phillips
	Ruud van Nistelrooy	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Kevin Phillips

Historical head to head

Home

77 matches

50 v

17 d

10 l

162 gf

67 ga

Away

80 matches

27 v

18 d

35 l

119 gf

150 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

0 v

0 d

2 l

2 gf

5 ga

Total

159 matches

77 v

35 d

47 l

283 gf

222 ga

Historical head to head

Home

80 matches

35 v

18 d

27 l

150 gf

119 ga

Away

77 matches

10 v

17 d

50 l

67 gf

162 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

2 v

0 d

0 l

5 gf

2 ga

Total

159 matches

47 v

35 d

77 l

222 gf

283 ga

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 0	October 24, 1964
Home	7 - 0	October 24, 1964

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 0	December 27, 1930
Away	6 - 0	March 14, 1914

Latest head to head

January 22, 2005 - Premier League 2004/2005

Man United

3 - 1

Aston Villa logo Aston Villa

December 28, 2004 - Premier League 2004/2005

Aston Villa

0 - 1

Man United

May 15, 2004 - Premier League 2003/2004

Aston Villa

0 - 2

Man United

January 04, 2004 - FA Cup 2003/2004

Aston Villa

1 - 2

Man United

December 06, 2003 - Premier League 2003/2004

Man United

4 - 0

Aston Villa logo Aston Villa

Best historical scorers against Aston Villa

Mark Hughes	9 goals	1985 - 1994
Tommy Taylor	8 goals	1956 - 1957
Bobby Charlton	6 goals	1957 - 1966
Sammy McIlroy	6 goals	1975 - 1981
Denis Law	6 goals	1964 - 1967
Ruud van Nistelrooy	6 goals	2002 - 2004

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/12/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

Peter Withe	7 goals	1980 - 1984
Andy Gray	5 goals	1975 - 1977
Dalian Atkinson	4 goals	1992 - 1994
Gordon Cowans	4 goals	1980 - 1988
Julian Joachim	3 goals	1998 - 1999
Bobby Thomson	3 goals	1960 - 1963

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/12/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Aston Villa

Ryan Giggs	25 matches	1992 - 2005
Denis Irwin	23 matches	1990 - 2002
Bill Foulkes	21 matches	1956 - 1967
Gary Neville	20 matches	1995 - 2005
Roy Keane	19 matches	1993 - 2005
Paul Scholes	19 matches	1994 - 2005

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/12/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Gordon Cowans	18 matches	1978 - 1991
Allan Evans	16 matches	1979 - 1988
Nigel Spink	16 matches	1983 - 1994
Gareth Barry	15 matches	1998 - 2005
Paul McGrath	15 matches	1989 - 1996
Alan Wright	15 matches	1995 - 2003

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/12/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Peter Schmeichel

398 matches

36 matches

1991 - 2002

Paul McGrath

204 matches

286 matches

1982 - 1996

Dwight Yorke

152 matches

270 matches

1990 - 2002

Ronny Johnsen

150 matches

56 matches

1996 - 2004

John Gidman

123 matches

141 matches

1972 - 1986

Colin Gibson

97 matches

197 matches

1978 - 1990

Total : 14 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/10/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Paul McGrath

204 matches

286 matches

1982 - 1996

Dwight Yorke

152 matches

270 matches

1990 - 2002

Jimmy Rimmer

46 matches

244 matches

1968 - 1982

Mark Bosnich

38 matches

223 matches

1990 - 2000

Colin Gibson

97 matches

197 matches

1978 - 1990

Dion Dublin

17 matches

190 matches

1992 - 2004

Total : 14 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/10/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

August 20, 2005

Charlton

1 0

Wigan

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August 21, 2005

Bolton Wanderers

0 1

Everton

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Chelsea

1 0

Arsenal

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Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
+41	Tottenham	6	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
2	Charlton	6	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
+13	Manchester United	6	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
-34	West Ham	4	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
+55	Manchester City	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
+76	West Bromwich Albion	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
+77	Liverpool	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
-58	Arsenal	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
-39	Chelsea	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
+710	Blackburn	3	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1
-411	Bolton Wanderers	1	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
-412	Aston Villa	1	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1
-413	Fulham	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
-214	Birmingham City	1	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
+515	Newcastle United	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2
-516	Middlesbrough	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2
+217	Everton	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
-318	Wigan	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2
-119	Portsmouth	0	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3
-420	Sunderland	0	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3

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Man United 1-0 Aston Villa - August 20, 2005 / Premier League 2005/2006

Man United

1 - 0

Aston Villa

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Ferguson vs Aston Villa

Ferguson vs O'Leary

Manager

O'Leary vs Man United

O'Leary vs Ferguson

Referee

Videos

Comments

Key figures

General ranking

General ranking

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against Aston Villa

Best historical scorers against Man United

Players with most games played vs Aston Villa

Players with most games played vs Man United

They played in both sides

They played in both sides

Competition info

The other matches

Post-match general ranking