Aston Villa vs. Man Utd: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Both looking to respond following defeats last time out in the Premier League, Manchester United and Aston Villa lock horns at the Theatre of Dreams on Sunday afternoon.

The Red Devils' unbeaten run at the beginning of the Michael Carrick interim era came to a saddening end last week, when they were defeated by 10-man Newcastle United at St James' Park.

In the Second City, Villa have fallen out of contention for the Premier League title and now face a challenging even qualifying for the Champions League, with Chelsea and Liverpool snapping at their heels.

There was some respite for the Villans in the form of a continental clash on Thursday, when they secured a 1-0 win over Lille in the last 16 of the Europa League, meaning that Unai Emery's side possess an important advantage heading into next week's crucial second-leg affair at Villa Park in Birmingham on Thursday night.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Manchester United and Aston Villa.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 201

Aston Villa wins: 52

Draws: 42

Manchester United wins: 107

Man United have faced Villa on 201 occasions in all competitions, and the Red Devils comfortably lead the overall head-to-head, boasting 107 wins to Villa's 52, while there have also been 42 draws.

Incredibly, Villa have only ever won six Premier League matches against Man United, with the Red Devils triumphing in 41 of their 61 fixtures at that level, while there have also been 14 draws.

Man United had been on a four-game winning run against Villa in all competitions, including 3-2 and 2-1 successes in the Premier League during the 2023-24 campaign, before a goalless draw in their meeting at Villa Park in October 2024.

The 20-time English champions then recorded a 2-0 victory on the final day of the 2024-25 Premier League season, as Villa missed out on Champions League qualification.

The Villans got revenge for that devastating defeat in their first matchup of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with Rogers scoring a pair of sensational strikes to lead them to a 2-1 victory at Villa Park.

That was just Aston Villa's third Premier League win against Man United since December 2009, with the club enjoying huge success over Villa during Sir Alex Ferguson's time at the helm.

Villa actually won the first-ever Premier League meeting between the two sides back in November 1992, but as mentioned, there have only been six Villa wins over Man United in the Premier League.

Man United's best run over Villa in the Premier League came between March 2003 and March 2008, when they recorded 11 wins in a row, and they have only lost once at Villa Park in England's top flight since August 1995.

Wayne Rooney is actually the leading goalscorer in this particular fixture, with the Englishman netting 14 times against Villa during his time at Man United.

Ex-Red Devils forward Jack Rowley managed 10 goals, while Cristiano Ronaldo, Mark Hughes and Ruud van Nistelrooy struck nine times against the Lions while representing Man United.