Manchester United saw their recent good form end in miserable fashion as they were beaten 3-1 by Aston Villa in the Premier League last weekend.
Unai Emery celebrated his first game in charge with an impressive victory at Villa Park against a team that had gone nine matches unbeaten in all competitions and conceded just once from open play since October 6.
These sides meet again this week in the EFL Cup, as Erik ten Hag gets his first taste of knockout football in England. It will be their penultimate match before the break for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
What time is Manchester United vs Aston Villa?
Manchester United play host to Aston Villa at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. It kicks off at 8 p.m. GMT on Thursday, November 10.
UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
Date | Thurs, November 10 | Thurs, November 10 | Thurs, November 10 | Fri, November 11 |
Time | 20:00 GMT | 15:00 ET | 15:00 ET | 07:00 AEDT |
Manchester United vs Aston Villa live stream, TV channel
UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
TV channel | Sky Sports Football/Sky Sports Main Event | — | — | beIN SPORTS 3 |
Stream | Sky GO, NOW TV | ESPN+ | fuboTV, DAZN | beIN SPORTS Connect, Kayo Sports, Optus Sport |
UK: The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports and is available to stream via Sky GO or NOW TV.
USA: Fans can stream the match via ESPN+.
Canada: The match is available to watch through fuboTV and DAZN.
Australia: beIN SPORTS 3 will broadcast the match, which is also available to stream through beIN SPORTS Connect, Kayo Sports, and Optus Sport.
Manchester United vs Aston Villa lineups
Ten Hag is expected to make some changes to his side before the league game at Fulham on Sunday. There could be a debut in goal for Martin Dubravka, while youngsters such as Alejandro Garnacho, Shola Shoretire, Anthony Elanga and Zidane Iqbal could feature.
Anthony Martial will hope to play after returning from injury as a substitute at Villa Park. Diogo Dalot will likely keep his place as he is suspended for the Fulham trip.
Manchester United predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Dubravka (GK) — Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia — McTominay, Fred — Garnacho, Fernandes, Elanga — Martial
Emery could also choose to mix up his side. Leander Dendoncker and Jan Bednarek are cup-tied, but Ashley Young might be given a start against his old club.
Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-4-2): Martinez (GK) — Young, Mings, Chambers, Cash — Buendia, McGinn, Kamara, Ramsey — Ings, Watkins
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Manchester United vs Aston Villa betting odds, prediction
Villa’s 3-1 win last weekend was their first league defeat at Villa Park since 1995, and they have only beaten the Red Devils on two other occasions in all competitions in the past 23 years. However, one of those was a 1-0 league win last September.
In other words, United are expected to recover from last weekend’s setback and progress to the next round but, given Ten Hag will likely make changes and the fact that Villa are suddenly high in confidence, there is little guarantee of a home win.
Prediction: This will be a competitive and probably low-scoring tie. United have been miserly at the back for much of the past few weeks but have not exactly been blowing teams away in attack. We’re going for a 1-0 home win.
Odds shown are over 90 minutes
UK (Sky Bet) |
USA (BetMGM) |
Canada (Sports Interaction) |
Australia (Ladbrokes) |
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Man United Win | 4/7 | 58/100 | 1.58 | 1.62 |
Draw | 3/1 | 29/10 | 3.75 | 3.90 |
Aston Villa Win | 19/4 | 17/4 | 5.00 | 5.25 |
Over 2.5 Goals | 8/11 | 3/4 | 1.77 | 1.73 |
Both Teams to Score | 8/11 | 82/100 | 1.77 | 1.75 |
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