Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
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Aston Villa have been relegated to English football's second tier for the first time since 1987 after defeat at Manchester United.
Marcus Rashford scored the only goal, sweeping Antonio Valencia's cut-back through goalkeeper Brad Guzan's legs.
Villa were second best for much of the game, though they did hit a post late on through Rudy Gestede's volley.
It was a ninth straight loss for the visitors and left them 15 points from safety with only four matches left.
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Line-ups
Man Utd
- 1de Gea
- 25A Valencia
- 12Smalling
- 17Blind
- 5Rojo
- 28Schneiderlin
- 8MataSubstituted forFosu-Mensahat 90'minutes
- 27Fellaini
- 10RooneySubstituted forLingardat 67'minutes
- 7Depay
- 39RashfordSubstituted forMartialat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Martial
- 18Young
- 20Romero
- 33McNair
- 35Lingard
- 36Darmian
- 51Fosu-Mensah
Aston Villa
- 1Guzan
- 21Hutton
- 16Lescott
- 6Clark
- 43Cissokho
- 7Bacuna
- 15Westwood
- 9Sinclair
- 8Gueye
- 18RichardsonBooked at 65minsSubstituted forGestedeat 82'minutes
- 19J Ayew
Substitutes
- 4Richards
- 24Sánchez
- 25Gil
- 31Bunn
- 38Lyden
- 39Gestede
- 40Grealish
- Referee:
- Kevin Friend
- Attendance:
- 75,411
Match Stats
Home TeamMan UtdAway TeamAston Villa
- Possession
- Home66%
- Away34%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away1
- Corners
- Home14
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away10
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
Full Time
Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
Offside, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Martial with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Hutton with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Juan Mata.
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joleon Lescott (Aston Villa).
Offside, Manchester United. Juan Mata tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
Foul by Marcos Rojo (Manchester United).
Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Morgan Schneiderlin.
Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jesse Lingard.
Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Aston Villa. Rudy Gestede replaces Kieran Richardson.
Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Memphis Depay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind following a corner.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marcus Rashford.
Foul by Antonio Valencia (Manchester United).
Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Daley Blind (Manchester United) because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Wayne Rooney.
Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Booking
Kieran Richardson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Memphis Depay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kieran Richardson (Aston Villa).
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
Attempt saved. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Scott Sinclair.
Foul by Daley Blind (Manchester United).
Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcos Rojo.
Offside, Manchester United. Juan Mata tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kieran Richardson.
Chris Smalling (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Mata.
Second Half
Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
Half Time
First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Memphis Depay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
Attempt saved. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Mata.
Goal!
Goal! Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Valencia following a set piece situation.
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa).
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Aly Cissokho.
Attempt missed. Kieran Richardson (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United).