Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Philippe Coutinho equaliser
Follow the reaction as Aston Villa claimed a sensational point against Manchester United
Follow live reaction as Philippe Coutinho scored the equalising goal on his Aston Villa debut to secure a 2-2 draw with Manchester United in the Premier League. United looked set to claim their second win over Steven Gerrard’s side in a week but Coutinho’s introduction changed the game as he set one up and scored another to complete a wild comeback at Villa Park.
Just five days on from knocking Villa out of the FA Cup at Old Trafford, United were handed an early lead as goalkeeper Emi Martinez allowed a Fernandes shot from range through his legs. Villa responded well and David de Gea was forced into a couple of important stops at the other end, and it was the hosts who were on top when Fernandes added his second on 67 minutes.
It came just as Villa were preparing to bring on Coutinho, and the Brazilian had a hand in the hosts pulling a goal back as Jacob Ramsey fired a finish past De Gea with 15 minutes left to play. Coutinho then finished Ramsey’s cross from close range to complete the comeback.
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Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
33 mins: Kevin De Bruyne floats the free kick over towards the back post where Aymeric Laporte is making a run into the six-yard box. He’s tracked by Marcos Alonso who gets to the ball first and sends it behind for a corner.
De Bruyne swings this set piece into the penalty area but Antonio Rudiger is up quickly for Chelsea to head the ball clear.
Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
30 mins: Thomas Tuchel doesn’t look like a happy man on the sidelines. He’s gesturing wildly for his defenders to push up the pitch when Chelsea work the ball up to their forward players. The Blues have found themselves in a couple of good positions in City’s final third but haven’t been able to put a final ball into the box.
Bernardo Silva breaks clear through the inside right and Mateo Kovacic dives in from behind to stop the attack. He brings Bernardo down and goes in the book for his tackle.
Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
27 mins: Close! Sterling attempts to weave around Alonso but isn’t successful this time. Instead he passes the ball inside giving it to Rodri. Rodri flicks the ball into the box towards Grealish who’s put under pressure from Azpilicueta. The ball drops over the top of both players but Joao Cancelo arrives around the back and recovers the ball. He cuts it into the six-yard box but Rudiger is there to clear the danger for Chelsea.
Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
24 mins: Bernardo Silva dribbles inside from the right wing and threads the ball into the right side fo the box. Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling both make decent runs into the area as the ball is played through the legs of Malang Sarr. Sterling isn’t expecting it to reach him and just checks his run allowing the ball to come through to Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
21 mins: Jack Grealish attempts to slip Joao Cancelo free on the left wing but Antonio Rudiger intercepts the ball and draws a foul from Cancelo.
Instead of playing out from the back Kepa Arrizabalaga motions for his teammates to push up the pitch and then boots the free kick into City’s half. The visitors don’t maintain possession for long though and City come at them again.
Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
18 mins: Sterling makes another darting run into the right side of the box but he’s met by a sliding Malang Sarr who puts the ball behind for another corner that Chelsea deal with.
The Blues are playing deeper now when they’re off the ball, City are controlling possession.
Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
15 mins: Sterling is having the better of things against Alonso on the right wing. He breezes around the defender once again and flicks a cross into the box, Azpilicueta heads it out as far as Joao Cancelo whose shot from range gets deflected behind for a corner.
John Stones meets the set piece but sends his effort straight at Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
12 mins: Close! City work the ball over to the right side and draw Azpilicueta out of position. Kevin De Bruyne makes a run into the vacant space and Joao Cancelo lifts the ball over to him. He keeps it in play and carries it to the byline before pulling the ball back into the middle of the box but Alonso gets there first and boots it clear for Chelsea.
Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
9 mins: Chance! Big chance for Chelsea to take the lead. Azpilicueta threads a through ball up to Romelu Lukaku who is too strong for John Stones. He holds off the centre-back and then turns towards goal. Hakim Ziyech provides an option as Lukaku drives into the box. He’s got space to shoot but passes it to Ziyech who guides the ball wide of goal from an offisde position.
Man City 0 - 0 Chelsea
6 mins: Chelsea defend the set piece but Man City recover the ball. They keep hold of possession and work the ball over to Kyle Walker on the right. He slides a pass to Raheem Sterling who decides to take on Marcos Alonso. With seeming ease he shifts the ball past the Chelsea wingback and sprints in behind only to be held back by the defender and eventually pulled to ground. Alonso is shown a yellow card.
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