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Dorgu earns Man Utd a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa after stoppage-time double

Man Utd were 4-2 down at Old Trafford before Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scored in added time to level against Aston Villa.

Dorgu earns Man Utd a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa after stoppage-time double

Man Utd came from 4-2 down to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday, with Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scoring in added time.

Dorgu's equaliser arrived at 90+6, set up by Bruno Fernandes, in a Premier League gameweek 10 match that had four goals before the hour.

Villa strike first, United hit back

Villa led inside two minutes. Alysson scored at 2' from John McGinn's assist, and Nicolas Jackson made it 2-0 at 4'.

United pulled one back at 16' when Fernandes scored a penalty. Youri Tielemans levelled at 44', set up by Noussair Mazraoui.

Villa regained the lead straight after the break. McGinn scored a penalty at 48', and at 53' Leon Goretzka made it 4-2 from Jackson's assist.

United had to wait until stoppage time to respond. Zirkzee scored at 90+2, with Dorgu providing the assist. Four minutes later Dorgu scored himself, from Fernandes' pass. Neither started the game.

The only bookings came from Ayden Heaven for United at 57' and Zion Suzuki for Villa at 90+7.

What the numbers say

United had far more of the play. They had 26 shots to Villa's 12, and 9 of them were on target against Villa's 6. They also blocked-shot count was 7 to 2, and they won eight corners to Villa's one.

United had 56% of the possession to Villa's 44%. They also committed more fouls, 18 to 9.

Expected goals data via Fantasy Premier League, which measures the quality of chances created, put United on 1.69 for the match and Villa on 1.09. Villa scored four from that total, two of them penalties.

For United, it continued a defensive problem. They came into the game averaging 1.9 goals conceded per match, with no clean sheets all season. Villa, who arrived unbeaten in their last five league games (three wins and two draws), had averaged 1.7 conceded.

What it means

The table shows ten games played for both clubs. United are 18th with 8 points from one win, and a goal difference of -5. Only Crystal Palace, 20th on 7 points, are close to them in the bottom three picture shown in the table facts.

Villa are 10th on 13 points, with three wins and a goal difference of -3. Arsenal lead the table with 27 points from nine wins.

United's form before kick-off had been three draws and two defeats in their last five. This was another draw, and a more dramatic one than most.

MFF's match model had predicted a 2-1 home win, with United given a 46% chance of winning. It did not anticipate eight goals.

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