Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Manchester United's potentially title-winning match at home to Aston Villa, kicking off at 8pm Uk time.

VILLA SUB: El Ahmadi comes on for the visitors. I think Westwood has made way. No, it's N'Zogbia, who did pick up a knock in the first half.

Half-time and United have a hand and a bit on the Premier League trophy, leading 3-0 thanks to a Van Persie hat-trick.

Evra with a driving run down the left, all the way into the box but he fails to deliver the ball and Villa clear.

Valencia penalised for a shove on Bennett as he got the better of the left-back who, frankly, does not look cut out for this level.

All a bit subdued now. Two minutes added time being played.

Good ball from Lowton searching out Benteke on the left but he strayed offside and it's United's ball.

Agbonlahor with a crisp turn and shot from the edge of the box but a yard wide! Evans was left for dead there.

Fine pass by Giggs aimed for Kagawa but too close to Guzan in the end. Vlaar's highish line meant Kagawa would have been offside had he lunged for it.

Kagawa skips away from Lowton but Giggs gives it away as Delph strides forward, but Weimann is well tackled by Evans.

Evans plays it out of defence to start a counter. The ball sweeps from right to left but Evra's cross is blocked for a throw.

Evra commits a foul. He needs to be careful. Well, he doesn't really as it will take more than a silly dismissal for United to blow this one.

Thanks to our good pal @OptaJoe for this stat: "5 - Robin van Persie has now scored five PL hat-tricks, drawing level with Andy Cole, D Berbatov, Ian Wright & R van Nistelrooy. Fab."

Poor touch from De Gea means he has to hoof to touch for a Villa throw, although he feels Evra sold him a dummy with that backpass.

United's fans are in fine voice but both sides have eased up a touch. Damage limitation for Villa.

That goal puts Van Persie top of the Premier League goal-scoring charts with 24, and with Luis Suarez likely to sit out the run-in, that should be enough for the Golden Boot.

VAN PERSIE HAT-TRICK! 3-0 after just over half an hour as Giggs leads a counter-attack following a poor piece of positional play from Lowton, the veteran cuts it back to Van Persie who controls, works a spot and hammers it into the top left. Game - and title - over.

What had been Villa's best play so far ends as Bennett - who else? - sends an aimless ball out for a throw.

The corner is only half cleared but Weimann's shot is blocked. Villa's best spell.

Villa have a corner but it could have been so much more after a driving run from N'Zogbia.

N'Zogbia finally gets up and Westwood swings in the ball, which is half-cleared by Evans before Valencia keeps it from a corner and smacks it to touch for a throw.

Evans appears to be struggling with some sort of injury, not sure what as there was no clear incident. Rio Ferdinand warms up.