Manchester United recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Fulham 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester United was capable to reverse the score against Fulham to win 2-1.

May 29, 2023

MANCHESTER. Manchester United was capable to turn the tables against Fulham to win 2-1. It was Fulham to strike first with a goal of Kenny Tete at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bruno Fernandes gave the win to Manchester United in the 55′ minute.

Aleksandar Mitrović missed a decisive penalty (25′). That would have allowed Fulham to draw the match.

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Harry Lennard and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.

Match Statistics

Manchester United

2 - 1

Fulham

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

21 Total 11
8 On Target 4
12 Off Target 7
6 Shots blocked 1

120 Attack 98
43 Dangerous attack 31
62 Ball safe 87

0 Penalties 1
5 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Fulham that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.

Manchester United shot 21 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fulham shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Scott McTominay). Talking about the opposition, Fulham received 2 yellow cards (João Palhinha and Aleksandar Mitrović ).

Match Timeline

19'

Kenny Tete(goal)Willian

25'

Jadon Sancho(goal)

39'

51'

Bruno Fernandes(goal)Fred

55'

66'

Harrison Reed- sub ->Sasa Lukic

66'

Scott McTominay- sub ->Casemiro

67'

Anthony Martial- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho

67'

Christian Dannemann Eriksen- sub ->Fred

67'

77'

79'

80'

Carlos Vinícius- sub ->Aleksandar Mitrović

84'

Scott McTominay- Yellow

87'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this contest, Manchester United will have 75 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Fulham will stay with 52 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

David De Gea 1.Spain

7.1

Victor Lindelöf 2.Sweden

7.0

Harry Maguire 5.England

6.8

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

6.9

Tyrell Malacia 12.Netherlands

6.9

Casimiro 18.Brazil

7.1

67'

Fred 17.Brazil

7.4

67'

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

8.1

84'

55'

Jadon Sancho 25.England

7.1

39'

Alejandro Garnacho 49.Argentina

6.2

67'

Marcus Rashford 10.England

6.1

77'

Substitutes

Jack Butland 31.England

Raphaël Varane 19.France

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England

Luke Shaw 23.England

Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay

84'

Christian Dannemann Eriksen 14.Denmark

6.5

67'

Scott McTominay 39.Scotland

6.4

67'

87'

Anthony Martial 9.France

6.8

67'

Wout Weghorst 27.Netherlands

6.6

77'

Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: David De Gea (7.1), Diogo Dalot (6.9), Harry Maguire (6.8), Victor Lindelöf (7.0), Tyrell Malacia (6.9), Casemiro (7.1), Fred (7.6), Jadon Sancho (7.1), Bruno Fernandes (8.1), Alejandro Garnacho (6.2) and Marcus Rashford (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Raphaël Varane, Jack Butland, Anthony Martial (6.8), Facundo Pellistri, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Luke Shaw, Christian Eriksen (6.8), Wout Weghorst (6.6) and Scott McTominay (6.4).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 5 changes: Casemiro for Scott McTominay (67′), Alejandro Garnacho for Anthony Martial (67′), Fred for Christian Eriksen (67′), Marcus Rashford for Wout Weghorst (77′) and Bruno Fernandes for Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (84′).

Best player: Bruno Fernandes

The most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 40 passes (65% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Fulham – Formation

Fulham

Bernd Leno 17.Germany

7.4

Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands

7.8

19'

Tosin Adarabioyo 4.England

7.1

Issa Diop 31.France

7.3

Antonee Robinson 33.United States

7.1

Harry Wilson 8.Wales

6.5

66'

Willian 20.Brazil

7.2

Tom Cairney 10.Scotland

6.9

80'

Saša Lukić 28.Serbia

7.0

66'

João Palhinha 26.Portugal

6.4

51'

Aleksandar Mitrović 9.Serbia

5.3

80'

79'

Substitutes

Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia

Cédric Soares 12.Portugal

D. James 21.Wales

6.5

80'

Matthew Dibley-Dias 49.New Zealand

Harrison Reed 6.England

6.6

66'

Neeskens Kebano 7.DR Congo

Manor Solomon 11.Israel

6.6

66'

Carlos Vinícius 30.Brazil

6.6

80'

Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica

Also Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno (7.4), Kenny Tete (7.8), Tosin Adarabioyo (7.1), Issa Diop (7.3), Antonee Robinson (7.1), Saša Lukić (7.0), João Palhinha (6.4), Harry Wilson (6.5), Tom Cairney (6.9), Willian (7.2) and Aleksandar Mitrović (5.3).

These were the players on the bench: Daniel James (6.5), Cédric Soares, Matthew Max Dibley-Dias, Manor Solomon (6.6), Marek Rodák, Harrison Reed (6.6), Neeskens Kebano, Carlos Vinícius (6.6) and Bobby Decordova-Reid.

Substitutions

Fulham made 4 changes: Sasa Lukic for Harrison Reed (66′), Harry Wilson for Manor Solomon (66′), Tom Cairney for Daniel James (80′) and Aleksandar Mitrović for Carlos Vinícius (80′).