BOURNEMOUTH. Manchester United tops AFC Bournemouth 1-0 after Casemiro scored just 1 goal (9′). Manchester United capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the assistance of Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.6 degrees Celsius or 67.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 10 Total 20
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 16
  • 3 Shots blocked 7
  • 90 Attack 132
  • 40 Dangerous attack 80
  • 74 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 6 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Manchester United had a superior ball possession 59% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the contest.​

AFC Bournemouth shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Manchester United shot 20 times, 5 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 1 yellow card (Lewis Cook). Regarding the opposition, Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

9'
Casimiro(goal)
56'
57'
Dango Ouattara- sub ->Ryan Christie
66'
66'
Lewis Cook- Yellow
70'
72'
Alejandro Garnacho- sub ->Jadon Sancho
86'
Scott McTominay- sub ->Christian Eriksen
86'

Standings

After playing this match, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 39 points to move up in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will have 69 points like Newcastle United to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will play away with Everton on the 28th of May with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of AFC Bournemouth (2 draws).

Manchester United will host Fulham on the 28th of May with a 21-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Neto 13.Brazil
7.0
D
Adam Smith 15.England
6.5
66'
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
7.0
D
Lloyd Kelly 5.England
7.4
D
Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine
6.5
M
Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia
6.8
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
6.5
66'
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
6.1
70'
M
David Brooks 7.Wales
6.4
56'
M
Jaidon Anthony 32.England
5.8
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
7.4
Substitutes
G
Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland
D
J. Stephens 3.England
D
Chris Mepham 6.Wales
D
Jack Stacey 17.England
D
M. Viña 18.Uruguay
6.2
66'
M
Daniel Adu-Adjei 51.England
F
Kieffer Moore 21.Wales
6.3
56'
F
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
7.1
66'
F
D. Sadi 49.England

AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gary O\’Neil decided to play with the following team: Neto (7.0), Adam Smith (6.5), Illia Zabarnyi (6.5), Marcos Senesi (7.0), Lloyd Kelly (7.4), Lewis Cook (6.1), Jefferson Lerma (6.8), David Brooks (6.5), Ryan Christie (6.5), Jaidon Anthony (5.8) and Dominic Solanke (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Kieffer Moore (6.1), Jack Stephens, Dango Ouattara (7.1), Chris Mepham, Jack Stacey, Mark Travers, Matías Viña (6.2), Daniel Adu-Adjei and Dominic Sadi.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: David Brooks  for Kieffer Moore (56′), Ryan Christie for Dango Quattara (66′) and Adam Smith for Matías Viña (66′).

Best player: Lloyd Kelly​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Lloyd Kelly.

His rating is (7.4) with 43 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
David De Gea 1.Spain
7.8
D
7.3
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
6.8
D
Luke Shaw 23.England
7.6
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
6.9
M
Antony 21.Brazil
7.0
86'
M
Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark
7.8
86'
M
Casimiro 18.Brazil
8.4
9'
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
8.0
M
Jadon Sancho 25.England
7.6
72'
F
Anthony Martial 9.France
7.1
57'
Substitutes
G
Jack Butland 31.England
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
D
Tyrell Malacia 12.Netherlands
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
86'
M
Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay
M
Fred 17.Brazil
86'
F
Wout Weghorst 27.Netherlands
7.0
57'
F
Alejandro Garnacho 49.Argentina
6.4
72'

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

Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea (7.8), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.9), Raphaël Varane (6.8), Victor Lindelöf (7.3), Luke Shaw (7.6), Casemiro (8.4), Christian Eriksen (7.8), Antony (7.0), Bruno Fernandes (8.0), Jadon Sancho (7.6) and Anthony Martial (7.1).

They had on the bench: Wout Weghorst (7.0), Scott McTominay, Harry Maguire, Facundo Pellistri, Jack Butland, Tyrell Malacia, Diogo Dalot, Alejandro Garnacho (6.4) and Fred.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Anthony Martial for Wout Weghorst (57′), Jadon Sancho for Alejandro Ferreyra (72′), Antony for Fred (86′) and Christian Eriksen for Scott McTominay (86′).

Best player: Casemiro​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Casemiro.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 68 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​