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
- 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
Standings
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
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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
, Diogo Dalot , Harry Maguire , Victor Lindelöf , Tyrell Malacia , Casemiro , Fred , Jadon Sancho , Bruno Fernandes , Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford .The home team had on the bench: Raphaël Varane, Jack Butland, Anthony Martial
, Facundo Pellistri, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Luke Shaw, Christian Eriksen , Wout Weghorst and Scott McTominay .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
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
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Also Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno
, Kenny Tete , Tosin Adarabioyo , Issa Diop , Antonee Robinson , Saša Lukić , João Palhinha , Harry Wilson , Tom Cairney , Willian and Aleksandar Mitrović .These were the players on the bench: Daniel James
, Cédric Soares, Matthew Max Dibley-Dias, Manor Solomon , Marek Rodák, Harrison Reed , Neeskens Kebano, Carlos Vinícius 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′).
Best player: Kenny Tete
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Kenny Tete.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 30 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Southampton – Liverpool – 4-4
- Manchester United – Fulham – 2-1
- Leicester City – West Ham United – 2-1
- Leeds United – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-4
- Everton – AFC Bournemouth – 1-0
- Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest – 1-1
- Chelsea – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Brentford – Manchester City – 1-0
- Aston Villa – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-1
- Arsenal – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 5-0