LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur defeats Manchester United with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Matar (50′). Tottenham Hotspur made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 61,910 spectators.​ The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.25 degrees Celsius or 73.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Tottenham Hotspur

2 - 0

Manchester United

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 17 Total 22
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 9
  • 90 Attack 95
  • 56 Dangerous attack 54
  • 81 Ball safe 76
  • 11 Free Kicks 10
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a strong ball possession 56% while Manchester United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the match​.

Tottenham Hotspur shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Manchester United shot 22 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (Destiny Udogie). Talking about the opposition, Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Antony and Bruno Fernandes).

Match Timeline

33'
Aaron Wan-Bissaka- Yellow
39'
Antony- Yellow
39'
Bruno Fernandes- Yellow
Pape Matar Sarr(goal)
50'
Destiny Udogie- Yellow
63'
66'
Diogo Dalot- sub ->Aaron Wan-Bissaka
66'
Christian Dannemann Eriksen- sub ->Antony
66'
Jadon Sancho- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho
Ben Davies- sub ->Destiny Udogie
70'
70'
76'
83'
Lisandro Martínez(owngoal)Ivan Perišić
85'
Anthony Martial- sub ->Marcus Rashford
85'
Facundo Pellistri- sub ->Mason Mount
Emerson Royal- sub ->Pedro Porro
88'
Manor Solomon- sub ->Dejan Kulusevski
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this encounter, Tottenham Hotspur has 4 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. On the other side, Manchester United stays with 3 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will host Fulham on the 21st of October with a 18-4 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Manchester United will play away agasint Sheffield United on the 21st of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
G. Vicario 13.Italy
7.8
D
Davinson Sánchez 6.Colombia
D
Micky van de Ven 37.Netherlands
7.0
D
Destiny Udogie 38.Italy
6.8
70' 63'
D
Cristian Romero 17.Argentina
7.7
D
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
7.3
88'
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
M
Heung-min Son 7.South Korea
8.2
M
Yves Bissouma 8.Mali
7.9
M
James Maddison 10.England
7.7
M
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
6.7
88'
M
Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal
8.5
76' 50'
F
Richarlison 9.Brazil
6.6
70'
Substitutes
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
88'
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
7.7
70'
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
6.8
76'
M
Ivan Perišić 14.Croatia
7.3
70'
M
Giovani Lo Celso 18.Argentina
F
Manor Solomon 27.Israel
88'

Tottenham Hotspur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Oliver Skipp, Davinson Sánchez, Guglielmo Vicario (7.8), Pedro Porro (7.3), Cristian Romero (7.7), Micky van de Ven (7.0), Destiny Udogie (6.8), Pape Matar Sarr (8.5), Yves Bissouma (7.9), Dejan Kulusevski (6.7), James Maddison (7.7), Heung-min Son (8.2) and Richarlison (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Emerson Royal, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.8), Ivan Perišić (7.3), Giovani Lo Celso, Fraser Forster, Manor Solomon and Ben Davies (7.7).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Destiny Udogie for Ben Davies (70′), Richarlison for Ivan Perišić (70′), Pape Matar Sarr for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (76′), Pedro Porro for Emerson Royal (88′) and Dejan Kulusevski for Manor Solomon (88′).

Best player: Pape Matar Sarr​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Pape Matar Sarr.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 36 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He hit the woodwork once times.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
7.7
D
Lisandro Martínez 6.Argentina
6.7
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
7.1
D
Luke Shaw 23.England
7.7
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
7.0
66' 33'
M
Mason Mount 7.England
6.8
85'
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
7.5
39'
M
Casimiro 18.Brazil
6.7
M
Antony 21.Brazil
7.5
66' 39'
M
Alejandro Garnacho 49.Argentina
7.5
66'
F
Marcus Rashford 10.England
6.1
85'
Substitutes
G
Dean Henderson 26.England
G
Radek Vitek 40.Czech Republic
D
Victor Lindelöf 2.Sweden
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
6.4
66'
M
Christian Dannemann Eriksen 14.Denmark
6.4
66'
M
Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay
85'
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
F
Anthony Martial 9.France
85'
F
Jadon Sancho 25.England
6.7
66'

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

Erik ten Hag played with: André Onana (7.7), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.0), Raphaël Varane (7.1), Lisandro Martínez (6.7), Luke Shaw (7.7), Casemiro (6.7), Mason Mount (6.8), Antony (7.5), Bruno Fernandes (7.5), Alejandro Garnacho (7.5), Marcus Rashford (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Victor Lindelöf, Anthony Martial, Christian Eriksen (6.4), Diogo Dalot (6.4), Jadon Sancho (6.7), Dean Henderson, Facundo Pellistri, Scott McTominay and Radek Vítek.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 5 changes: Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Diogo Dalot (66′), Alejandro Garnacho for Jadon Sancho (66′), Antony for Christian Eriksen (66′), Marcus Rashford for Anthony Martial (85′) and Mason Mount for Facundo Pellistri (85′).

Best player: Luke Shaw​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Luke Shaw.

His rating is (7.7) with 38 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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