Manchester United tops Fulham 1-0 with a late goal scored by B. Fernandes. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Manchester United snatched a late win Fulham 1-0 after B. Fernandes scored just 1 goal (90').

November 5, 2023

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LONDON. Manchester United snatched a late win Fulham 1-0 after B. Fernandes scored just 1 goal (90′).

The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 8:30 am local time. In front of 24,415 spectators. The referee was John Brooks with the help of Lee Betts and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Rebecca Welch. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.94 degrees Celsius or 49.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Fulham

0 - 1

Manchester United

45 Ball Possession 55

Shots

18 Total 12
2 On Target 5
8 Off Target 5
8 Shots blocked 2

107 Attack 83
50 Dangerous attack 49
72 Ball safe 67

17 Free Kicks 10
0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

6 Total 12
6 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Manchester United had a superior ball possession 55% while Fulham was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fulham was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Manchester United was able to find the solution to win this contest.

Fulham shot 18 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Fulham received 7 yellow cards (Raúl Jiménez, Raúl Jiménez, Antonee Robinson, Andreas Pereira, Harry Wilson, Alex Iwobi and João Palhinha). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot).

Match Timeline

Scott McTominay(VAR)

Antonee Robinson- Yellow

31'

63'

João Palhinha- Yellow

66'

Andreas Pereira- Yellow

66'

67'

Alejandro Garnacho- Yellow

Saša Lukić- sub ->Willian

76'

79'

Anthony Martial- sub ->Rasmus Højlund

79'

Mason Mount- sub ->Christian Eriksen

Bobby De Cordova-Reid- sub ->Andreas Pereira

81'

Alex Iwobi- Yellow

82'

Harry Wilson- Yellow

85'

88'

Diogo Dalot- Yellow

Raúl Jiménez- sub ->Alex Iwobi

89'

Tom Cairney- sub ->Harry Wilson

90'

Bruno Fernandes(goal)Facundo Pellistri

90'

Raphaël Varane- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho

Raúl Jiménez- Yellow

90'

Raúl Jiménez- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Fulham will stay with 12 points like Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United will have 18 points like Brighton & Hove Albion to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away with Aston Villa on the 11th of November with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Fulham (9 draws).

Manchester United will host Luton Town on the 11th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).

Fulham – Formation

Fulham

Bernd Leno 17.Germany

7.3

Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria

7.0

Tim Ream 13.United States

6.7

Timothy Castagne 21.Belgium

6.4

Antonee Robinson 33.United States

6.7

31'

Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil

7.7

81'

66'

Harry Wilson 8.Wales

7.3

90'

85'

Willian 20.Brazil

7.7

76'

Alex Iwobi 22.Nigeria

7.3

89'

82'

João Palhinha 26.Portugal

6.7

66'

Rodrigo Muniz 19.Brazil

7.0

76'

Substitutes

Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia

Fodé Ballo-Touré 12.Senegal

Tom Cairney 10.Scotland

6.4

90'

Harrison Reed 6.England

Saša Lukić 28.Serbia

6.3

76'

Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica

6.4

81'

Raúl Jiménez 7.Mexico

6.7

89'

90'

Carlos Vinícius 30.Brazil

6.8

76'

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

The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Bernd Leno (7.3), Timothy Castagne (6.4), Calvin Bassey (7.0), Tim Ream (6.7), Antonee Robinson (6.7), Alex Iwobi (7.3), João Palhinha (6.7), Harry Wilson (7.3), Andreas Pereira (7.7), Willian (7.7) and Rodrigo Muniz (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Harrison Reed, Raúl Jiménez (6.7), Marek Rodák, Tom Cairney (6.4), Fodé Ballo-Touré, Bobby Reid (6.4), Saša Lukić (6.3), Carlos Vinícius (6.8) and Luc Rollet De Fougerolles.

Fulham could not rely on the presence of Carlos Vinícius (injured).

Substitutions

Fulham made 5 changes: Andreas Pereira for Bobby Reid (81′), Rodrigo Muniz for Carlos Vinícius (76′), Willian for Saša Lukić (76′), Alex Iwobi for Raúl Jiménez (89′) and Harry Wilson for Tom Cairney (90′).

Best player: Andreas Pereira

The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was Andreas Pereira.

His rating is (7.7) with 26 passes (77% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

André Onana 24.Cameroon

7.1

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England

7.3

Harry Maguire 5.England

7.5

Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland

7.1

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

7.7

88'

Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark

6.7

79'

Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina

7.7

90'

67'

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

8.4

90'

Marcus Rashford 10.England

Antony 21.Brazil

6.4

63'

Scott McTominay 39.Scotland

7.0

Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark

7.0

79'

Substitutes

Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey

Sergio Reguilón 15.Spain

Raphaël Varane 19.France

90'

Mason Mount 7.England

6.8

79'

Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay

7.1

63'

Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco

Kobbie Mainoo 37.England

Hannibal 46.Tunisia

Anthony Martial 9.France

6.7

79'

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

Erik ten Hag played with: Marcus Rashford, André Onana (7.1), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.3), Harry Maguire (7.5), Jonny Evans (7.1), Diogo Dalot (7.7), Scott McTominay (7.0), Christian Eriksen (6.7), Antony (6.4), Bruno Fernandes (8.4) and Alejandro Garnacho (7.7), Rasmus Højlund (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Sofyan Amrabat, Sergio Reguilón, Raphaël Varane, Altay Bayindir, Mason Mount (6.8), Anthony Martial (6.7), Facundo Pellistri (7.1), Kobbie Mainoo and Hannibal Mejbri.

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of Mason Mount (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Antony for Facundo Pellistri (63′), Rasmus Højlund for Anthony Martial (79′), Christian Eriksen for Mason Mount (79′) and Alejandro Garnacho for Raphaël Varane (90′).