MANCHESTER. Fulham conquered Manchester United to win 2-1. A goal from A. Iwobi was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Fulham to strike first with a goal of Calvin Bassey at the 65′. Then it was a goal in the 89′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alex Iwobi gave the win to Fulham in the 90′ minute with a goal. Manchester United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 73,487 spectators.​ The referee was Michael Oliver with the help of Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.46 degrees Celsius or 43.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester United

1 - 2

Fulham

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 21 Total 17
  • 9 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 117 Attack 91
  • 59 Dangerous attack 36
  • 61 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 9
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Manchester United had a superior ball possession 56% while Fulham was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. Still, Fulham succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Manchester United shot 21 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fulham shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (Bruno Fernandes  and Harry Maguire). Talking about the opposition, Fulham received 5 yellow cards (Bernd Leno, Andreas Pereira, Harry Wilson, Tom Cairney and Tosin Adarabioyo).

Match Timeline

25'
Tosin Adarabioyo- Yellow
Harry Maguire- Yellow
36'
42'
Andreas Pereira- Yellow
45'
Harry Wilson- Yellow
Christian Eriksen- sub ->Omari Forson
53'
Scott McTominay- sub ->Casemiro
53'
65'
Calvin Bassey(goal)Timothy Castagne
68'
Tom Cairney- sub ->Andreas Pereira
77'
Adama Traoré- sub ->Harrison Reed
Amad Diallo- sub ->Kobbie Mainoo
80'
81'
Issa Diop- sub ->Harry Wilson
Harry Maguire(goal)
89'
90'
Bernd Leno- Yellow
90'
Alex Iwobi(goal)Adama Traoré
Antony- sub ->Victor Lindelöf
90'
90'
Tom Cairney- Yellow
Bruno Fernandes- Yellow
90'

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 match, Manchester United stays with 44 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Fulham will has 32 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away against Manchester City on the 2nd of March with a 22-18 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (5 draws).

Fulham will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 2nd of March with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Fulham (4 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
7.0
D
Victor Lindelöf 2.Sweden
7.1
90'
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
8.2
36' 89'
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
6.6
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
6.8
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
7.5
90'
M
Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina
7.9
M
Casimiro 18.Brazil
7.1
53'
M
Kobbie Mainoo 37.England
7.3
80'
F
Marcus Rashford 10.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey
D
Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland
D
Willy Kambwala 53.France
M
Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco
M
Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark
7.5
53'
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
6.8
53'
F
Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast
6.7
80'
F
Antony 21.Brazil
90'

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: André Onana  (7.0), Diogo Dalot (6.8), Raphaël Varane (6.6), Harry Maguire (8.2), Victor Lindelöf  (7.1), Kobbie Mainoo (7.3), Casemiro (7.1), Omari Forson (6.7), Bruno Fernandes  (7.5), Alejandro Garnacho (7.9) and Marcus Rashford (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Altay Bayındır, Sofyan Amrabat , Christian Eriksen (7.5), Amad Diallo (6.7), Jonny Evans, Scott McTominay (6.8), Willy Kambwala, Toby Collyer and Antony.

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of Scott McTominay (injured) and Antony (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Omari Forson for Christian Eriksen (53′), Casemiro for Scott McTominay (53′), Kobbie Mainoo for Amad Diallo (80′) and Victor Lindelöf  for Antony (90′).

Player of the match: Harry Maguire​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Harry Maguire.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 79 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Fulham – Formation

Fulham
G
Bernd Leno 17.Germany
8.2
90'
D
Tosin Adarabioyo 4.England
6.7
25'
D
Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria
7.3
65'
D
Timothy Castagne 21.Belgium
7.5
D
Antonee Robinson 33.United States
7.7
M
Harry Wilson 8.Wales
7.3
81' 45'
M
Saša Lukić 28.Serbia
7.5
M
Harrison Reed 6.England
6.7
77'
M
Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil
7.5
68' 42'
M
Alex Iwobi 22.Nigeria
8.1
90'
F
Rodrigo Muniz 19.Brazil
7.3
Substitutes
G
Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia
D
Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands
D
Fodé Ballo-Touré 12.Senegal
D
Tim Ream 13.United States
D
Issa Diop 31.France
6.8
81'
M
Tom Cairney 10.Scotland
6.7
68' 90'
F
Armando Broja 9.Albania
F
Adama Traoré 11.Spain
7.0
77'
F
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 (8.2), Timothy Castagne (7.5), Tosin Adarabioyo (6.7), Calvin Bassey (7.3), Antonee Robinson (7.7), Harrison Reed (6.7), Sasa Lukic (7.5), Harry Wilson (7.3), Andreas Pereira (7.5), Alex Iwobi (8.1) and Rodrigo Muniz (7.3).

They had on the bench: Marek Rodak, Kenny Tete, Armando Broja, Adama Traoré (7.0), Fodé Ballo-Touré, Tim Ream, Issa Diop (6.8), Tom Cairney (6.7) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid.

Fulham could not rely on the presence of Adama Traoré (injured).

Substitutions

Fulham made 3 changes: Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (68′), Harry Wilson for Issa Diop (81′) and Harrison Reed for Adama Traoré (77′).

Player of the match: Bernd Leno​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was the goalkeeper: Bernd Leno. His rating is 8.16. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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