Manchester United surprises Everton with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester United had a surprising win over Everton with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by B. Fernandes (12') and a penalty scored by M. Rashford (36').

David Brown

March 10, 2024

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MANCHESTER. Manchester United had a surprising win over Everton with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by B. Fernandes (12′) and a penalty scored by M. Rashford (36′).

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 73,601 spectators. The referee was Simon Hooper assisted by Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.36 degrees Celsius or 48.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Manchester United

2 - 0

Everton

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

15 Total 23
8 On Target 6
3 Off Target 7
4 Shots blocked 10

55 Attack 114
26 Dangerous attack 65
104 Ball safe 75

10 Free Kicks 18
2 Penalties 0
5 Corners 8
6 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Everton that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Everton was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Manchester United managed to find the solution to win this contest.

Manchester United shot 15 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Everton shot 23 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Scott McTominay). On the opposite side, Everton received 2 yellow cards (Amadou Onana and Abdoulaye Doucouré).

Match Timeline

Bruno Fernandes(penalty)

12'

26'

Amadou Onana- Yellow

34'

Abdoulaye Doucouré- Yellow

Marcus Rashford(penalty)

36'

61'

Dominic Calvert-Lewin- sub ->Beto

61'

Lewis Dobbin- sub ->Jack Harrison

61'

André Gomes- sub ->Abdoulaye Doucouré

Scott McTominay- Yellow

69'

75'

Ashley Young- sub ->James Garner

Sofyan Amrabat- sub ->Kobbie Mainoo

79'

Antony- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho

83'

88'

Youssef Chermiti- sub ->Vitaliy Mykolenko

Willy Kambwala- sub ->Jonny Evans

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Manchester United has 47 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Everton will stays with 25 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Sheffield United on the 16th of March with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Everton will host Liverpool on the 16th of March with a 22-3 head to head in favor of Liverpool (17 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

André Onana 24.Cameroon

8.2

Victor Lindelöf 2.Sweden

7.3

Raphaël Varane 19.France

7.5

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

7.3

Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland

7.5

89'

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

8.5

12'

Marcus Rashford 10.England

7.7

36'

Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina

7.3

83'

Casimiro 18.Brazil

7.8

Kobbie Mainoo 37.England

6.8

79'

Scott McTominay 39.Scotland

7.3

69'

Substitutes

Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey

D. Mee 45.Northern Ireland

Willy Kambwala 53.France

89'

Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco

7.0

79'

Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark

Antony 21.Brazil

6.8

83'

Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: André Onana (8.2), Diogo Dalot (7.3), Jonny Evans (7.5), Raphaël Varane (7.5), Victor Lindelöf (7.3), Scott McTominay (7.3), Casemiro (7.8), Kobbie Mainoo (6.8), Bruno Fernandes (8.5), Alejandro Garnacho (7.3) and Marcus Rashford (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Altay Bayındır, Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, Dermot Mee, Willy Kambwala, Toby Collyer, Habeeb Ogunneye, Sofyan Amrabat (7.0) and Antony (6.8).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: Kobbie Mainoo for Sofyan Amrabat (79′), Alejandro Garnacho for Antony (83′) and Jonny Evans for Willy Kambwala (89′).

Player of the match: Bruno Fernandes

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes .

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 51 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He performed 3 crosses.

Everton – Formation

Everton

Jordan Pickford 1.England

8.4

James Tarkowski 6.England

7.0

Vitaliy Mykolenko 19.Ukraine

6.3

88'

Ben Godfrey 22.England

6.6

Jarrad Branthwaite 32.England

6.7

Dwight McNeil 7.England

8.1

Amadou Onana 8.Belgium

7.8

26'

Jack Harrison 11.England

6.8

61'

Abdoulaye Doucouré 16.Mali

6.4

61'

34'

James Garner 37.England

7.7

75'

Beto 14.Portugal

7.5

61'

Substitutes

João Virgínia 12.Portugal

Nathan Patterson 2.Scotland

Michael Keane 5.England

Ashley Young 18.England

6.7

75'

Seamus Coleman 23.Republic of Ireland

André Gomes 21.Portugal

6.7

61'

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 9.England

6.8

61'

Youssef Chermiti 28.Portugal

88'

Lewis Dobbin 61.England

6.8

61'

Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Sean Dyche played with: Jordan Pickford (8.4), Ben Godfrey (6.6), James Tarkowski (7.0), Jarrad Branthwaite (6.7), Vitaliy Mykolenko (6.3), Jack Harrison (6.8), James Garner (7.7), Amadou Onana (7.8), Dwight McNeil (8.1), Abdoulaye Doucouré (6.4) and Beto (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Nathan Patterson, Michael Keane, Dominic Calvert-Lewin (6.8), João Virgínia, Ashley Young (6.7), André Gomes (6.7), Séamus Coleman, Youssef Chermiti and Lewis Dobbin (6.8).

Substitutions

Everton made 5 changes: James Garner for Ashley Young (75′), Beto for Dominic Calvert-Lewin (61′), Jack Harrison for Lewis Dobbin (61′), Abdoulaye Doucouré for André Gomes (61′) and Vitaliy Mykolenko for Youssef Chermiti (88′).