BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth bounces back against Manchester United with 2 goals from B. Fernandes from a penalty kick on the 65′ and a goal on the 31′. Manchester United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 11,229 spectators.​ The referee was Tony Harrington with the collaboration of Richard West and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.04 degrees Celsius or 57.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

AFC Bournemouth

2 - 2

Manchester United

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 20 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 102 Attack 104
  • 57 Dangerous attack 40
  • 90 Ball safe 88
  • 16 Free Kicks 13
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 57% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough AFC Bournemouth to win the match​.

AFC Bournemouth shot 20 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 4 yellow cards (Neto , Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie and Marcos Senesi). On the other side, Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Dominic Solanke(goal)Marcos Senesi
16'
31'
Bruno Fernandes(goal)
Marcos Senesi- Yellow
33'
Justin Kluivert(goal)Marcos Senesi
36'
Lloyd Kelly - sub ->Luis Sinisterra
39'
46'
Amad Diallo- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho
65'
Bruno Fernandes(penalty)
Max Aarons - sub ->Adam Smith
70'
Romain Faivre- sub ->Dango Ouattara
70'
Enes Ünal- sub ->Justin Kluivert
76'
78'
Mason Mount- sub ->Kobbie Mainoo
Ryan Christie- Yellow
86'
Lewis Cook- Yellow
86'
Neto - Yellow
90'
Ryan Christie(VAR)
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 this match, AFC Bournemouth has 42 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Manchester United will has 50 points like Newcastle United to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will play away against Aston Villa on the 20th of April with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (1 draw).

Manchester United will host Newcastle United on the 20th of April with a 21-7 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (8 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Neto 1.Brazil
6.4
90'
D
Adam Smith 15.England
6.7
70'
D
Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine
6.7
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
7.9
33'
D
Milos Kerkez 3.Hungary
7.7
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
8.1
86'
M
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
7.0
70'
M
Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands
7.0
76' 36'
M
Antoine Semenyo 24.England
M
Luis Sinisterra 17.Colombia
6.7
39'
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
7.0
86'
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
8.1
16'
Substitutes
G
Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland
D
James Hill 23.England
D
Max Aarons 37.England
6.7
70'
D
Lloyd Kelly 5.England
7.1
39'
M
Alex Scott 14.England
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
M
Romain Faivre 8.France
6.4
70'
F
Enes Ünal 26.Turkey
6.3
76'
F
Michael Dacosta 50.Spain

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

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Antoine Semenyo, Neto  (6.4), Adam Smith (6.7), Ilya Zabarnyi (6.7), Marcos Senesi (7.9), Milos Kerkez (7.7), Lewis Cook (7.0), Ryan Christie (8.1), Dango Ouattara (7.0), Justin Kluivert (7.0), Luis Sinisterra (6.7) and Dominic Solanke (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Romain Faivre (6.4), Alex Scott, James Hill, Enes Ünal (6.3), Philip Billing, Max Aarons  (6.7), Mark Travers, Michael Dacosta and Lloyd Kelly  (7.1).

AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of Lloyd Kelly  (injured) and Enes Ünal (injured).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 4 changes: Luis Sinisterra for Lloyd Kelly  (39′), Adam Smith for Max Aarons  (70′), Dango Ouattara for Romain Faivre (70′) and Justin Kluivert for Enes Ünal (76′).

Player of the match: Ryan Christie​

The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Ryan Christie.

His rating is 8.1 with 39 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
6.7
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
7.0
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
6.6
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
7.0
D
Willy Kambwala 53.France
7.0
M
Marcus Rashford 10.England
6.6
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
9.5
31', 65'
M
Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina
6.8
46'
M
Casimiro 18.Brazil
7.5
M
Antony 21.Brazil
M
Kobbie Mainoo 37.England
6.3
78'
F
Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark
6.4
Substitutes
G
Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey
M
Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco
M
Mason Mount 7.England
6.4
78'
M
Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark
F
Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast
6.7
46'

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

Erik ten Hag played with: Antony, André Onana (6.7), Diogo Dalot (6.6), Willy Kambwala (7.0), Harry Maguire (7.0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.0), Casimiro (7.5), Kobbie Mainoo (6.3), Alejandro Garnacho (6.8), Bruno Fernandes (9.5), Marcus Rashford (6.6) and Rasmus Højlund (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Altay Bayındır, Sofyan Amrabat, Mason Mount (6.4), Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo (6.7), O. Forson, H. Amass, H. Ogunneye and E. Wheatley.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 2 changes: Alejandro Garnacho for Amad Diallo (46′) and Kobbie Mainoo for Mason Mount (78′).

Player of the match: Bruno Fernandes​

The most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 72 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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