MANCHESTER. Manchester United and Newcastle United didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Manchester United was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 73,726 spectators. The referee was Craig Pawson assisted by Marc Perry and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 17 Total 9
- 5 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 99 Attack 84
- 58 Dangerous attack 32
- 98 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester United had a superior ball possession 63% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Manchester United to win the match.
Manchester United shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (C. Ronaldo, B. Fernandes and Casemiro). Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (D. Burn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Manchester United will have 16 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Newcastle United will have 15 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Fulham on the 28th of May with a 19-2 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).
Newcastle United will play away agasint Chelsea on the 28th of May with a 21-8 head to head in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United
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72'
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: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Raphaël Varane , Lisandro Martínez , Luke Shaw , Casemiro , Fred , Antony , Bruno Fernandes , Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Marcus Rashford , Victor Lindelöf, Zidane Iqbal, Tyrell Malacia, Alejandro Garnacho, Tom Heaton, Facundo Pellistri, Kobbie Mainoo and Anthony Elanga.
Substitutions
Manchester United made only 1 change substituting C. Ronaldo for M. Rashford (72′).
Best player: Bruno Fernandes
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.
His rating is with 41 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope , Kieran Trippier , Fabian Schär , Sven Botman , Dan Burn , Sean Longstaff , Bruno Guimarães , Joelinton , Miguel Almirón , Callum Wilson and Jacob Murphy .
They had on the bench: Jamaal Lascelles, Elliot Anderson, Joe Willock , Jonjo Shelvey, Jamal Lewis, Ryan Fraser , Loris Karius, Matt Targett and Chris Wood .
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 5 changes: J. Murphy for R. Fraser (60′), B. Guimaraes for J. Willock (79′), D. Burn for M. Targett (79′), C. Wilson for C. Wood (78′) and F. Schar for J. Lascelles (90′).
Best player: Kieran Trippier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Kieran Trippier.
His rating is with 44 passes (63% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Southampton – West Ham United – 1-1
- Manchester United – Newcastle United – 0-0
- Liverpool – Manchester City – 1-0
- Leeds United – Arsenal – 0-1
- Aston Villa – Chelsea – 0-2
