English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 2, 2009
Manchester United WDWWW 2
–
Middlesbrough LLWDL 0
The Riverside Stadium · 33,767 att.

Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
0
53.8
Possession
46.2
14
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
363
Accurate Passes
278
462
Passes
396
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
46
27
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
22
19
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
12
40
Clearances
26

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MID · 4-4-2

  1. 22Brad JonesG
  2. 14Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 31David WheaterCD-R
  4. 2Justin HoyteLB
  5. 29Tony McMahonRB
  6. 17Tuncay SanliCM-L
  7. 26Matthew BatesCM-R
  8. 19Stewart DowningLM
  9. 4Gary O'NeilRM
  10. 16Marlon KingCF-L
  11. 10Jeremie AliadiereCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Julio ArcaSUB
  2. 12Afonso AlvesSUB
  3. 40Jonathan GroundsSUB
  4. 11Marvin EmnesSUB
  5. 28Adam JohnsonSUB
  6. 8Didier DigardSUB
  7. 21Ross TurnbullSUB

MAN · 4-4-2

  1. 12Ben FosterG
  2. 23Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 15Nemanja VidićCD-R
  4. 3Patrice EvraLB
  5. 22John O'SheaRB
  6. 11Ryan GiggsCM-L
  7. 18Paul ScholesCM-R
  8. 10Wayne RooneyLM
  9. 13Park Ji-SungRM
  10. 41Federico MachedaCF-L
  11. 9Dimitar BerbatovCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21RafaelSUB
  2. 17NaniSUB
  3. 32Carlos TevezSUB
  4. 8AndersonSUB
  5. 29Tomasz KuszczakSUB
  6. 7Cristiano RonaldoSUB
  7. 28Darron GibsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 25'
  2. 51'
  3. 55'
  4. 55'
  5. 56'
  6. 70'
  7. 75'
  8. 78'

Premier League News

All news
News ESPN News Services. Man United head coach Michael Carrick leaves Carrington amid doubts over his future Under-fire head coach Michael Carrick has arrived at Carrington after Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox held talks over his future. News PA Virgil van Dijk: No one can replicate Mohamed Salah but new-look Liverpool attack has to step up Liverpool's revamped forward line has done well enough to ensure Mohamed Salah's name has never been mentioned at Anfield this season but captain Virgil van Dijk knows the next generation still have work to do. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Man United eye Branthwaite amid defensive rebuild Manchester United are plotting a huge defensive rebuild, with Everton center back Jarrad Branthwaite at the center of their plans. Transfer Talk has the latest. ESPN Mark Ogden Man United are in crisis (again), but where are the Glazers? Manchester United are in crisis -- again -- and the people with ultimate control of one of the world's most historic soccer clubs are nowhere to be seen.