English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 15, 2012
Sunderland LDLLW 1
–
Manchester United WWWLW 3
1st2ndT
SUN011
MAN213
Old Trafford · 75,582 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
6
38.5
Possession
61.5
15
SHOTS
16
7
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
232
Accurate Passes
446
307
Passes
520
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
9
29
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
47
25
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
19
Effective Tackles
12
23
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
9
Effective Clearances
25
20
Clearances
42

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 12Chris SmallingCD-L
  3. 5Rio FerdinandCD-R
  4. 3Patrice EvraLB
  5. 4Phil JonesRB
  6. 23Tom CleverleyLM
  7. 16Michael CarrickRM
  8. 20Robin van PersieF
  9. 10Wayne RooneyRCF
  10. 18Ashley YoungAM-L
  11. 7Antonio ValenciaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Paul ScholesSUB
  2. 24Darren FletcherSUB
  3. 15Nemanja VidićSUB
  4. 11Ryan GiggsSUB
  5. 13Anders LindegaardSUB
  6. 14Javier HernándezSUB
  7. 19Danny WelbeckSUB

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 19Titus BrambleCD-R
  4. 14Jack ColbackLB
  5. 24Carlos CuéllarRB
  6. 8Craig GardnerLM
  7. 7Sebastian LarssonRM
  8. 26Steven FletcherF
  9. 28Stéphane SessegnonRCF
  10. 23James McCleanAM-L
  11. 21Adam JohnsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Fraizer CampbellSUB
  2. 15David VaughanSUB
  3. 20Kieren WestwoodSUB
  4. 12Matthew KilgallonSUB
  5. 11James McFaddenSUB
  6. 25Louis SahaSUB
  7. 10Connor WickhamSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Manchester United 1, Sunderland 0. Robin van Persie (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 19' Goal! Manchester United 2, Sunderland 0. Tom Cleverley (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Carrick.
  3. 45' Second Half begins Manchester United 2, Sunderland 0.
  4. 46' Substitution, Sunderland. Connor Wickham replaces Steven Fletcher because of an injury.
  5. 59' Attempt missed. Connor Wickham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
  6. 68' Foul by Paul Scholes (Manchester United).
  7. 68' Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Vidic replaces Rio Ferdinand.
  8. 72' Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by David De Gea.
  9. 73' Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
  10. 85' Foul by Antonio Valencia (Manchester United).

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