English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 16, 2013
Reading LLLLL 0
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Manchester United WWWLD 1
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REA000
MAN101
Old Trafford · 75,605 att.

Team Stats

16
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
0
43.2
Possession
56.8
6
SHOTS
16
0
ON GOAL
4
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
252
Accurate Passes
405
338
Passes
461
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.1
47
Long Balls
49
27
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
12
22
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
26
32
Clearances
45

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 15Nemanja VidićCD-L
  3. 5Rio FerdinandCD-R
  4. 28Alexander BüttnerLB
  5. 12Chris SmallingRB
  6. 10Wayne RooneyAM
  7. 11Ryan GiggsLM
  8. 8AndersonRM
  9. 20Robin van PersieF
  10. 18Ashley YoungAM-L
  11. 19Danny WelbeckAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Anders LindegaardSUB
  2. 26Shinji KagawaSUB
  3. 16Michael CarrickSUB
  4. 7Antonio ValenciaSUB
  5. 14Javier HernándezSUB
  6. 25Nick PowellSUB
  7. 6Jonny EvansSUB

REA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 41Stuart TaylorG
  2. 6Adrian MariappaCD-L
  3. 5Alex PearceCD-R
  4. 8Mikele LeigertwoodDM
  5. 3Nicky ShoreyLB
  6. 27Stephen KellyRB
  7. 11Jobi McAnuffCM-L
  8. 4Jem KaracanCM-R
  9. 12Garath McClearyLM
  10. 19Hal Robson-KanuRM
  11. 10Noel HuntF

Substitutes

  1. 28Hope AkpanSUB
  2. 9Adam Le FondreSUB
  3. 30Nick BlackmanSUB
  4. 15Sean MorrisonSUB
  5. 2Chris GunterSUB
  6. 23Ian HarteSUB
  7. 21Alex McCarthySUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Manchester United 1, Reading 0. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rio Ferdinand.
  2. 43' Noel Hunt (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  4. 70' Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  5. 70' Foul by Jobi McAnuff (Reading).
  6. 74' Delay in match Garath McCleary (Reading) because of an injury.
  7. 85' Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Stuart Taylor.
  8. 88' Attempt blocked. Jobi McAnuff (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Shorey.

Premier League News

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