English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 28, 2015
Sunderland WDLLD 0
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Manchester United WDWWL 2
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Match Report

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Wayne Rooney scores twice as Man United beat 10-man Sunderland

Rooney netted a brace to send United third, while referee Roger East bizarrely sent off Sunderland's Wes Brown after John O'Shea fouled Radamel Falcao.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
13
8
Saves
3
26.6
Possession
73.4
5
SHOTS
30
3
ON GOAL
10
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
155
Accurate Passes
556
235
Passes
625
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
13
3
Crosses
38
0.7
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
49
18
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
9
19
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
16
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
9
33
Clearances
9

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 5Marcos RojoLB
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  6. 10Wayne RooneyAM
  7. 17Daley BlindLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 9Radamel FalcaoF
  10. 18Ashley YoungAM-L
  11. 7Ángel Di MaríaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Adnan JanuzajSUB
  2. 33Paddy McNairSUB
  3. 13Anders LindegaardSUB
  4. 8Juan MataSUB
  5. 16Michael CarrickSUB
  6. 49James WilsonSUB
  7. 31Marouane FellainiSUB

SUN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 5Wes BrownCD-L
  3. 16John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 6Lee CattermoleDM
  5. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  6. 15Anthony ReveillereRB
  7. 14Jordi GómezCM-L
  8. 7Sebastian LarssonCM-R
  9. 10Connor WickhamLM
  10. 11Adam JohnsonRM
  11. 28Jermain DefoeF

Substitutes

  1. 27Santiago VerginiSUB
  2. 9Steven FletcherSUB
  3. 4Liam BridcuttSUB
  4. 19Danny GrahamSUB
  5. 25Vito MannoneSUB
  6. 22Sebastián CoatesSUB
  7. 41Duncan WatmoreSUB

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Adnan Januzaj replaces Ángel Di María.
  3. 65' Wes Brown (Sunderland) is shown the red card.
  4. 66' Goal! Manchester United 1, Sunderland 0. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Danny Graham replaces Jermain Defoe.
  6. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Santiago Vergini replaces Connor Wickham.
  7. 68' Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Falcao.
  8. 79' Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 81' Substitution, Sunderland. Steven Fletcher replaces Adam Johnson.
  10. 84' Goal! Manchester United 2, Sunderland 0. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  11. 86' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Wayne Rooney.

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