English Premier League

FT Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Burnley WLLLD 1
–
Manchester United WDWWD 3
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BUR101
MAN213
Old Trafford · 75,356 att.

Match Report

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Man United made to work in Burnley win as Chris Smalling nets brace

Manchester United cut out the long-ball tactics but they still had to battle their way to a 3-1 win over Burnley at Old Trafford.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
42.7
Possession
57.3
13
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
275
Accurate Passes
419
369
Passes
511
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
4
25
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
74
Long Balls
99
37
Accurate Long Balls
57
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
1
17
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
15
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
35
Effective Clearances
48
35
Clearances
48

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 4Phil JonesCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindDM
  5. 5Marcos RojoLB
  6. 33Paddy McNairRB
  7. 11Adnan JanuzajAM
  8. 7Ángel Di MaríaLM
  9. 10Wayne RooneyRM
  10. 9Radamel FalcaoCF-L
  11. 20Robin van PersieCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Antonio ValenciaSUB
  2. 21Ander HerreraSUB
  3. 49James WilsonSUB
  4. 8Juan MataSUB
  5. 12Chris SmallingSUB
  6. 31Marouane FellainiSUB
  7. 32Víctor ValdésSUB

BUR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Tom HeatonG
  2. 5Jason ShackellCD-L
  3. 25Michael KeaneCD-R
  4. 6Ben MeeLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 14David JonesCM-L
  7. 37Scott ArfieldCM-R
  8. 11Michael KightlyLM
  9. 21George BoydRM
  10. 10Danny IngsF
  11. 30Ashley BarnesRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Sam VokesSUB
  2. 7Ross WallaceSUB
  3. 3Dan LaffertySUB
  4. 4Michael DuffSUB
  5. 22Matt GilksSUB
  6. 18Steven ReidSUB
  7. 19Lukas JutkiewiczSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Substitution, Manchester United. Chris Smalling replaces Phil Jones because of an injury.
  2. 6' Goal! Manchester United 1, Burnley 0. Chris Smalling (Manchester United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Falcao with a headed pass following a corner.
  3. 12' Goal! Manchester United 1, Burnley 1. Danny Ings (Burnley) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
  4. 26' Michael Kightly (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 39' Substitution, Manchester United. Ander Herrera replaces Daley Blind because of an injury.
  6. 45'+3' Goal! Manchester United 2, Burnley 1. Chris Smalling (Manchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
  7. 53' Ben Mee (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 67' Scott Arfield (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 68' Falcao (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. James Wilson replaces Falcao.
  12. 82' Goal! Manchester United 3, Burnley 1. Robin van Persie (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  13. 84' James Wilson (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 86' Ángel Di María (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 86' Substitution, Burnley. Sam Vokes replaces Michael Kightly.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Burnley. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Ashley Barnes.

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