English Premier League

FT Friday, December 26, 2014
Newcastle United DWLLL 1
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Manchester United WWWWD 3
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MAN213
Old Trafford · 75,318 att.

Match Report

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Wayne Rooney grabs brace as Man United overcome Newcastle

Wayne Rooney scored twice and set up another goal as Manchester United swatted Newcastle aside with an easy 3-1 win at Old Trafford.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
3
38.1
Possession
61.9
8
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
276
Accurate Passes
506
346
Passes
570
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
74
24
Accurate Long Balls
51
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
14
13
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
23
23
Clearances
23

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

MAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 4Phil JonesD
  3. 6Jonny EvansD
  4. 33Paddy McNairD
  5. 10Wayne RooneyM
  6. 8Juan MataM
  7. 18Ashley YoungM
  8. 16Michael CarrickM
  9. 25Antonio ValenciaM
  10. 20Robin van PersieF
  11. 9Radamel FalcaoF

Substitutes

  1. 44Andreas PereiraSUB
  2. 42Tyler BlackettSUB
  3. 13Anders LindegaardSUB
  4. 12Chris SmallingSUB
  5. 49James WilsonSUB
  6. 24Darren FletcherSUB
  7. 2RafaelSUB

NEW · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 31Jak AlnwickG
  2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  4. 8Vurnon AnitaDM
  5. 36Paul DummettLB
  6. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  7. 7Moussa SissokoAM
  8. 11Yoan GouffranLM
  9. 14Jack ColbackRM
  10. 17Ayoze PérezCF-L
  11. 32Adam ArmstrongCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Lubomir SatkaSUB
  2. 9Papiss CisséSUB
  3. 29Emmanuel RivièreSUB
  4. 20Rémy CabellaSUB
  5. 41Freddie WoodmanSUB
  6. 23Haris VuckicSUB
  7. 6Michael WilliamsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Manchester United 1, Newcastle United 0. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Falcao following a fast break.
  2. 36' Goal! Manchester United 2, Newcastle United 0. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Mata with a through ball.
  3. 53' Goal! Manchester United 3, Newcastle United 0. Robin van Persie (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a through ball.
  4. 61' Steven Taylor (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Substitution, Manchester United. Darren Fletcher replaces Michael Carrick.
  6. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Rémy Cabella replaces Paul Dummett.
  7. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Papiss Demba Cissé replaces Adam Armstrong.
  8. 65' Substitution, Manchester United. James Wilson replaces Falcao.
  9. 66' Robin van Persie (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Rafael replaces Antonio Valencia.
  11. 82' Substitution, Newcastle United. Haris Vuckic replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  12. 87' Goal! Manchester United 3, Newcastle United 1. Papiss Demba Cissé (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  13. 89' Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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