English Premier League

FT Monday, December 8, 2014
Manchester United LWWWW 2
–
Southampton WWDLL 1
1st2ndT
MAN112
SOU101
St. Mary's Stadium · 31,420 att.

Match Report

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Robin van Persie fires Manchester United to victory at Southampton

Netherlands international nets two goals as United climb to third.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
0
48.1
Possession
51.9
3
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
4
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
384
Accurate Passes
407
478
Passes
510
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
11
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.4
81
Long Balls
64
38
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
21
Effective Tackles
21
27
Tackles
28
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
10
33
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Fraser ForsterG
  2. 3Maya YoshidaCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 11Dusan TadicAM
  7. 12Victor WanyamaLM
  8. 8Steven DavisRM
  9. 19Graziano PellèF
  10. 10Sadio ManéAM-L
  11. 7Shane LongAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Matt TargettSUB
  2. 28Harrison ReedSUB
  3. 1Kelvin DavisSUB
  4. 42Jake HeskethSUB
  5. 5Florin GardosSUB
  6. 27Lloyd IsgroveSUB
  7. 24Emmanuel MayukaSUB

MAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 12Chris SmallingD
  3. 33Paddy McNairD
  4. 5Marcos RojoD
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaM
  6. 31Marouane FellainiM
  7. 16Michael CarrickM
  8. 8Juan MataM
  9. 18Ashley YoungM
  10. 20Robin van PersieF
  11. 10Wayne RooneyF

Substitutes

  1. 49James WilsonSUB
  2. 21Ander HerreraSUB
  3. 24Darren FletcherSUB
  4. 11Adnan JanuzajSUB
  5. 6Jonny EvansSUB
  6. 13Anders LindegaardSUB
  7. 9Radamel FalcaoSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Southampton 0, Manchester United 1. Robin van Persie (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 18' Substitution, Manchester United. Jonny Evans replaces Chris Smalling because of an injury.
  3. 31' Goal! Southampton 1, Manchester United 1. Graziano Pellè (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  4. 39' Substitution, Manchester United. Ander Herrera replaces Patrick McNair.
  5. 70' Substitution, Southampton. Jake Hesketh replaces Dusan Tadic.
  6. 71' Goal! Southampton 1, Manchester United 2. Robin van Persie (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross following a set piece situation.
  7. 79' Substitution, Southampton. Emmanuel Mayuka replaces Shane Long.
  8. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Darren Fletcher replaces Juan Mata.
  9. 89' Sadio Mané (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90'+2' Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+4' Jose Fonte (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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