English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 24, 2014
Manchester United WDWWL 1
–
Sunderland WWLWD 1
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MAN101
SUN101
Stadium of Light · 43,217 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Scott Heppell

Rodwell denies Van Gaal first win

Jack Rodwell's first Sunderland goal left Louis van Gaal still awaiting his first Barclays Premier League win as Manchester United collected their first point of the season.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
55.3
Possession
44.7
10
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
480
Accurate Passes
363
544
Passes
431
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
56
43
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
22
24
Clearances
22

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-2

Lineups

SUN · 4-3-3

  1. 25Vito MannoneG
  2. 5Wes BrownCD-L
  3. 16John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 27Santiago VerginiRB
  6. 6Lee CattermoleCM
  7. 8Jack RodwellLM
  8. 7Sebastian LarssonRM
  9. 9Steven FletcherF
  10. 10Connor WickhamLF
  11. 30William BuckleyRF

MAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 12Chris SmallingCD
  3. 42Tyler BlackettCD-L
  4. 4Phil JonesCD-R
  5. 23Tom CleverleyCM-L
  6. 24Darren FletcherCM-R
  7. 8Juan MataAM
  8. 18Ashley YoungLM
  9. 25Antonio ValenciaRM
  10. 10Wayne RooneyCF-L
  11. 20Robin van PersieCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Sunderland 0, Manchester United 1. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 30' Goal! Sunderland 1, Manchester United 1. Jack Rodwell (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
  3. 44' Substitution, Manchester United. Michael Keane replaces Chris Smalling because of an injury.
  4. 62' Ashley Young (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 63' Substitution, Manchester United. Danny Welbeck replaces Robin van Persie.
  6. 63' Substitution, Manchester United. Adnan Januzaj replaces Darren Fletcher.
  7. 63' Substitution, Sunderland. Jordi Gómez replaces Jack Rodwell.
  8. 67' Tom Cleverley (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Sunderland. Jozy Altidore replaces Steven Fletcher.
  10. 79' Substitution, Sunderland. Liam Bridcutt replaces William Buckley.

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