English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 31, 2015
Leicester City DWWLW 1
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Manchester United DWLWD 3
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MAN303
Old Trafford · 75,329 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Jon Super

Robin van Persie on target as Manchester United beat Leicester City

Robin van Persie ended his dry spell with a spectacular finish that propelled Manchester United to a comfortable 3-1 win over Leicester.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
0
28.6
Possession
71.4
4
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
155
Accurate Passes
599
261
Passes
679
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
23
0.2
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
79
20
Accurate Long Balls
51
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
19
Effective Tackles
11
27
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
43
20
Clearances
43

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Marcos RojoCD-L
  3. 4Phil JonesCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindDM
  5. 3Luke ShawLB
  6. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  7. 7Ángel Di MaríaAM
  8. 11Adnan JanuzajLM
  9. 10Wayne RooneyRM
  10. 9Radamel FalcaoCF-L
  11. 20Robin van PersieCF-R

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 32Mark SchwarzerG
  2. 5Wes MorganCD-L
  3. 27Marcin WasilewskiCD-R
  4. 2Ritchie de LaetLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 10Andy KingCM-L
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  8. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  9. 9Jamie VardyRM
  10. 40Andrej KramaricCF-L
  11. 23Leonardo UlloaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Manchester United 1, Leicester City 0. Robin van Persie (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daley Blind with a through ball.
  2. 32' Goal! Manchester United 2, Leicester City 0. Falcao (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 34' Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Own Goal by Wes Morgan, Leicester City. Manchester United 3, Leicester City 0.
  5. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Esteban Cambiasso replaces Jamie Vardy.
  6. 62' Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  7. 62' Substitution, Leicester City. David Nugent replaces Leonardo Ulloa.
  8. 68' Substitution, Manchester United. Patrick McNair replaces Robin van Persie.
  9. 77' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Antonio Valencia.
  10. 80' Goal! Manchester United 3, Leicester City 1. Marcin Wasilewski (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
  11. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. James Wilson replaces Falcao.

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