English Premier League

FT Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Watford DLWWD 0
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Manchester United LLWWW 1
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Match Report

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Juan Mata's free kick boosts Man United's top-four hopes in Watford win

Juan Mata gave Manchester United's top-four hopes a timely shot in the arm, firing home a late free kick as Watford's missed chances hurt them.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
4
38.7
Possession
61.3
13
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
209
Accurate Passes
395
307
Passes
504
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
22
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.3
76
Long Balls
80
36
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
5
23
Effective Tackles
18
26
Tackles
21
0.9
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
6
24
Clearances
8

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 51Timothy Fosu-MensahCD-R
  4. 5Marcos RojoLB
  5. 30Guillermo VarelaRB
  6. 8Juan MataAM
  7. 28Morgan SchneiderlinLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 39Marcus RashfordF
  10. 7Memphis DepayAM-L
  11. 9Anthony MartialAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Jesse LingardSUB
  2. 49Joe RileySUB
  3. 20Sergio RomeroSUB
  4. 36Matteo DarmianSUB
  5. 33Paddy McNairSUB
  6. 47James WeirSUB
  7. 46Joe RothwellSUB

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 5Sebastian PrödlCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 2Allan NyomRB
  6. 23Ben WatsonCM-L
  7. 8Valon BehramiCM-R
  8. 29Étienne CapoueLM
  9. 22Almen AbdiRM
  10. 24Odion IghaloCF-L
  11. 9Troy DeeneyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Costel PantilimonSUB
  2. 16Nathan AkéSUB
  3. 14Juan Carlos ParedesSUB
  4. 4Mario SuárezSUB
  5. 21Ikechi AnyaSUB
  6. 11Nordin AmrabatSUB
  7. 15Craig CathcartSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 70' Substitution, Watford. Mario Suárez replaces Almen Abdi.
  3. 70' Substitution, Manchester United. Matteo Darmian replaces Marcos Rojo.
  4. 75' Substitution, Watford. Nordin Amrabat replaces Odion Ighalo.
  5. 77' Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Ander Herrera.
  6. 82' Miguel Britos (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 83' Goal! Manchester United 1, Watford 0. Juan Mata (Manchester United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  8. 86' Substitution, Watford. Ikechi Anya replaces Valon Behrami.
  9. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Patrick McNair replaces Juan Mata.
  10. 90'+2' Nordin Amrabat (Watford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

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