English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 2, 2016
Swansea City LLDWD 1
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Manchester United LLLLD 2
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Match Report

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Wayne Rooney ends Manchester United's winless run against Swansea

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
3
45.3
Possession
54.7
9
SHOTS
19
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
336
Accurate Passes
430
430
Passes
515
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
67
28
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
8
13
Effective Tackles
15
16
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
5
26
Clearances
7

Head to Head

SWA leads series 4-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 12Chris SmallingCD-L
  3. 4Phil JonesCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindLB
  5. 18Ashley YoungRB
  6. 21Ander HerreraAM
  7. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerLM
  8. 28Morgan SchneiderlinRM
  9. 10Wayne RooneyF
  10. 9Anthony MartialAM-L
  11. 8Juan MataAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Michael CarrickSUB
  2. 20Sergio RomeroSUB
  3. 36Matteo DarmianSUB
  4. 27Marouane FellainiSUB
  5. 44Andreas PereiraSUB
  6. 33Paddy McNairSUB
  7. 7Memphis DepaySUB

SWA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD-L
  3. 33Federico FernándezCD-R
  4. 3Neil TaylorLB
  5. 22Angel RangelRB
  6. 7Leon BrittonCM
  7. 4Ki Sung-YuengLM
  8. 24Jack CorkRM
  9. 10André AyewF
  10. 23Gylfi SigurdssonLF
  11. 15Wayne RoutledgeRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Kyle NaughtonSUB
  2. 2Jordi AmatSUB
  3. 13Kristoffer NordfeldtSUB
  4. 58Modou BarrowSUB
  5. 21Matt GrimesSUB
  6. 20Jefferson MonteroSUB
  7. 18Bafetimbi GomisSUB

Timeline

  1. 42' Chris Smalling (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Matteo Darmian replaces Phil Jones.
  3. 47' Goal! Manchester United 1, Swansea City 0. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
  4. 62' Substitution, Swansea City. Modou Barrow replaces Leon Britton.
  5. 64' Angel Rangel (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 70' Goal! Manchester United 1, Swansea City 1. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Modou Barrow with a cross.
  7. 77' Goal! Manchester United 2, Swansea City 1. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
  8. 78' Substitution, Manchester United. Patrick McNair replaces Ashley Young because of an injury.
  9. 82' Substitution, Swansea City. Jefferson Montero replaces Wayne Routledge.
  10. 82' Substitution, Swansea City. Bafétimbi Gomis replaces André Ayew.
  11. 85' Daley Blind (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Manchester United. Michael Carrick replaces Ander Herrera.

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