English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 26, 2015
Manchester United DDLLL 0
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Stoke City LWWDL 2
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bet365 Stadium · 27,426 att.

Match Report

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Man United well beaten at Stoke as Louis van Gaal pressure grows

Stoke City piled the pressure on Louis van Gaal with victory over Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
12
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
6
58.5
Possession
41.5
11
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
350
Accurate Passes
237
453
Passes
334
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
1
26
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
60
23
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
21
16
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
6
Effective Clearances
18
10
Clearances
27

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 26Philipp WollscheidCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 3Erik PietersLB
  5. 8Glen JohnsonRB
  6. 14Ibrahim AfellayAM
  7. 6Glenn WhelanLM
  8. 20Geoff CameronRM
  9. 27Bojan KrkicF
  10. 10Marko ArnautovicAM-L
  11. 22Xherdan ShaqiriAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Charlie AdamSUB
  2. 15Marco van GinkelSUB
  3. 12Marc WilsonSUB
  4. 18Mame Biram DioufSUB
  5. 11JoseluSUB
  6. 29Jakob HaugaardSUB
  7. 19Jonathan WaltersSUB

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 12Chris SmallingCD-L
  3. 4Phil JonesCD-R
  4. 17Daley BlindLB
  5. 18Ashley YoungRB
  6. 27Marouane FellainiAM
  7. 21Ander HerreraLM
  8. 16Michael CarrickRM
  9. 9Anthony MartialF
  10. 7Memphis DepayAM-L
  11. 8Juan MataAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Morgan SchneiderlinSUB
  2. 44Andreas PereiraSUB
  3. 10Wayne RooneySUB
  4. 20Sergio RomeroSUB
  5. 30Guillermo VarelaSUB
  6. 43Cameron Borthwick-JacksonSUB
  7. 33Paddy McNairSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Stoke City 1, Manchester United 0. Bojan (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Glen Johnson.
  2. 25' Ashley Young (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 26' Goal! Stoke City 2, Manchester United 0. Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 45' Substitution, Stoke City. Marco Van Ginkel replaces Glenn Whelan.
  5. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Wayne Rooney replaces Memphis Depay.
  6. 49' Bojan (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 65' Substitution, Stoke City. Mame Biram Diouf replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  8. 75' Substitution, Stoke City. Charlie Adam replaces Geoff Cameron.
  9. 82' Substitution, Manchester United. Andreas Pereira replaces Ander Herrera.
  10. 83' Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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