English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 26, 2015
Sunderland WDLLL 0
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Manchester United LWLWW 3
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Match Report

Man United go top as Wayne Rooney scored in Sunderland win

Manchester United went top of the Premier League as they beat Sunderland 3-0.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
4
33.8
Possession
66.2
9
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
229
Accurate Passes
524
311
Passes
603
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.3
74
Long Balls
66
29
Accurate Long Balls
44
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
4
17
Effective Tackles
17
23
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
11
Effective Clearances
14
18
Clearances
15

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 36Matteo DarmianLB
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  6. 10Wayne RooneyAM
  7. 28Morgan SchneiderlinLM
  8. 16Michael CarrickRM
  9. 9Anthony MartialF
  10. 7Memphis DepayAM-L
  11. 8Juan MataAM-R

SUN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 15Younes KaboulCD-L
  3. 16John O'SheaCD-R
  4. 6Lee CattermoleDM
  5. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  6. 2Billy JonesRB
  7. 20Ola ToivonenCM-L
  8. 21Yann M'vilaCM-R
  9. 17Jeremain LensLM
  10. 11Adam JohnsonRM
  11. 9Fabio BoriniF

Timeline

  1. 38' Adam Johnson (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+4' Goal! Manchester United 1, Sunderland 0. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Mata.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sunderland. Steven Fletcher replaces Adam Johnson.
  4. 46' Goal! Manchester United 2, Sunderland 0. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Martial with a cross.
  5. 50' Billy Jones (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Substitution, Manchester United. Bastian Schweinsteiger replaces Michael Carrick.
  7. 70' Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson replaces Ola Toivonen.
  8. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. Phil Jones replaces Daley Blind.
  9. 77' Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Memphis Depay.
  10. 85' Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Goal! Manchester United 3, Sunderland 0. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.

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