English FA Cup

FT Saturday, January 9, 2016
Sheffield United WWWWL 0
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Manchester United LLLDW 1
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Old Trafford · 74,284 att.

Match Report

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Wayne Rooney's late penalty pushes Man United past Sheffield United

A late Wayne Rooney penalty saved Manchester United's blushes as they defeated League One side Sheffield United 1-0 in the third round of the FA Cup.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
1
29
Possession
71
2
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
172
Accurate Passes
581
278
Passes
675
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
33
0.0
Cross %
0.1
77
Long Balls
56
19
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
14
23
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
9
26
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-0

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 43Cameron Borthwick-JacksonLB
  5. 36Matteo DarmianRB
  6. 21Ander HerreraAM
  7. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerLM
  8. 27Marouane FellainiRM
  9. 10Wayne RooneyF
  10. 9Anthony MartialAM-L
  11. 8Juan MataAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Jesse LingardSUB
  2. 44Andreas PereiraSUB
  3. 48Will KeaneSUB
  4. 7Memphis DepaySUB
  5. 20Sergio RomeroSUB
  6. 33Paddy McNairSUB
  7. 30Guillermo VarelaSUB

SHU · 4-4-2

  1. 25George LongG
  2. 15Neill CollinsCD-L
  3. 34David EdgarCD-R
  4. 19James McEveleyLB
  5. 5John BrayfordRB
  6. 6Chris BashamCM-L
  7. 35Dean HammondCM-R
  8. 17Martyn WoolfordLM
  9. 8Paul CouttsRM
  10. 10Billy SharpCF-L
  11. 18Conor SammonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Mark HowardSUB
  2. 29Ché AdamsSUB
  3. 7Ryan FlynnSUB
  4. 22Louis ReedSUB
  5. 14Matt DoneSUB
  6. 20Jamal Campbell-RyceSUB
  7. 11Jose BaxterSUB

Timeline

  1. 60' Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Ander Herrera.
  2. 60' Substitution, Manchester United. Memphis Depay replaces Juan Mata.
  3. 64' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ryan Flynn replaces Billy Sharp.
  4. 78' Substitution, Manchester United. Andreas Pereira replaces Marouane Fellaini.
  5. 78' Substitution, Sheffield United. Louis Reed replaces Jay McEveley because of an injury.
  6. 90'+1' Substitution, Sheffield United. Matt Done replaces Conor Sammon because of an injury.
  7. 90'+3' Goal! Manchester United 1, Sheffield United 0. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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