English Carabao Cup

FT Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Manchester United WWLLL 3
–
Northampton Town DLWWL 1
1st2ndT
MAN123
NHT101
Sixfields Stadium · 7,798 att.

Match Report

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Man United overcome nervy first half to beat Northampton Town

Manchester United shook off third-tier Northampton Town in the second half on Wednesday to win 3-1 and reach the last-16 of the EFL Cup.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
4
73.6
Possession
26.4
14
SHOTS
8
7
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
542
Accurate Passes
123
636
Passes
222
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
2
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
79
28
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
12
26
Clearances
16

Head to Head

MAN leads series 1-0

Lineups

NHT · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Adam SmithG
  2. 6Gabriel ZakuaniCD-L
  3. 5Alexander DiamondCD-R
  4. 12Jak MccourtDM
  5. 3David BuchananLB
  6. 2Brendan MoloneyRB
  7. 31Matthew TaylorCM-L
  8. 16Harry BeautymanCM-R
  9. 11Kenji GorréLM
  10. 14Sam HoskinsRM
  11. 10Alex RevellF

Substitutes

  1. 15Alfie PotterSUB
  2. 19Emmanuel SonupeSUB
  3. 8Joel ByromSUB
  4. 26David CornellSUB
  5. 21John-Joe O'TooleSUB
  6. 22Lewin NyatangaSUB
  7. 9Marc RichardsSUB

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 20Sergio RomeroG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 5Marcos RojoLB
  5. 24Timothy Fosu-MensahRB
  6. 16Michael CarrickCM
  7. 28Morgan SchneiderlinLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 10Wayne RooneyF
  10. 7Memphis DepayLF
  11. 18Ashley YoungRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Juan MataSUB
  2. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicSUB
  3. 32Sam JohnstoneSUB
  4. 14Jesse LingardSUB
  5. 27Marouane FellainiSUB
  6. 36Matteo DarmianSUB
  7. 19Marcus RashfordSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Northampton Town 0, Manchester United 1. Michael Carrick (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 42' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Manchester United 1. Alex Revell (Northampton Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 47' Jak McCourt (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 54' Substitution, Northampton Town. John-Joe O'Toole replaces Harry Beautyman.
  5. 55' Substitution, Manchester United. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Memphis Depay.
  6. 55' Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
  7. 66' Substitution, Northampton Town. Alfie Potter replaces Kenji Gorré.
  8. 68' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Manchester United 2. Ander Herrera (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
  9. 73' Substitution, Northampton Town. Marc Richards replaces Jak McCourt.
  10. 73' Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Morgan Schneiderlin.
  11. 74' Daley Blind (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 75' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Manchester United 3. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ander Herrera following a fast break.
  13. 89' Alfie Potter (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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