English FA Cup

FT Sunday, February 19, 2017
Manchester United WDWWW 2
–
Blackburn Rovers WLWDL 1
1st2ndT
MAN112
BLK101
Ewood Park · 23,130 att.

Match Report

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic strikes as Man United edge out Blackburn

Zlatan Ibrahimovic spared Manchester United's blushes at Ewood Park as the FA Cup holders came from behind to beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
1
65.7
Possession
34.3
13
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
569
Accurate Passes
241
636
Passes
318
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
63
23
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
7
9
Tackles
11
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
36
Effective Clearances
21
36
Clearances
21

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BLK · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jason SteeleG
  2. 26Darragh LenihanCD-L
  3. 3Gordon GreerCD-R
  4. 5Derrick WilliamsLB
  5. 6Jason LoweRB
  6. 14Charlie MulgrewCM-L
  7. 23Danny GuthrieCM-R
  8. 32Craig ConwayLM
  9. 7Liam FeeneyRM
  10. 12Danny GrahamCF-L
  11. 17Marvin EmnesCF-R

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Sergio RomeroG
  2. 5Marcos RojoCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 36Matteo DarmianLB
  5. 18Ashley YoungRB
  6. 22Henrikh MkhitaryanAM
  7. 16Michael CarrickLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 19Marcus RashfordF
  10. 11Anthony MartialAM-L
  11. 14Jesse LingardAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Manchester United 0. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marvin Emnes with a through ball.
  2. 27' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Manchester United 1. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a through ball.
  3. 35' Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Substitution, Manchester United. Paul Pogba replaces Jesse Lingard.
  6. 62' Substitution, Manchester United. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Anthony Martial.
  7. 73' Ashley Young (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Connor Mahoney replaces Liam Feeney.
  9. 75' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Manchester United 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a through ball.
  10. 77' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Anthony Stokes replaces Danny Graham.
  11. 81' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Willem Tomlinson replaces Danny Guthrie.
  12. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Marcus Rashford.

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