English Premier League

FT Friday, May 4, 2018
Manchester United WLWWW 0
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Brighton & Hove Albion LDLDD 1
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American Express Stadium · 30,611 att.

Match Report

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Brighton edge Manchester United to secure Premier League safety

Brighton & Hove Albion have secured another season in the Premier League after beating Manchester United 1-0 on Friday night at the Amex Stadium.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
68.3
Possession
31.7
16
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
598
Accurate Passes
219
675
Passes
313
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
71
31
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
11
8
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
22
19
Clearances
22

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-0

Lineups

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 22Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 3Gaëtan BongLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 6Dale StephensCM
  7. 24Davy PropperLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 17Glenn MurrayF
  10. 19José IzquierdoLF
  11. 11Anthony KnockaertRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Biram KiyalSUB
  2. 16Leonardo UlloaSUB
  3. 20Solly MarchSUB
  4. 18Connor GoldsonSUB
  5. 26Tim KrulSUB
  6. 25Jürgen LocadiaSUB
  7. 21Ezequiel SchelottoSUB

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Marcos RojoCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 18Ashley YoungLB
  5. 36Matteo DarmianRB
  6. 31Nemanja MaticCM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 27Marouane FellainiRM
  9. 19Marcus RashfordF
  10. 11Anthony MartialLF
  11. 8Juan MataRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Sergio RomeroSUB
  2. 21Ander HerreraSUB
  3. 14Jesse LingardSUB
  4. 3Eric BaillySUB
  5. 23Luke ShawSUB
  6. 39Scott McTominaySUB
  7. 2Victor LindelöfSUB

Timeline

  1. 47' Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 57' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Manchester United 0. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 67' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 68' Substitution, Manchester United. Luke Shaw replaces Matteo Darmian.
  5. 68' Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Marouane Fellaini.
  6. 76' Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Marcos Rojo.
  7. 84' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Beram Kayal replaces Pascal Groß.
  8. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces José Izquierdo.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Glenn Murray.

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