English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Manchester United LWWWL 2
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AFC Bournemouth LWDDL 0
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MAN112
BOU000
Vitality Stadium · 10,952 att.

Match Report

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Man United ease past Bournemouth as Chris Smalling, Romelu Lukaku net

Manchester United moved to within two points of securing a place in next season's Champions League with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
2
55.6
Possession
44.4
13
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
474
Accurate Passes
352
556
Passes
428
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
23
0.0
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
52
36
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
8
Blocked Shots
5
16
Effective Tackles
4
19
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
26
25
Clearances
26

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BOU · 4-4-1-1

  1. 27Asmir BegovicG
  2. 5Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 3Steve CookCD-R
  4. 11Charlie DanielsLB
  5. 2Simon FrancisRB
  6. 6Andrew SurmanCM-L
  7. 16Lewis CookCM-R
  8. 24Ryan FraserLM
  9. 33Jordon IbeRM
  10. 13Callum WilsonF
  11. 17Joshua KingRCF

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 4Phil JonesCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 36Matteo DarmianRB
  6. 21Ander HerreraCM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 27Marouane FellainiRM
  9. 19Marcus RashfordF
  10. 11Anthony MartialLF
  11. 14Jesse LingardRF

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Bournemouth 0, Manchester United 1. Chris Smalling (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard following a corner.
  2. 49' Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Substitution, Bournemouth. Lys Mousset replaces Jordon Ibe.
  4. 61' Chris Smalling (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Steve Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Manchester United. Romelu Lukaku replaces Jesse Lingard.
  7. 68' Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Goal! Bournemouth 0, Manchester United 2. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a through ball.
  9. 72' Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Ander Herrera.
  10. 75' Substitution, Bournemouth. Dan Gosling replaces Andrew Surman.
  11. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Daley Blind replaces Paul Pogba.
  12. 82' Substitution, Bournemouth. Jermain Defoe replaces Joshua King.

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