English FA Cup

FT Saturday, March 17, 2018
Brighton & Hove Albion DWWWL 0
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Manchester United DWWWL 2
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BHA000
MAN112
Old Trafford · 74,241 att.

Match Report

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Romelu Lukaku, Nemanja Matic put Man United into FA Cup semis

Manchester United secured their spot in the FA Cup semifinals with a 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
6
39
Possession
61
17
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
341
Accurate Passes
592
438
Passes
697
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
59
27
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
30
Effective Clearances
22
30
Clearances
22

Head to Head

MAN leads series 1-0

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Sergio RomeroG
  2. 12Chris SmallingCD-L
  3. 3Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  6. 14Jesse LingardAM
  7. 31Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 39Scott McTominayRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 11Anthony MartialAM-L
  11. 8Juan MataAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Alexis SánchezSUB
  2. 27Marouane FellainiSUB
  3. 1David de GeaSUB
  4. 18Ashley YoungSUB
  5. 19Marcus RashfordSUB
  6. 2Victor LindelöfSUB
  7. 6Paul PogbaSUB

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 26Tim KrulG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 22Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 29Markus SuttnerLB
  5. 21Ezequiel SchelottoRB
  6. 24Davy PropperCM
  7. 7Biram KiyalLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 16Leonardo UlloaF
  10. 25Jürgen LocadiaLF
  11. 20Solly MarchRF

Substitutes

  1. 51Max SandersSUB
  2. 2BrunoSUB
  3. 19José IzquierdoSUB
  4. 18Connor GoldsonSUB
  5. 9Sam BaldockSUB
  6. 17Glenn MurraySUB
  7. 12Niki MäenpääSUB

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nemanja Matic with a cross.
  2. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Luke Shaw.
  3. 68' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. José Izquierdo replaces Solly March.
  4. 75' Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Juan Mata.
  5. 76' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Leonardo Ulloa.
  6. 83' Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Young following a set piece situation.
  7. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Jesse Lingard.

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