Manchester United vs Southampton, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Manchester United go fourth with win over Southampton after late Lukaku winner
Romelu Lukaku scored two for Manchester United, including one in the 88th minute, to earn a 3-2 victory over Southampton.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 3': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 3': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Charlie Austin.
- 4': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 5': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 5': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 7': Delay in match Scott McTominay (Manchester United) because of an injury.
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Offside, Manchester United. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Manchester United).
- 15': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Offside, Manchester United. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 17': Delay in match Angus Gunn (Southampton) because of an injury.
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 26': Goal! Manchester United 0, Southampton 1. Yan Valery (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Charlie Austin.
- 27': Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Charlie Austin (Southampton).
- 33': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
- 33': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
- 36': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 39': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt missed. Chris Smalling (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 41': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a cross.
- 45': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
- 45': Alexis Sánchez (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Yan Valery (Southampton).
- 45'+3': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 45'+3': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Southampton 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Southampton 1.
- 46': Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Chris Smalling (Manchester United).
- 48': Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Charlie Austin (Southampton).
- 50': Foul by Yan Valery (Southampton).
- 50': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 50': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Delay in match Alexis Sánchez (Manchester United) because of an injury.
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Alexis Sánchez because of an injury.
- 53': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 53': Goal! Manchester United 1, Southampton 1. Andreas Pereira (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 55': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Bednarek.
- 56': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by David De Gea.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
- 59': Goal! Manchester United 2, Southampton 1. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 62': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 63': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United).
- 63': Maya Yoshida (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Charlie Austin.
- 65': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
- 65': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 67': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 68': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Hand ball by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 71': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 72': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United).
- 72': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Ashley Young (Manchester United).
- 73': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Delay in match Ashley Young (Manchester United) because of an injury.
- 73': Delay in match Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Goal! Manchester United 2, Southampton 2. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 77': Foul by Chris Smalling (Manchester United).
- 77': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 81': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 83': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 83': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Maya Yoshida (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a headed pass following a corner.
- 86': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 88': Goal! Manchester United 3, Southampton 2. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 89': Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90': Substitution, Southampton. Sam Gallagher replaces Maya Yoshida.
- 90'+3': Penalty Manchester United. Marcus Rashford draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': Penalty saved! Paul Pogba (Manchester United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Manchester United. Tahith Chong replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 90'+6': Foul by Yan Valery (Southampton).
- 90'+6': Tahith Chong (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Southampton 2.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Southampton 2.
Statistics
 SOU |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.8 | Possession | 64.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 184 | Accurate Passes | 409 |
| 282 | Passes | 511 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 19 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 20 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 33 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 74,459
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 74,459
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 12 | Chris Smalling |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 7 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 15 | Andreas Pereira |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
| 3 | Maya Yoshida |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 21 | Ryan Bertrand  |
| 43 | Yan Valery |
| 10 | Charlie Austin |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse |
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