English Premier League

FT Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Manchester United WWLWD 3
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Crystal Palace DWDWW 1
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MAN123
CRY011
Selhurst Park · 25,754 att.

Match Report

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Lukaku brace helps Manchester United beat Crystal Palace

Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku rediscovered his finishing touch in fine fashion, scoring a superb goal in each half in a 3-1 win.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
54.5
Possession
45.5
13
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
378
Accurate Passes
299
468
Passes
374
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
11
12
Crosses
22
0.4
Cross %
0.5
60
Long Balls
45
33
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
9
21
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
13
19
Effective Clearances
14
19
Clearances
14

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CRY · 4-3-3

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 5James TomkinsCD-L
  3. 34Martin KellyCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 4Luka MilivojevicCM
  7. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  8. 18James McArthurRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaLF
  11. 10Andros TownsendRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Max MeyerSUB
  2. 6Scott DannSUB
  3. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  4. 14Jordan AyewSUB
  5. 17Christian BentekeSUB
  6. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  7. 8Cheikhou KouyatéSUB

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 2Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 18Ashley YoungRB
  6. 39Scott McTominayCM
  7. 17FredLM
  8. 6Paul PogbaRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 7Alexis SánchezLF
  11. 20Diogo DalotRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Marcus RashfordSUB
  2. 15Andreas PereiraSUB
  3. 37James GarnerSUB
  4. 44Tahith ChongSUB
  5. 16Marcos RojoSUB
  6. 3Eric BaillySUB
  7. 22Sergio RomeroSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Manchester United 1. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
  2. 41' Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Manchester United 2. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf with a headed pass following a corner.
  4. 61' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces James McArthur.
  5. 66' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Manchester United 2. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp with a cross.
  6. 69' Alexis Sánchez (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  7. 77' Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  8. 77' Substitution, Manchester United. Eric Bailly replaces Diogo Dalot.
  9. 78' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Michy Batshuayi.
  10. 81' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 83' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Patrick van Aanholt.
  12. 83' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Manchester United 3. Ashley Young (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
  13. 90' Substitution, Manchester United. James Garner replaces Fred.
  14. 90'+1' Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+5' Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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