English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Manchester United LLWWW 2
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Newcastle United LWDLD 0
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St. James' Park · 52,217 att.

Match Report

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Man United beat Newcastle as Solskjaer matches Busby with fourth win in four

Manchester United's good form under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continued with a 2-0 win away at Newcastle on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
5
65.1
Possession
34.9
16
SHOTS
14
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
593
Accurate Passes
251
687
Passes
350
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
66
33
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
16
15
Tackles
28
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
9
22
Effective Clearances
13
22
Clearances
13

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NEW · 5-4-1

  1. 12Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 6Jamaal LascellesCD
  3. 3Paul DummettCD-L
  4. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  5. 11Matt RitchieLB
  6. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 10Mohamed DiaméCM-L
  8. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  9. 30Christian AtsuLM
  10. 17Ayoze PérezRM
  11. 9Salomón RondónF

Substitutes

  1. 21JoseluSUB
  2. 8Jonjo ShelveySUB
  3. 19Javier ManquilloSUB
  4. 15KenedySUB
  5. 13Yoshinori MutoSUB
  6. 20Florian LejeuneSUB
  7. 41Freddie WoodmanSUB

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 4Phil JonesCD-L
  3. 2Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  6. 6Paul PogbaAM
  7. 31Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 10Marcus RashfordF
  10. 11Anthony MartialAM-L
  11. 8Juan MataAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Alexis SánchezSUB
  2. 9Romelu LukakuSUB
  3. 18Ashley YoungSUB
  4. 17FredSUB
  5. 36Matteo DarmianSUB
  6. 22Sergio RomeroSUB
  7. 14Jesse LingardSUB

Timeline

  1. 28' Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 46' Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 53' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Mohamed Diamé because of an injury.
  4. 63' Substitution, Manchester United. Romelu Lukaku replaces Anthony Martial.
  5. 63' Substitution, Manchester United. Alexis Sánchez replaces Juan Mata.
  6. 64' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester United 1. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  7. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Kenedy replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  8. 75' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester United 2. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez following a fast break.
  10. 81' Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoshinori Muto replaces Fabian Schär.
  11. 87' Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Marcus Rashford.

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