Manchester United vs Huddersfield Town, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Paul Pogba double gives Ole Gunnar Solskjaer winning Old Trafford debut
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continued his dream start as Manchester United caretaker manager with a 3-1 Premier League win over Huddersfield.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Erik Durm tries a through ball, but Laurent Depoitre is caught offside.
- 2': Attempt missed. Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Philip Billing.
- 4': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town).
- 4': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Erik Durm (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 7': Foul by Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town).
- 7': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a headed pass.
- 12': Foul by Laurent Depoitre (Huddersfield Town).
- 12': Phil Jones (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 17': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 17': Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 23': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town).
- 23': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 27': Foul by Zanka (Huddersfield Town).
- 27': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Philip Billing.
- 28': Goal! Manchester United 1, Huddersfield Town 0. Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 30': Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 30': Fred (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 34': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
- 38': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Zanka.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Florent Hadergjonaj.
- 38': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Christopher Schindler.
- 39': Foul by Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town).
- 39': Juan Mata (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
- 43': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Mata.
- 44': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Terence Kongolo tries a through ball, but Laurent Depoitre is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Huddersfield Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Huddersfield Town 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Laurent Depoitre (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Durm with a cross.
- 47': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town).
- 47': Phil Jones (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Laurent Depoitre.
- 51': Attempt missed. Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 52': Foul by Zanka (Huddersfield Town).
- 52': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town).
- 53': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Diogo Dalot.
- 53': Substitution, Manchester United. Ander Herrera replaces Fred.
- 54': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Foul by Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town).
- 54': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Chris Löwe replaces Elias Kachunga.
- 57': Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
- 59': Foul by Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town).
- 59': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Phil Jones.
- 61': Attempt saved. Laurent Depoitre (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
- 61': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 62': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Collin Quaner replaces Isaac Mbenza.
- 63': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Florent Hadergjonaj tries a through ball, but Alex Pritchard is caught offside.
- 64': Goal! Manchester United 2, Huddersfield Town 0. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 66': Delay in match Luke Shaw (Manchester United) because of an injury.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Chris Löwe tries a through ball, but Collin Quaner is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt saved. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 71': Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 71': Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town).
- 72': Hand ball by Ashley Young (Manchester United).
- 73': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Steve Mounie replaces Laurent Depoitre.
- 74': Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town).
- 75': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Chris Löwe.
- 75': Offside, Manchester United. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Jesse Lingard is caught offside.
- 78': Goal! Manchester United 3, Huddersfield Town 0. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Angel Gomes replaces Juan Mata.
- 84': Florent Hadergjonaj (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 85': Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 87': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 87': Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Goal! Manchester United 3, Huddersfield Town 1. Zanka (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steve Mounie with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Angel Gomes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steve Mounie.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Huddersfield Town 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Huddersfield Town 1.
Statistics
 HUD |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.3 | Possession | 64.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 245 | Accurate Passes | 529 |
| 335 | Passes | 634 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 27 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 22 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 74,523
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 74,523
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 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 4 | Phil Jones |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 31 | Nemanja Matic |
| 17 | Fred  |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 14 | Jesse Lingard |
| 8 | Juan Mata |
Huddersfield Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Lössl (GK) |
| 26 | Christopher Schindler |
| 25 | Mathias Jørgensen |
| 5 | Terence Kongolo |
| 37 | Erik Durm |
| 21 | Alex Pritchard |
| 8 | Philip Billing |
| 33 | Florent Hadergjonaj |
| 20 | Laurent Depoitre |
| 18 | Isaac Mbenza |
| 9 | Elias Kachunga |
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