English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 6, 2018
Newcastle United LLLDL 2
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Manchester United WDLLD 3
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Old Trafford · 74,519 att.

Match Report

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Alexis Sanchez the hero as Man United complete comeback vs. Newcastle

A 90th-minute goal by Alexis Sanchez helped Manchester United complete an unlikely comeback and claim a 3-2 win over Newcastle at Old Trafford.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
6
27
Possession
73
13
SHOTS
18
8
ON GOAL
10
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
129
Accurate Passes
509
222
Passes
610
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
12
18
Crosses
44
0.3
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
56
24
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
11
0.3
Tackle %
0.7
20
Interceptions
4
52
Effective Clearances
19
52
Clearances
19

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 12Chris SmallingCD-L
  3. 3Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 18Ashley YoungRB
  6. 31Nemanja MaticCM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 39Scott McTominayRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 11Anthony MartialLF
  11. 10Marcus RashfordRF

Substitutes

  1. 17FredSUB
  2. 15Andreas PereiraSUB
  3. 27Marouane FellainiSUB
  4. 8Juan MataSUB
  5. 22Sergio RomeroSUB
  6. 7Alexis SánchezSUB
  7. 2Victor LindelöfSUB

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 18Federico FernándezCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 19Javier ManquilloLB
  5. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 10Mohamed DiaméCM-L
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM-R
  8. 15KenedyLM
  9. 11Matt RitchieRM
  10. 13Yoshinori MutoF
  11. 17Ayoze PérezRCF

Substitutes

  1. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  2. 21JoseluSUB
  3. 2Ciaran ClarkSUB
  4. 5Fabian SchärSUB
  5. 30Christian AtsuSUB
  6. 14Isaac HaydenSUB
  7. 7Jacob MurphySUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Manchester United 0, Newcastle United 1. Kenedy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  2. 10' Goal! Manchester United 0, Newcastle United 2. Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross.
  3. 19' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Eric Bailly.
  4. 45'+2' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Scott McTominay.
  6. 58' Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 63' Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Substitution, Manchester United. Alexis Sánchez replaces Marcus Rashford.
  9. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Kenedy because of an injury.
  10. 69' Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 70' Goal! Manchester United 1, Newcastle United 2. Juan Mata (Manchester United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  12. 76' Goal! Manchester United 2, Newcastle United 2. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
  13. 78' Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Yoshinori Muto.
  14. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joselu replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  15. 90' Goal! Manchester United 3, Newcastle United 2. Alexis Sánchez (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.

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