English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 15, 2018
Manchester United LWLLW 2
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Watford WWWWW 1
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WAT011
Vicarage Road · 20,537 att.

Match Report

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Romelu Lukaku, Chris Smalling help Man United end Watford's perfect start

Manchester United ruined Watford's first perfect start to a Premier League season with a 2-1 victory at Vicarage Road on Saturday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
57.1
Possession
42.9
9
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
419
Accurate Passes
291
520
Passes
387
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.1
76
Long Balls
60
45
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
18
11
Tackles
25
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
9
31
Effective Clearances
28
31
Clearances
28

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 27Christian KabaseleCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  8. 18Andre GrayCF-L
  9. 9Troy DeeneyCF-R
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 19Will HughesAM-R

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 2Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 18Ashley YoungLB
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  6. 27Marouane FellainiCM
  7. 31Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 6Paul PogbaRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 7Alexis SánchezLF
  11. 14Jesse LingardRF

Timeline

  1. 34' Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester United 1. Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  3. 36' José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 38' Goal! Watford 0, Manchester United 2. Chris Smalling (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marouane Fellaini with a headed pass following a corner.
  5. 65' Goal! Watford 1, Manchester United 2. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  6. 70' Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Jesse Lingard.
  8. 72' Substitution, Watford. Kiko Femenía replaces Daryl Janmaat.
  9. 81' Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  10. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  11. 84' Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces José Holebas.
  12. 88' Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Craig Cathcart.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Manchester United. Eric Bailly replaces Antonio Valencia.
  14. 90'+3' Second yellow card to Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) for a bad foul.

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