English Premier League

FT Sunday, April 18, 2021
Burnley DDWLL 1
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Manchester United LWWWW 3
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Old Trafford

Match Report

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Greenwood double helps Man United see off Burnley to close gap at top

A Mason Greenwood double helped Manchester United close the gap at the top with a 3-1 win over Burnley at Old Trafford on Sunday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
2
30.6
Possession
69.4
10
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
196
Accurate Passes
540
266
Passes
610
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
57
24
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
4
29
Effective Clearances
16
29
Clearances
16

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 2Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 18Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 17FredLM
  8. 39Scott McTominayRM
  9. 10Marcus RashfordF
  10. 6Paul PogbaAM-L
  11. 11Mason GreenwoodAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Juan MataSUB
  2. 38Axel TuanzebeSUB
  3. 1David de GeaSUB
  4. 27Alex TellesSUB
  5. 33Brandon WilliamsSUB
  6. 31Nemanja MaticSUB
  7. 7Edinson CavaniSUB
  8. 34Donny van de BeekSUB
  9. 21Daniel JamesSUB

BUR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 15Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 9Chris WoodF
  11. 8Josh BrownhillRCF

Substitutes

  1. 23Erik PietersSUB
  2. 26Phil BardsleySUB
  3. 19Jay RodríguezSUB
  4. 31Richard NarteySUB
  5. 25Will NorrisSUB
  6. 34Jimmy DunneSUB
  7. 38Lewis RichardsSUB
  8. 16Dale StephensSUB
  9. 27Matej VydraSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Fred.
  3. 48' Goal! Manchester United 1, Burnley 0. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
  4. 50' Goal! Manchester United 1, Burnley 1. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a corner.
  5. 57' Jack Cork (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Marcus Rashford.
  7. 84' Goal! Manchester United 2, Burnley 1. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba following a corner.
  8. 88' Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Josh Brownhill.
  9. 88' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
  10. 89' James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+3' Goal! Manchester United 3, Burnley 1. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Donny van de Beek following a fast break.

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