English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 21, 2021
Newcastle United LWLWL 1
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Manchester United WDWDW 3
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Old Trafford

Match Report

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Manchester United beat Newcastle to keep pace with Manchester City

Manchester United beat Newcastle United to jump back into second place behind Manchester City in the Premier League standings.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
5
28.4
Possession
71.6
10
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
186
Accurate Passes
600
270
Passes
692
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
42
13
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.2
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
12
15
Clearances
12

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 2Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 18Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 31Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 17FredRM
  9. 9Anthony MartialF
  10. 10Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 21Daniel JamesAM-R

NEW · 4-3-1-2

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 15Jamal LewisLB
  5. 17Emil KrafthRB
  6. 10Allan Saint-MaximinM
  7. 14Isaac HaydenCM
  8. 24Miguel AlmirónAM
  9. 8Jonjo ShelveyLM
  10. 28Joe WillockRM
  11. 9JoelintonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Manchester United 1, Newcastle United 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Maguire.
  2. 36' Goal! Manchester United 1, Newcastle United 1. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  3. 38' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 38' Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 39' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 55' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Joelinton because of an injury.
  7. 57' Goal! Manchester United 2, Newcastle United 1. Daniel James (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  8. 70' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Anthony Martial.
  9. 75' Goal! Manchester United 3, Newcastle United 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  10. 77' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
  11. 79' Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Miguel Almirón.
  12. 88' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Daniel James.
  13. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Shola Shoretire replaces Marcus Rashford.

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