English Premier League

Fulham vs Manchester United, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Fulham
  • 5': Ademola Lookman
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Manchester United
  • 21': Edinson Cavani
  • 65': Paul Pogba

Cavani, Pogba put Manchester United back on top with win over Fulham

Manchester United rallied past Fulham to go back on top of the Premier League standings with a 2-1 win on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
  • 5': Goal! Fulham 1, Manchester United 0. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa with a through ball.
  • 8': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
  • 10': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
  • 10': Ola Aina (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 19': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
  • 21': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Fred.
  • 21': Goal! Fulham 1, Manchester United 1. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fred.
  • 23': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 24': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Eric Bailly (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham).
  • 33': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
  • 34': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 35': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Manchester United).
  • 41': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Manchester United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Manchester United 1.
  • 46': Foul by Eric Bailly (Manchester United).
  • 46': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
  • 47': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
  • 50': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Offside, Manchester United. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 62': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
  • 62': Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Joe Bryan (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 65': Goal! Fulham 1, Manchester United 2. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 68': Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
  • 68': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
  • 69': Ola Aina (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
  • 72': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
  • 74': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
  • 78': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
  • 79': Substitution, Fulham. Mario Lemina replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 79': Offside, Manchester United. Aaron Wan-Bissaka tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
  • 80': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Maguire with a headed pass.
  • 83': Substitution, Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Ola Aina.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Joe Bryan (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
  • 85': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Anthony Martial.
  • 85': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Mason Greenwood.
  • 86': Offside, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara tries a through ball, but Kenny Tete is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Manchester United).
  • 89': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
  • 90': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Eric Bailly.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Manchester United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Fulham 1, Manchester United 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 3
61.6 Possession 38.4
15 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
546 Accurate Passes 323
636 Passes 400
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
28 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 46
34 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 15
15 Effective Clearances 29
15 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

FUL Fulham (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Alphonse Areola (GK)
5 Joachim Andersen
16 Tosin Adarabioyo
34 Ola Aina Yellow Card
21 Harrison Reed
29 Frank Anguissa
23 Joe Bryan Yellow Card
2 Kenny Tete
19 Ademola Lookman
17 Ivan Cavaleiro
15 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Fulham Substitutes:
Josh Onomah, Neeskens Kebano, Tim Ream, Aboubakar Kamara, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Michael Hector, Mario Lemina, Denis Odoi, Marek Rodák.

MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
5 Harry Maguire
3 Eric Bailly
23 Luke Shaw
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
18 Bruno Fernandes
17 Fred
6 Paul Pogba Yellow Card
7 Edinson Cavani
9 Anthony Martial
11 Mason Greenwood
Manchester United Substitutes:
Juan Mata, Dean Henderson, Daniel James, Nemanja Matic, Axel Tuanzebe, Alex Telles, Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay, Donny van de Beek.

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