Manchester United vs West Bromwich Albion, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueFernandes' twice-taken penalty gives Manchester United win over West Brom
Bruno Fernandes scored a second-half penalty to give Manchester United a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 2': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Mata with a cross.
- 5': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong tries a through ball, but Grady Diangana is caught offside.
- 5': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
- 6': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 6': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 11': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
- 14': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
- 16': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 17': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
- 17': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
- 20': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 21': Attempt missed. Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
- 24': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 24': Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 29': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
- 29': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion).
- 34': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
- 35': Juan Mata (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
- 35': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Romaine Sawyers.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 39': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
- 39': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 41': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 42': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Alex Telles (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 45': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 46': Alex Telles (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 47': VAR Decision: No Penalty West Bromwich Albion.
- 49': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
- 49': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 50': Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 51': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 51': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 53': Penalty conceded by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 55': VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester United.
- 56': Goal! Manchester United 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 58': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 62': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Grady Diangana.
- 62': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson replaces Karlan Grant.
- 62': Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Juan Mata.
- 63': Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 63': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
- 64': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 65': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 67': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 67': Attempt missed. Alex Telles (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion).
- 68': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 71': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 71': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 72': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 72': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 73': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
- 76': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
- 76': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt missed. Alex Telles (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 79': Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion).
- 79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Filip Krovinovic replaces Branislav Ivanovic.
- 79': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Fred.
- 84': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
- 87': Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 87': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+1': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Manchester United).
- 90'+1': Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 90'+2': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Statistics
 WBA |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 36.9 | Possession | 63.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 300 | Accurate Passes | 562 |
| 385 | Passes | 663 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 17 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, 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 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 27 | Alex Telles |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 17 | Fred |
| 31 | Nemanja Matic |
| 9 | Anthony Martial |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 8 | Juan Mata |
West Bromwich Albion (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 20 | Branislav Ivanovic |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 6 | Semi Ajayi |
| 14 | Conor Townsend |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 18 | Conor Gallagher  |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers |
| 11 | Grady Diangana |
| 12 | Matheus Pereira |
| 29 | Karlan Grant |
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