English Premier League

FT Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Manchester United DWWLW 1
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Burnley DWLWW 0
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Turf Moor

Match Report

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Paul Pogba strike sees Manchester United past Burnley to top Premier League

Paul Pogba's well-taken volley gave Manchester United a gritty win over Burnley on Tuesday to send his team into first place in the Premier League.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
6
62.7
Possession
37.3
13
SHOTS
11
7
ON GOAL
0
0.5
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
475
Accurate Passes
220
566
Passes
334
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
0
21
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.0
54
Long Balls
84
23
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
3
12
Tackles
5
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
11
19
Effective Clearances
18
19
Clearances
18

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 23Erik PietersLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 8Josh BrownhillCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 12Robbie BradyLM
  9. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 10Ashley BarnesCF-L
  11. 9Chris WoodCF-R

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 3Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 18Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 31Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 6Paul PogbaRM
  9. 7Edinson CavaniF
  10. 9Anthony MartialAM-L
  11. 10Marcus RashfordAM-R

Timeline

  1. 29' VAR Decision: No card change Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
  2. 32' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Robbie Brady (Burnley).
  3. 32' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 62' Ashley Westwood (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Substitution, Burnley. Dwight McNeil replaces Robbie Brady.
  7. 71' Goal! Burnley 0, Manchester United 1. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
  8. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Marcus Rashford.
  9. 80' Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Chris Wood.
  10. 87' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Ashley Barnes.
  11. 88' VAR Decision: No Penalty Burnley.
  12. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  13. 90'+5' Substitution, Manchester United. Axel Tuanzebe replaces Anthony Martial.

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