English Premier League

FT Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Brighton & Hove Albion DDDLW 0
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Manchester United WWLDD 2
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MAN022
Old Trafford · 73,012 att.

Match Report

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Cristiano Ronaldo scores, bolsters Manchester United's Champions League hopes in win over Brighton

Cristiano Ronaldo broke his goal drought to score Manchester United's win over Brighton that lifted them into the Premier League's top four.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
10
5
Saves
3
50
Possession
50
10
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
435
Accurate Passes
418
516
Passes
512
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
55
27
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
8
7
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
18
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
22
Interceptions
8
17
Effective Clearances
14
17
Clearances
14

Head to Head

MAN leads series 5-0

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 2Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 20Diogo DalotRB
  6. 18Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 17FredLM
  8. 39Scott McTominayRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 25Jadon SanchoAM-L
  11. 36Anthony ElangaAM-R

BHA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 8Yves BissoumaDM
  5. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  6. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  7. 15Jakub ModerAM
  8. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  9. 13Pascal GrossRM
  10. 11Leandro TrossardCF-L
  11. 9Neal MaupayCF-R

Timeline

  1. 51' Goal! Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
  2. 53' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 54' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the red card.
  4. 60' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Leandro Trossard.
  5. 60' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steven Alzate replaces Pascal Groß.
  6. 70' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Neal Maupay.
  7. 72' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Manchester United. Paul Pogba replaces Fred.
  9. 79' Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Elanga.
  10. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Alex Telles replaces Jadon Sancho.
  11. 85' Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+5' Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+7' Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba following a set piece situation.

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