English Premier League

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Manchester United WLWLL 1
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Fulham LDDLW 0
  • Joshua Zirkzee 87'
Old Trafford · 73,297 att.

Match Report

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Zirkzee debut goal gives Man United win over Fulham in PL opener

A late goal by new signing Joshua Zirkzee earned Manchester United a nervy 1-0 victory over Fulham in their Premier League season opener at Old Trafford on Friday.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/8/26 vs Aston Villa D 4-4 English Premier League
11/3/26 vs AS Roma W 3-2 UEFA Champions League
10/31/26 @ Chelsea L 0-2 English Premier League
10/25/26 vs AFC Bournemouth L 0-3 English Premier League
10/21/26 @ Como L 1-4 UEFA Champions League
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Team Stats

FUL MAN
10
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
2
44.6
Possession
55.4
10
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
5
20
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
306
Accurate Passes
408
384
Passes
482
80
Pass Completion %
80
6
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
18
30
Cross %
20
39
Long Balls
40
17
Accurate Long Balls
23
40
Long Balls %
60
4
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
14
24
Tackles
21
70
Tackle %
70
9
Interceptions
19
19
Effective Clearances
20
19
Clearances
20

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-1

MAN Last 5 matchups FUL
  1. 2 2022-23 English Premier League FT 2022-11-13 @ FUL 1
  2. 3 2022-23 English FA Cup FT 2023-03-19 @ MAN 1
  3. 2 2022-23 English Premier League FT 2023-05-28 @ MAN 1
  4. 1 2023-24 English Premier League FT 2023-11-04 @ FUL 0
  5. 1 2023-24 English Premier League FT 2024-02-24 @ MAN 2

Lineups

Confirmed

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. André OnanaG242
  2. Lisandro MartínezCD-L6
  3. Harry MaguireCD-R5
  4. Diogo DalotLB20
  5. Noussair MazraouiRB3
  6. Mason MountAM711
  7. Kobbie MainooLM371
  8. CasemiroRM183
  9. Bruno FernandesF836
  10. Marcus RashfordAM-L10
  11. Amad DialloAM-R16

Substitutes

  1. Joshua ZirkzeeSUB11111
  2. Scott McTominaySUB39
  3. AntonySUB21
  4. Jonny EvansSUB35
  5. Christian EriksenSUB14
  6. Alejandro GarnachoSUB1712
  7. Altay BayindirSUB1
  8. Matthijs de LigtSUB4
  9. Toby CollyerSUB43

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. Bernd LenoG15
  2. Calvin BasseyCD-L32
  3. Issa DiopCD-R31
  4. Antonee RobinsonLB33
  5. Kenny TeteRB212
  6. Emile Smith RoweAM32
  7. Sasa LukicLM20
  8. Andreas PereiraRM18
  9. Rodrigo MunizF91
  10. Alex IwobiAM-L171
  11. Adama TraoréAM-R113

Substitutes

  1. Steven BendaSUB23
  2. Jorge CuencaSUB15
  3. Harry WilsonSUB8
  4. Harrison ReedSUB6
  5. Raúl JiménezSUB7
  6. Josh KingSUB24
  7. Timothy CastagneSUB21
  8. Tom CairneySUB10
  9. Jay StansfieldSUB28

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