English Premier League

FT Friday, August 16, 2024
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Old Trafford · 73,297 att. · USA Net

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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Team Stats

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
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
306
Accurate Passes
408
384
Passes
482
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
40
17
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
14
24
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
19
19
Effective Clearances
20
19
Clearances
20

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 5Harry MaguireCD-R
  4. 20Diogo DalotLB
  5. 3Noussair MazraouiRB
  6. 7Mason MountAM
  7. 37Kobbie MainooLM
  8. 18CasemiroRM
  9. 8Bruno FernandesF
  10. 10Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 16Amad DialloAM-R

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 31Issa DiopCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 2Kenny TeteRB
  6. 32Emile Smith RoweAM
  7. 20Sasa LukicLM
  8. 18Andreas PereiraRM
  9. 9Rodrigo MunizF
  10. 17Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 11Adama TraoréAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Mason Mount (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 61' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Mason Mount.
  5. 61' Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Amad Diallo.
  6. 64' Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  7. 70' Andreas Pereira (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 73' Tom Cairney (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 78' Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Adama Traoré.
  10. 78' Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
  11. 81' Substitution, Manchester United. Jonny Evans replaces Harry Maguire.
  12. 81' Substitution, Manchester United. Matthijs de Ligt replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
  13. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
  14. 87' Goal! Manchester United 1, Fulham 0. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho with a cross.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Fulham. Jay Stansfield replaces Sasa Lukic.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Andreas Pereira.

Premier League News

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