Premier League: Manchester United prevails over Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 on Wednesday
MANCHESTER. Manchester United tops Tottenham Hotspur with a 2-0 win with a goal from Fred (47') and a goal from B. Fernandes (69').
MANCHESTER. Manchester United conquers Tottenham Hotspur with a 2-0 win with a goal from Fred (47′) and a goal from B. Fernandes (69′).
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper who had the assistance of Ian Hussin and Adrian Holmes. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.15 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Tottenham Hotspur that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Manchester United was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester United won the encounter.
Manchester United shot 28 times, 10 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Casemiro). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Tottenham Hotspur.
After playing this match, Manchester United will have 19 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 23 points like Manchester City to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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47'47'
Fred
J. Sancho
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52'52'
Casemiro
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69'69'
B. Fernandes
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76'76'
S. McTominay
Antony
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82'82'
R. Sessegnon
Matt Doherty
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82'82'
Lucas Moura
Yves Bissouma
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82'82'
D. Sánchez
Eric Dier
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87'87'
A. Elanga
J. Sancho
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87'87'
C. Eriksen
Casemiro
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89'89'
O. Skipp
R. Bentancur
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89'89'
D. Spence
I. Perisic
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester United will play away with Chelsea on the 22nd of October with a 14-13 head to head in favor of Chelsea (17 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur will host Newcastle United on the 23rd of October with a 14-12 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).
Manchester United: Formation and Lineups
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag chose to play with the following team: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Raphaël Varane , Lisandro Martínez , Luke Shaw , Casemiro , Fred , Antony , Bruno Fernandes , Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford .
Substitutes
Manchester United made 3 changes: Antony for S. McTominay (76′), J. Sancho for A. Elanga (87′) and Casemiro for C. Eriksen (87′).
Top player: Bruno Fernandes
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester United the most was Bruno Fernandes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 65 passes (92% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.
Tottenham Hotspur: Formation and Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris , Cristian Romero , Eric Dier , Ben Davies , Matt Doherty , Rodrigo Bentancur , Yves Bissouma , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Ivan Perišić , Harry Kane and Heung-min Son .
Substitutes
Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: E. Dier for D. Sanchez (82′), M. Doherty for R. Sessegnon (82′), Y. Bissouma for Lucas Moura (82′), R. Bentancur for O. Skipp (89′) and I. Perisic for D. Spence (89′).
Best player: Hugo Lloris
The player that probably impressed the most for Tottenham Hotspur was the goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris. His rating is 8.11. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
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