Premier League: Manchester United snatches a draw versus Chelsea
LONDON. Manchester United managed to clinch a late draw against Chelsea with a late goal from Casemiro.
LONDON. Manchester United succeeded in clinch a draw against Chelsea with a late goal from Casemiro scored in the (90′) after Chelsea got a lead with a penalty from Jorginho (87′).
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the assistance of Darren Cann and Harry Lennard. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.25 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Chelsea was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Manchester United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Chelsea to win the match.
Chelsea shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Manchester United shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 1 yellow card (Jorginho). On the other side, Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (Antony, Fred and L. Shaw).
After this match, Chelsea will have 20 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Manchester United will have 19 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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32'32'
Antony
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36'36'
M. Kovacic
M. Cucurella
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52'52'
Fred
J. Sancho
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59'59'
V. Lindelof
R. Varane
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74'74'
C. Pulisic
P. Aubameyang
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79'79'
A. Broja
R. Sterling
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79'79'
C. Chukwuemeka
R. Loftus-Cheek
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80'80'
S. McTominay
C. Eriksen
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80'80'
A. Elanga
M. Rashford
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86'86'
Fred
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87'87'
Jorginho (Penalty)
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90'90'
L. Shaw
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90'90'
Jorginho
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90'90'
Casemiro
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90'90'
L. Martinez
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Chelsea will play away against Brighton & Hove Albion on the 29th of October with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea (4 draws).
Manchester United will host West Ham United on the 30th of October with a 22-6 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (9 draws).
Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Graham Potter chose to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga , Trevoh Chalobah , Thiago Silva , Marc Cucurella , César Azpilicueta , Jorginho , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Ben Chilwell , Mason Mount , Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 4 changes: M. Cucurella for M. Kovacic (36′), P. Aubameyang for C. Pulisic (74′), R. Sterling for A. Broja (79′) and R. Loftus-Cheek for C. Chukwuemeka (79′).
Best player: Kepa Arrizabalaga
The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was the goalkeeper: Kepa Arrizabalaga. His rating is 7.82. He performed 5 saves.
Manchester United: Formation and Lineups
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Raphaël Varane , Lisandro Martínez , Luke Shaw , Casemiro , Christian Eriksen , Antony , Bruno Fernandes , Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford .
Substitutes
Manchester United made 4 changes: J. Sancho for Fred (52′), R. Varane for V. Lindelof (59′), C. Eriksen for S. McTominay (80′) and M. Rashford for A. Elanga (80′).
Top player: Lisandro Martínez
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester United the most was Lisandro Martínez.
His rating is with 50 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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