English Premier League

Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Manchester United
  • 47': Fred
  • 69': Bruno Fernandes
FT
2 - 0
Tottenham Hotspur

    Fred, Fernandes lead Man United to dominant win over Tottenham

    Manchester United moved within a point of the Premier League's top four after a dominant 2-0 win over Tottenham at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Casemiro.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
    • 5': Offside, Manchester United. Luke Shaw tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 7': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 7': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Antony (Manchester United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
    • 11': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
    • 11': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Davies with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
    • 20': Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 20': Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fred with a through ball.
    • 21': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
    • 21': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 21': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 23': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 23': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 27': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
    • 27': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphaël Varane with a headed pass.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Fred (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
    • 47': Goal! Manchester United 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
    • 49': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
    • 50': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 52': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
    • 52': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a cross.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
    • 58': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 58': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
    • 63': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 63': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphaël Varane.
    • 64': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
    • 65': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
    • 65': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 67': Foul by Raphaël Varane (Manchester United).
    • 67': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Davies with a headed pass.
    • 69': Goal! Manchester United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 70': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by David de Gea.
    • 72': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 73': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 74': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Antony.
    • 81': Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Yves Bissouma.
    • 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Davinson Sánchez replaces Eric Dier.
    • 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Matt Doherty.
    • 85': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
    • 85': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 87': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Jadon Sancho.
    • 87': Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Casemiro.
    • 89': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
    • 89': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Ivan Perisic.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Manchester United. Fred tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    8 Saves 2
    48.1 Possession 51.9
    9 SHOTS 28
    2 ON GOAL 10
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    445 Accurate Passes 498
    528 Passes 583
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    19 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    50 Long Balls 65
    29 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 9
    5 Effective Tackles 12
    10 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    17 Interceptions 7
    10 Effective Clearances 15
    10 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Old Trafford
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 73,677

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 10 +13 25
    2 Manchester City 10 +10 23
    3 Nottingham Forest 10 +7 19
    4 Chelsea 10 +8 18
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David de Gea (GK)
    6 Lisandro Martínez
    19 Raphaël Varane
    23 Luke Shaw
    20 Diogo Dalot
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    17 Fred
    18 Casemiro Yellow Card
    10 Marcus Rashford
    25 Jadon Sancho
    21 Antony
    Manchester United Substitutes:
    Facundo Pellistri, Tom Heaton, Scott McTominay, Victor Lindelöf, Anthony Elanga, Christian Eriksen, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alejandro Garnacho, Tyrell Malacia.

    TOT Tottenham Hotspur (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    15 Eric Dier
    33 Ben Davies
    17 Cristian Romero
    5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
    30 Rodrigo Bentancur
    38 Yves Bissouma
    14 Ivan Perisic
    2 Matt Doherty
    7 Son Heung-Min
    10 Harry Kane
    Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
    Fraser Forster, Oliver Skipp, Djed Spence, Japhet Tanganga, Bryan Gil, Ryan Sessegnon, Davinson Sánchez, Lucas Moura, Clément Lenglet.

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