English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 49': Pape Matar Sarr
  • 83': Lisandro Martínez (OG)
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Tottenham kick-start new era with win over Manchester United

New Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou celebrated his first home game in charge with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United on Saturday, thanks to Pape Matar Sarr's maiden Premier League goal and a late own goal by Lisandro Martinez.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
  • 2': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
  • 3': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
  • 3': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
  • 13': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 13': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 15': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 18': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
  • 18': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
  • 21': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
  • 26': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 29': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a through ball.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 33': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
  • 33': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min tries a through ball, but Destiny Udogie is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a through ball.
  • 37': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 38': Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
  • 38': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Antony (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison.
  • 44': Foul by Mason Mount (Manchester United).
  • 44': Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Manchester United 0.
  • 47': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 47': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester United 0. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 51': Antony (Manchester United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 52': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 53': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 56': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 56': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Offside, Manchester United. Luke Shaw tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 60': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
  • 61': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
  • 63': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 63': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 66': Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Antony.
  • 66': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  • 66': Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 70': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Destiny Udogie.
  • 70': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ivan Perisic replaces Richarlison.
  • 73': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Pape Matar Sarr.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
  • 83': Own Goal by Lisandro Martínez, Manchester United. Tottenham Hotspur 2, Manchester United 0.
  • 84': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 85': Substitution, Manchester United. Facundo Pellistri replaces Mason Mount.
  • 85': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
  • 88': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Manor Solomon replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 88': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Pedro Porro.
  • 90': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Casemiro is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Offside, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Raphaël Varane is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Manchester United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Manchester United 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 6
44.3 Possession 55.7
22 SHOTS 17
6 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
332 Accurate Passes 428
401 Passes 502
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 33
20 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
9 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 9
22 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 5
17 Effective Clearances 20
17 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,910

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

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37 Micky van de Ven
17 Cristian Romero
38 Destiny Udogie Yellow Card
23 Pedro Porro
10 James Maddison
8 Yves Bissouma
29 Pape Matar Sarr
9 Richarlison
7 Son Heung-Min
21 Dejan Kulusevski

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

No. Name
24 André Onana (GK)
6 Lisandro Martínez
19 Raphaël Varane
23 Luke Shaw
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka Yellow Card
8 Bruno Fernandes Yellow Card
7 Mason Mount
18 Casemiro
10 Marcus Rashford
49 Alejandro Garnacho
21 Antony Yellow Card

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