
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Quarterfinals
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Tottenham survive Man United comeback to reach League Cup semis
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Tottenham Hotspur survived a furious Manchester United comeback to reach the League Cup semi-finals with a 4-3 home victory in a gripping tie on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 4': Leny Yoro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 6': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 11': Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 13': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
- 14': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).
- 14': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
- 15': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester United 0. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 17': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 20': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 22': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).
- 23': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 23': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 25': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).
- 25': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 31': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
- 34': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
- 36': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
- 37': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
- 38': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 42': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 43': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 44': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Jonny Evans replaces Victor Lindelöf because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester United 0.
- 46': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Manchester United 0. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 48': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 53': Offside, Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
- 54': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Manchester United 0. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djed Spence with a through ball.
- 55': Substitution, Manchester United. Amad Diallo replaces Antony.
- 56': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Rasmus Højlund.
- 56': Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 57': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 60': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 62': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
- 62': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 63': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Manchester United 1. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 65': Offside, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee is caught offside.
- 66': Delay in match (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 67': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
- 67': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Maddison.
- 68': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 69': Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United).
- 69': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Manchester United 2. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Manuel Ugarte.
- 71': Offside, Manchester United. Amad Diallo is caught offside.
- 72': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 74': Attempt missed. Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 76': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 76': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 76': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Jonny Evans (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
- 77': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 78': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 78': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces James Maddison.
- 79': Offside, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez with a headed pass.
- 85': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 85': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United).
- 86': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Leny Yoro.
- 88': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Manchester United 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 88': Altay Bayindir (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Dominic Solanke.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Sergio Reguilón replaces Djed Spence.
- 90'+1': Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 90'+2': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+3': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+4': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pape Sarr.
- 90'+4': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Manchester United 3. Jonny Evans (Manchester United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Amad Diallo with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+7': Delay in match (Manchester United).
- 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+8': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+8': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Manchester United 3.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Manchester United 3.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 9 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
5 | Offsides | 1 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
20 | SHOTS | 9 |
5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
400 | Accurate Passes | 343 |
481 | Passes | 423 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
19 | Crosses | 4 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
60 | Long Balls | 49 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
22 | Tackles | 24 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
10 | Interceptions | 8 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
13 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 57,409
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 57,409
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
14 | Archie Gray |
6 | Radu Dragusin |
24 | Djed Spence |
23 | Pedro Porro |
10 | James Maddison ![]() |
8 | Yves Bissouma |
29 | Pape Matar Sarr ![]() |
19 | Dominic Solanke |
7 | Son Heung-Min |
21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Manchester United (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Altay Bayindir (GK) ![]() |
2 | Victor Lindelöf |
6 | Lisandro Martínez |
15 | Leny Yoro |
25 | Manuel Ugarte |
14 | Christian Eriksen |
20 | Diogo Dalot |
3 | Noussair Mazraoui ![]() |
9 | Rasmus Højlund |
8 | Bruno Fernandes ![]() |
21 | Antony |
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