English Premier League

Manchester United vs Fulham, 2024-25 English Premier League

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Manchester United
  • 87': Joshua Zirkzee
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1 - 0
Fulham

    Zirkzee debut goal gives Man United win over Fulham in PL opener

    A late goal by new signing Joshua Zirkzee earned Manchester United a nervy 1-0 victory over Fulham in their Premier League season opener at Old Trafford on Friday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
    • 4': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United).
    • 5': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
    • 10': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
    • 10': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Kenny Tete (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
    • 13': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by André Onana.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
    • 14': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
    • 14': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Offside, Manchester United. Casemiro is caught offside.
    • 18': Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Mason Mount (Manchester United).
    • 18': Mason Mount (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Offside, Fulham. Antonee Robinson is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 23': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
    • 23': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Offside, Manchester United. Casemiro is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
    • 25': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casemiro.
    • 30': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Casemiro with a through ball.
    • 35': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
    • 35': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amad Diallo with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
    • 39': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 40': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 40': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 43': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
    • 43': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Fulham 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Fulham 0.
    • 47': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
    • 49': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Casemiro.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Kenny Tete (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
    • 52': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
    • 53': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
    • 54': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount following a corner.
    • 60': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
    • 60': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Mason Mount.
    • 61': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Amad Diallo.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 62': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by André Onana.
    • 63': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Casemiro.
    • 64': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
    • 66': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Issa Diop.
    • 67': Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United).
    • 67': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 70': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
    • 70': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
    • 73': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
    • 73': Tom Cairney (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 75': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Casemiro.
    • 75': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Casemiro.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
    • 78': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Adama Traoré.
    • 78': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
    • 79': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
    • 79': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
    • 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Jonny Evans replaces Harry Maguire.
    • 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Matthijs de Ligt replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
    • 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
    • 85': Foul by Jonny Evans (Manchester United).
    • 85': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Goal! Manchester United 1, Fulham 0. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho with a cross.
    • 90': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
    • 90': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Jay Stansfield replaces Sasa Lukic.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Andreas Pereira.
    • 90'+3': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Fulham).
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Fulham 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Fulham 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 2
    44.6 Possession 55.4
    10 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    306 Accurate Passes 408
    384 Passes 482
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    21 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    39 Long Balls 40
    17 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    17 Effective Tackles 14
    24 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 19
    19 Effective Clearances 20
    19 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Old Trafford
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 73,297

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 15 +18 36
    2 Chelsea 17 +18 35
    3 Arsenal 17 +18 33
    4 Nottingham Forest 17 +4 31
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    24 André Onana (GK)
    6 Lisandro Martínez
    5 Harry Maguire Yellow Card
    20 Diogo Dalot
    3 Noussair Mazraoui
    7 Mason Mount Yellow Card
    37 Kobbie Mainoo
    18 Casemiro
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    10 Marcus Rashford
    16 Amad
    Manchester United Substitutes:
    Joshua Zirkzee, Scott McTominay, Antony , Jonny Evans, Christian Eriksen, Alejandro Garnacho, Altay Bayindir, Matthijs de Ligt, Toby Collyer.

    FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bernd Leno (GK)
    3 Calvin Bassey Yellow Card
    31 Issa Diop
    33 Antonee Robinson
    2 Kenny Tete
    32 Emile Smith Rowe
    20 Sasa Lukic
    18 Andreas Pereira Yellow Card
    9 Rodrigo Muniz
    17 Alex Iwobi
    11 Adama Traoré
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Steven Benda, Jorge Cuenca, Harry Wilson, Harrison Reed, Raúl Jiménez, Joshua King, Timothy Castagne, Tom Cairney, Jay Stansfield.

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