Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     ChelseaChelsea
Keith McdonaldKeith Mcdonald Sandra Hurley Sandra Hurley
Steinar TessemS. Tessem87
G
1
G
71Harry GowerH. Gower
Callum DalglishC. Dalglish80
D
2
D
48Jan HuizinghJ. Huizingh
Mike MoncurM. Moncur85
D
3
D
68Nicolas PadillaN. Padilla
Úlfar AdalbjarnarsonÚ. Adalbjarnarson85
D
4
D
43Scott BlakeS. Blake
Ruslan KaravayevR. Karavayev75
M
5
D
73J-David CastroJ. Castro
Wes GallagherW. Gallagher81
M
6
M
70Francisco MartinF. Martin
Dean AndertonD. Anderton85
M
captain7
M
45Malcolm FormonM. Formon
Max JobsonM. Jobson78
M
8captain
M
55Arthur MaddisonA. Maddison
Eddie DaviesE. Davies85
A
9
A
71Duccio Di VenanzioD. Di Venanzio
Anthony WindassA. Windass81
A
10
A
74Luke WrightL. Wright
Ade OkochaA. Okocha83
A
11
A
76Bernard TchoutangB. Tchoutang
 
George HaynesG. Haynes71
D
12
G
36Rio GodberR. Godber
Artur CostaA. Costa73
M
13
D
71Andres CarranzaA. Carranza
Jean DomoraudJ. Domoraud74
A
14
M
41Adam PeckhamA. Peckham

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 18,096 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kieron Bramble.


0.00
The first half starts with Manchester United kicking off!
2.57
Callum Dalglish sees Wes Gallagher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wes Gallagher flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Windass holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Windass finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Harry Gower!
3.53
Malcolm Formon makes a probing pass to Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio rushes past Callum Dalglish! Some silky footwork from Duccio Di Venanzio provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
8.51
Francisco Martin kicks a strong pass forward to Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio whips in a cross ball towards Luke Wright. Luke Wright jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Steinar Tessem is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
14.54
Malcolm Formon hacks Dean Anderton from behind! Malcolm Formon is shown the yellow card! Dean Anderton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.09
Dean Anderton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Windass. Anthony Windass is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Harry Gower is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.33
Malcolm Formon clumsily knocks into Wes Gallagher. The referee calls over Malcolm Formon and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Wes Gallagher grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.40
Callum Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Wes Gallagher collects the pass. With vision, Wes Gallagher plays the ball forward to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
27.29
Wes Gallagher kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
33.58
Dean Anderton flicks a high ball forward to Anthony Windass who takes it down. Anthony Windass cuts inside the box! Anthony Windass looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Harry Gower gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
34.41
Ruslan Karavayev flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Windass holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Windass lofts in a cross ball towards Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
36.09
Dean Anderton clumsily knocks into Bernard Tchoutang. Dean Anderton is given a warning by the referee! Bernard Tchoutang gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
39.39
Max Jobson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Windass. Anthony Windass runs straight at the defence! Anthony Windass strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
40.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Arthur Maddison picks a pass forward to Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steinar Tessem who gathers it comfortably.
44.05
Max Jobson chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Windass. Anthony Windass is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half. The Chelsea players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Chelsea start the second half!
55.09
With some swift thinking, Dean Anderton plays the ball forward to Eddie Davies. Eddie Davies threads a neat, attacking ball through to Anthony Windass. Anthony Windass shoots from just inside the box. Harry Gower is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
59.09
Francisco Martin sees Luke Wright in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luke Wright threads the ball through to Duccio Di Venanzio but he's offside!
60.16
Manchester United have made 2 substitutions with George Haynes replacing Mike Moncur and Artur Costa replacing Dean Anderton .
71.48
Wes Gallagher kicks a strong pass forward to Ade Okocha. Ade Okocha knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.41
Artur Costa makes a beautiful solo run. Artur Costa finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Harry Gower. Excellent save.
75.52
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
89.17
Arthur Maddison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Chelsea
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
21.6%
49%
29.4%

Scorers
Anthony Windass 15, 44, 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Windass of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Steinar Tessem (GK)
6
2.Callum Dalglish (DEF)
6
3.Mike Moncur (DEF)
6
4.Úlfar Adalbjarnarson (DEF)
6
5.Ruslan Karavayev (MID)
6
6.Wes Gallagher (MID)
6
7.Dean Anderton (MID)
6
8.Max Jobson (MID)
6
9.Eddie Davies (ATT)
7
10.Anthony Windass (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ade Okocha (ATT)
6
 
12.George Haynes (DEF)
6
13.Artur Costa (MID)
6
14.Jean Domoraud (ATT)
0

1.Harry Gower (GK)
7
2.Jan Huizingh (DEF)
6
3.Nicolas Padilla (DEF)
6
4.Scott Blake (DEF)
6
5.J-David Castro (DEF)
6
6.Francisco Martin (MID)
6
7.Malcolm Formon (MID)red card
3
8.Arthur Maddison (MID)
6
9.Duccio Di Venanzio (ATT)
6
10.Luke Wright (ATT)
6
11.Bernard Tchoutang (ATT)
6
 
12.Rio Godber (GK)
0
13.Andres Carranza (DEF)
0
14.Adam Peckham (MID)
0