English Premier League
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Goals by System.Collections.Generic.List`1[Mufc.Entities.AwsServiceModels.AwsGoalTime] 38 minutes ago - card received by by Matic 90 +3 minutes ago
| Position | Team | Games Played | Wins | Goals difference | Team points | |
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| Position remains the same | 1 | Man City | 38 | 32 | 72 | 98 |
| Position remains the same | 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 30 | 67 | 97 |
| Position remains the same | 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 24 | 72 |
| Position remains the same | 4 | Spurs | 38 | 23 | 28 | 71 |
| Position remains the same | 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 22 | 70 |
| Position remains the same | 6 | Man Utd | 38 | 19 | 11 | 66 |
| Position remains the same | 7 | Wolves | 38 | 16 | 1 | 57 |
FT
"It was important to get the three points, this is a really tough game, we pushed a lot and they put a lot of persons in the box, so it is a really important game for us. We did well, we won and we are happy. “The team is playing better, we are keeping control of the games. It was just for a bit at the end when we had problems, but I think the team is stronger now, we feel really confident, so now we have to keep looking forward and keep this level.”
You always hope that they fall to you like that, and on my left foot. It was a nice one!
FT
"He [Marouane Fellaini] is finding a very simple way to sync football and play football. It's not just that Marouane is strong in the air and can help the defenders against teams who play in this way - aggressive and lots of challenges in the air - but also the simple way he's thinking football and playing football. I'm really happy with his contribution."
FT
"[Lukaku's] sliding tackle after a 70-metre run in the right-back position says everything about what I want from my team. When you get in trouble, you need to resist, and you only resist if you are a team. And then David, in the last action, his hands were there for us."
FT
"The sending off against Burnley was difficult, because there was still 20 or 25 minutes to play, but [still] it could have been crucial in a defensive set piece or a corner. Matic had a job to do and he wasn't there to do that. They created imbalance and emotion in that last few minutes but, again, I think if Paul scores the goal in the last action of the first half, we go home, job done. "In that last half an hour, maybe the ambition was a bit down. We gave them the chance to get a bit aggressive and then they scored the goal. Of course, we knew we would have the chances to score the third goal. That's why we play Anthony Martial and Javi [Gracia] went a bit more offensive with two attacking full-backs. I thought we could always score the third goal and kill. We had lots of these half-chances but we didn't [finish] and the game was open until the end."
FT
"I think we should be winning three or four-nil and have put the game to bed. When you concede a goal in an emotional place like Vicarage Road and against a team that is dangerous - the way they play is direct and dangerous in set pieces - it's always going to be difficult."
FT
"I think when you're on top and you're 2-0 up there's always that danger when they get that goal. But I think we were worth a third goal and we kept going, but it was a battle and we had to dig in."
FT
"Credit to Watford. They are there because they play a certain type of football and we needed to match that. The quality of our team made the difference in the first half. In the second half, I think we were too sloppy but another win and now we have to keep going."
FT
"Good play goes both ways. In the first half United played some great attacking stuff, but in the second you can't fault the way they defended. They got blocks in, got bodies in the way - especially Smalling and Fellaini - and that's often the side of the game that gets forgotten."
9 Lukaku
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Total Shots by Lukaku 2
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Goals by Lukaku 1
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Touches in Oppo Box by Lukaku 5
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Duels Won by Lukaku 4
27 Fellaini
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Total touches by Fellaini 81
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Passes Completed by Fellaini 53
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Successful Tackles by Fellaini 2
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Clearances by Fellaini 5
12 Chris Smalling
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Blocks by Chris Smalling 2
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Clearances by Chris Smalling 9
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Duels Won by Chris Smalling 7
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Goals by Chris Smalling 1
1 De Gea
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Total saves by De Gea 4
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Total touches by De Gea 25
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Passes Completed by De Gea 9
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43% Possession by Watford 57% Possession by Manchester United
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383 Total Passes by Watford 520 Total Passes by Manchester United
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292 Passes Completed by Watford 420 Passes Completed by Manchester United
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574 Total touches by Watford 699 Total touches by Manchester United
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14 Total Shots by Watford 9 Total Shots by Manchester United
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5 Shots on Target by Watford 6 Shots on Target by Manchester United
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12 Chances Created by Watford 6 Chances Created by Manchester United
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6 Corners by Watford 8 Corners by Manchester United
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25 Total Tackles by Watford 12 Total Tackles by Manchester United
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18 Successful Tackles by Watford 7 Successful Tackles by Manchester United
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2 Blocks by Watford 6 Blocks by Manchester United
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28 Clearances by Watford 31 Clearances by Manchester United
FT
United hang on, thanks to some late heroics from David De Gea. Watford made a great fight of it in the second period, but some stout defending and two first-half strikes from Lukaku and Smalling proved enough - despite Nemanja Matic's late dismissal. It's a superb three points for the Reds, who are the first team to take points off the Hornets in 2018/19.
Watford
Home Team Watford- Foster Shirt number 26
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- Kabasele Shirt number 27
- Holebas Shirt number 25 Substituted off at 84 minute Masina Shirt number 11 Substituted on at 84 minute
- Doucouré Shirt number 16
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- Hughes Shirt number 19
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Substitutes
- Isaac Success Shirt number 10 Substituted off at 88 minute Cathcart Shirt number 15 Substituted on at 88 minute
- Kiko Femenía Shirt number 21 Substituted off at 72 minute Janmaat Shirt number 2 Substituted on at 72 minute
- Sema Shirt number 12
- Masina Shirt number 11 Substituted off at 84 minute Holebas Shirt number 25 Substituted on at 84 minute
- Heurelho Gomes Shirt number 1
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- Mariappa Shirt number 6