FMFA Manager, Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United (Wed Oct 28) Crystal Palace | Manchester United 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-3-2-1 A Carlos Granados | Tom Wright | Ederson GK | GK D_de_Gea P_Hatzidiakos DF | DF B_Kamara D_Yedlin DF | DF G_Arana J_Lascelles DF | DF R_Varane O_O'Dwyer DF | DF Simone_Pinna H_Cameron DM | MF A_Januzaj Paulinho MF | MF S_Kagawa X_Shaqiri MF | MF T_Alcantara M_Reus AM | AM L_Stindl D_Mertens FW | FW P_Pellegri P_Cutrone FW | AM Rogerio | M_Ryan SUB | SUB A_Gunn N_Tavares SUB | SUB S_Heathcote J_Buckle SUB | SUB P_Pogba M_Asensio SUB | SUB J_Lyden A_Sorloth SUB | SUB A_Yarmolenko Min. 2 :(mnu) The defender loses control of the ball! ... Rogerio seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... X_Shaqiri with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee warns him Min. 2 :(mnu) P_Pellegri sidesteps J_Lascelles ... D_Yedlin read the danger and stops the pass Min. 3 :(cry) Paulinho plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... P_Cutrone decides to go for goal instead! ... P_Cutrone aiming for the bottom corner ! ... D_de_Gea with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 5 :(cry) J_Lascelles chests it down ... J_Lascelles tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... D_de_Gea narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 5 :(cry) Paulinho is injured. He's unable to continue Min. 5 :(cry) J_Buckle is being brought on ... Paulinho is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 6 :(mnu) S_Kagawa wins possession ... He plays the ball across to Rogerio ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... O_O'Dwyer looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 9 :(mnu) T_Alcantara with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past P_Hatzidiakos ... J_Buckle with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 12 :(cry) X_Shaqiri has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past G_Arana ... He knocks it to M_Reus! ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Reus ! ... D_de_Gea fists it away Min. 16 :(mnu) T_Alcantara jumps over D_Yedlin's challenge ... T_Alcantara aims for the top right corner ! ... Ederson just watches float over the bar! Min. 17 :(mnu) A_Januzaj cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri drives it low ! ... Ederson claws it off the line ... The Referee consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That’s put Manchester United in front! ... Crystal Palace 0-1 Manchester United ... Min. 18 :(cry) Crystal Palace restructured their strategy to A Min. 20 :(cry) M_Reus with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... Simone_Pinna makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 24 :(mnu) A defence splitting pass from R_Varane to P_Pellegri ... J_Lascelles read the danger and stops the pass Min. 25 :(cry) M_Reus sidesteps B_Kamara ... He was too quick for his marker ... B_Kamara goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 28 :(cry) H_Cameron has it now ... He takes on R_Varane ... He gets past him! ... He puts in P_Hatzidiakos! ... Simone_Pinna with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 30 :(mnu) Rogerio runs forward ... Rogerio with a bicycle kick ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... Ederson palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... R_Varane plays it towards the near post! ... Ederson makes the catch! Min. 31 :(cry) D_Mertens moves forward ... D_Mertens with a low drive through the rain! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 31 :(mnu) Rogerio takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... P_Hatzidiakos intercepts the pass Min. 34 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with the nod to A_Januzaj ... A_Januzaj gets up high for the header ! ... It takes a deflection! ... Ederson is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Kamara plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of Ederson Min. 36 :(cry) J_Buckle flicks the ball through ... P_Cutrone runs onto it! ... P_Cutrone tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... But he somehow misses ... The Manchester United fans laugh at him Min. 37 :(mnu) L_Stindl with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_Yedlin ... L_Stindl hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Ederson dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Ederson beaten! ... CORNER! ... T_Alcantara chips the ball in towards the back post! ... R_Varane gets on the end of it ... It's beaten Ederson ... It goes wide !! Min. 41 :(mnu) L_Stindl knocks the ball past the lunge of O_O'Dwyer ... D_Yedlin reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 42 :(cry) J_Buckle looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to D_Mertens ... P_Pellegri pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(cry) H_Cameron sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... D_Mertens runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... D_Mertens rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... D_de_Gea gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 43 :(cry) P_Cutrone sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... P_Pellegri with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 45 :(mnu) J_Lyden is being prepared to come on ... Rogerio is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DM ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 0-1 Manchester United Min. 49 :(cry) M_Reus pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... P_Cutrone is clean through! ... Well executed sliding challenge from G_Arana Min. 52 :(mnu) R_Varane with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... R_Varane controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 55 :(mnu) P_Pogba will replace the useless A_Januzaj and will play MF Min. 55 :(mnu) S_Heathcote comes on for B_Kamara and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 55 :(mnu) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Manchester United will now play C Min. 55 :(mnu) L_Stindl has changed his position on the pitch to a FW Min. 56 :(mnu) S_Kagawa flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... D_Yedlin gets to the ball first Min. 56 :(cry) X_Shaqiri loses R_Varane ... R_Varane with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 58 :(mnu) J_Lyden backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... P_Pellegri gets on the end of it ... J_Lascelles goes in studs first ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Carlos Granados looks relieved ... Tom Wright is far from happy with that decision Min. 58 :(mnu) J_Lyden holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri with a little chip! ... Ederson makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... J_Lyden plays it into the danger area! ... The ball comes to P_Pellegri ... He gets the shot away ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 60 :(cry) D_Mertens with the dribble ... S_Heathcote is easily beaten ... D_Mertens with a bicycle kick ! ... But D_de_Gea palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 61 :(mnu) R_Varane with the cross-field pass to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri tries to place it in the corner ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... Right into the top corner! ... Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester United ... Min. 62 :(cry) H_Cameron looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Reus ... R_Varane rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 66 :(cry) H_Cameron looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to D_Mertens ... R_Varane knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 68 :(cry) M_Reus plays in P_Cutrone with a beautiful ball ... P_Cutrone runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... Looks like it should be D_de_Gea's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... D_de_Gea looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 68 :(mnu) P_Pellegri with a Cruyff turn ... P_Hatzidiakos with the tackle Min. 69 :(mnu) J_Lyden pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... P_Pellegri is clean through! ... J_Lascelles brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 70 :(cry) M_Reus flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... M_Reus unleashes a pile driver ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... D_de_Gea looks relieved there! Min. 71 :(cry) P_Cutrone knocks it past R_Varane and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Cutrone swings in the shot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 72 :(cry) X_Shaqiri pulls it back to D_Yedlin ... D_Yedlin tries to lob the keeper ! ... But D_de_Gea tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 74 :(mnu) L_Stindl runs at P_Hatzidiakos ... The defender slips and falls over ... L_Stindl looks to see where Ederson is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... Ederson tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... J_Lyden floats the ball in! ... S_Kagawa makes a firm connection with his head ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Varane lofts the ball in! ... Ederson easily claims the ball! Min. 76 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with an intelligent ball to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri with a thundering shot! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 81 :(cry) P_Cutrone finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Simone_Pinna ... A glorious effort by P_Cutrone ! ... D_de_Gea beats the ball away Min. 84 :(cry) H_Cameron with a reverse pass to D_Mertens ... A wicked drive by D_Mertens ! ... D_de_Gea makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 85 :(mnu) T_Alcantara with a perfectly timed run ... A scorcher of a shot from T_Alcantara ! ... Ederson with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(cry) D_Mertens slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... S_Heathcote fouls badly Min. 90 :(mnu) T_Alcantara feeds the ball through the middle ... S_Kagawa runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But M_Reus slides in Min. 91 :(mnu) R_Varane cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri with a graceful, looping effort ! ... Ederson gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by Ederson !! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Selhurst Park Attendance : 41,264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Cameron Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : Paulinho (5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Pellegri (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Pellegri (17,61) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Pellegri (42), R_Varane (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 13 | 15 Off target : 6 | 8 On target : 7 | 7 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 0 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 15 Key Tackles : 9 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 29 1 1 1 20 | 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 P_Hatzidiakos DF 1 26 8 2 25 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Yedlin DF 2 25 10 3 24 | 92 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 0 3 J_Lascelles DF 2 24 6 3 26 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 O_O'Dwyer DF 2 24 10 2 23 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 H_Cameron DM 2 11 24 2 26 | 92 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 27 2 24 | 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 X_Shaqiri MF 2 4 25 8 24 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Reus AM 2 3 27 11 25 | 92 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 20 4 D_Mertens FW 1 1 4 25 22 | 92 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 P_Cutrone FW 1 3 12 27 23 | 92 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 M_Ryan GK 29 2 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Tavares DF 2 23 4 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Buckle MF 2 11 23 11 28 | 87 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Asensio AM 1 4 25 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sorloth FW 1 3 10 27 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 32 2 2 2 24 | 92 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 29 14 2 24 | 56 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 G_Arana DF 1 29 13 2 23 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 28 10 3 25 | 92 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 10 45 -1 Simone_Pinna DF 1 27 13 3 20 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 8 8 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 29 14 27 | 56 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 27 13 24 | 92 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 T_Alcantara MF 1 2 27 13 25 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 L_Stindl FW 1 6 16 27 21 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 12 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 13 29 23 | 92 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 -3 -3 51 Rogerio AM 1 3 13 28 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Gunn GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Heathcote DF 2 26 3 2 25 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Pogba MF 2 2 29 5 21 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lyden DM 1 10 26 3 29 | 47 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Yarmolenko FW 1 4 14 26 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1603915935 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35