FMFA Manager, Manchester United vs. Watford (Wed Aug 11) Manchester United | Watford 4-2-3-1 E | 5-2-1-2 C Tom Wright | William Doherty | D_de_Gea GK | GK Pacheco B_Kamara DF | DF A_W-Bissaka R_Varane DF | DF Filippo_Berra Simone_Pinna DF | DF A_Robertson A_Ali_Mohamed DF | DF B_White P_Pogba MF | DF R_Suckling S_Kagawa AM | MF M_Zubimendi A_Januzaj MF | MF J_McGinn E_Lamela AM | AM D_Quina T_Alcantara AM | FW J_Vardy M_Salah FW | FW M_Antonio | A_Gunn SUB | SUB M_Perin G_Arana SUB | SUB K_Walk-Peters Allan SUB | SUB T_Leighton D_Praet SUB | SUB J_Hendrix P_Pellegri SUB | SUB A_Morelos Min. 2 :(mnu) E_Lamela hoofs it up field to find S_Kagawa ... S_Kagawa heads the ball towards goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Januzaj hits it into the box! ... Simone_Pinna with the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 6 :(mnu) S_Kagawa moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_Januzaj ... But B_White clears the danger Min. 7 :(wat) D_Quina plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Simone_Pinna takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 12 :(mnu) R_Varane with the diagonal pass M_Salah ... M_Salah with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... Pacheco blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 16 :(wat) R_Suckling can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Zubimendi ... A_Januzaj knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 18 :(mnu) T_Alcantara with an incisive pass to A_Januzaj ... Filippo_Berra tackles cleanly Min. 33 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna barges A_Robertson off the ball ... Simone_Pinna with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 37 :(wat) J_McGinn is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... But Simone_Pinna wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 38 :(mnu) P_Pogba spots S_Kagawa who is in acres of space ... A delicate chip from S_Kagawa ! ... Pacheco is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... Pacheco looks very relieved! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnu) M_Salah with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... M_Salah hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 45 :(wat) R_Suckling with a penetrating pass to J_Vardy ... B_Kamara forces him off the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 0-0 Watford Min. 46 :(mnu) S_Kagawa finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled B_White ... S_Kagawa strikes a wicked curler ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 47 :(mnu) P_Pogba puts in T_Alcantara ... T_Alcantara attempts the shot! ... Pacheco falls over ... But Pacheco is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 50 :(wat) K_Walk-Peters comes on for B_White and takes up a DF role Min. 50 :(wat) Watford will now play P Min. 52 :(wat) J_Vardy sidesteps B_Kamara ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Brilliantly taken away by Simone_Pinna !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 55 :(mnu) G_Arana will replace A_Ali_Mohamed and play DF Min. 55 :(mnu) P_Pellegri is coming on for P_Pogba and playing FW Min. 55 :(mnu) Manchester United are switching their playing style to A Min. 55 :(mnu) interesting tactic change... ... S_Kagawa will now play as MF Min. 55 :(mnu) It appears E_Lamela is playing as a MF Min. 55 :(mnu) T_Alcantara shifts into the MF position in a tactical change Min. 55 :(wat) A_Morelos is ready to come on to replace M_Antonio ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 59 :(wat) A_Morelos gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside B_Kamara! ... He has some space now! ... Simone_Pinna bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 60 :(wat) J_Hendrix is being prepared to come on ... M_Zubimendi is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 61 :(mnu) G_Arana unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Januzaj ... A_Januzaj with a scorcher of a shot ! ... But Pacheco pulls out a save of the game Min. 63 :(mnu) S_Kagawa has it on the edge of the box ... Filippo_Berra gets to the ball first Min. 64 :(wat) D_Quina loses his marker! ... S_Kagawa with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 67 :(mnu) E_Lamela picks out P_Pellegri with the cross ... P_Pellegri must beat Pacheco! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... T_Alcantara swings it in! ... E_Lamela loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 70 :(wat) Watford will now play N after the order comes from the dugout Min. 70 :(wat) K_Walk-Peters finds J_Vardy in the box ... G_Arana goes in studs first ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... A_Morelos drives it under the wall ... 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. 73 :(wat) J_Hendrix kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Vardy gets on the end of the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge from Simone_Pinna Min. 74 :(mnu) M_Salah uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... A_W-Bissaka fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... William Doherty looks relieved ... Tom Wright is far from happy with that decision Min. 81 :(mnu) A_Januzaj pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Salah is clean through! ... But Filippo_Berra wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 84 :(mnu) B_Kamara holds the ball up ... He sees P_Pellegri in space! ... P_Pellegri aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But Pacheco just gets his fingers to that one Min. 87 :(mnu) A_Januzaj lobs it over the defender ... A powerful header from A_Januzaj ! ... It looks good ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 87 :(wat) R_Suckling is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to J_Vardy ... J_Vardy has a go! ... But D_de_Gea hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(wat) J_Hendrix with the nod to J_Vardy ... G_Arana forces him off the ball Min. 89 :(wat) A_W-Bissaka passes the ball to J_McGinn ... J_McGinn hits the ball on the bounce ! ... D_de_Gea saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 74,994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Simone_Pinna (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Filippo_Berra Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Watford Attempts on Goal : 13 | 3 Off target : 9 | 1 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 10 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 0 - 0 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 2 2 2 24 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 31 14 2 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 R_Varane DF 2 29 10 3 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Simone_Pinna DF 1 28 13 3 20 | 93 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 65 0 2 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 29 13 4 23 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Pogba MF 2 2 30 5 21 | 56 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 28 13 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 30 14 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 E_Lamela MF 2 4 27 12 26 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 T_Alcantara MF 1 2 28 14 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 M_Salah FW 1 3 10 30 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Gunn GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Arana DF 1 29 14 2 23 | 37 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 Allan DM 1 13 29 6 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Praet MF 1 8 29 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 14 31 23 | 37 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacheco GK 31 1 1 1 22 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 A_W-Bissaka DF 1 27 12 7 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Filippo_Berra DF 1 28 11 3 31 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 27 11 2 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_White DF 1 27 10 8 23 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 26 13 3 19 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Zubimendi MF 1 13 28 4 28 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_McGinn MF 1 6 28 8 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D_Quina AM 1 2 28 13 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vardy FW 1 3 7 30 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Antonio FW 1 8 13 31 27 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Walk-Peters DF 1 28 11 6 28 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Leighton DF 1 25 11 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hendrix MF 1 11 28 4 25 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 29 23 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1628702697 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35