Man United vs Fulham

16 August 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Joshua Zirkzee 87’

Match summary

Man United won 1-0 at home to Fulham, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Joshua Zirkzee put Man United ahead in the 87th minute, set up by Alejandro Garnacho.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.04 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Fulham's 0.42 from 10.

Match stats

Man United Fulham
14 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.04 xG 0.42
2.04 Non-penalty xG 0.42
7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Man United Fulham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Joshua Zirkzee
Assist: Alejandro Garnacho
1-0 (Man United)
87’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man United
  • Harry Maguire
  • Mason Mount
Fulham
  • Calvin Bassey
  • Andreas Pereira
  • Tom Cairney

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.04 0.42 87’ Joshua Zirkzee (Man United), 1-0 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.04 0.42 87’ Joshua Zirkzee (Man United), 1-0 Zirkzee 87’
Man United 2.04 xGFulham 0.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Man United attacking 
34’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 53’ Mason Mount (Man United), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 90+4’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 29’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 80’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Joshua Zirkzee (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+1’ Calvin Bassey (Fulham), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 50’ Kenny Tete (Fulham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 71’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Calvin Bassey (Fulham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Kobbie Mainoo (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Kenny Tete (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Casemiro (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 53’ Mason Mount (Man United), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 90+4’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 29’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 80’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Joshua Zirkzee (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+1’ Calvin Bassey (Fulham), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 50’ Kenny Tete (Fulham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 71’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Calvin Bassey (Fulham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Kobbie Mainoo (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Kenny Tete (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Casemiro (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
André Onana GK900 0.000.000
Noussair Mazraoui DEF820 0.000.000
Lisandro Martínez DEF900 0.000.051
Harry Maguire DEF820 0.000.000
Diogo Dalot DEF900 0.000.000
Casemiro MID903 0.110.763
Kobbie Mainoo MID851 0.030.000
Amad Diallo Traore MID620 0.000.021
Mason Mount MID621 0.470.052
Marcus Rashford MID900 0.000.381
Bruno Fernandes FWD906 0.940.000
Alejandro Garnacho Sub2812 0.400.192
Joshua Zirkzee Sub2811 0.100.000
Matthijs de Ligt Sub80 0.000.000
Jonny Evans Sub80 0.000.000
Scott McTominay Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 58% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.20
Fulham win 19% Avg odds 5.02

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.