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Premier League - 2022/2023

Full-time : Manchester United 2 - 2 Leeds

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Match Info

Date: February 08, 2023

Time: 20:00 GMT

Venue: Old Trafford

Referee: Simon Hooper

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Lineups:

Manchester United - 4-2-3-1

Starting XI: David De Gea, Diogo Dalot, Raphaël Varane, Lisandro Martínez, Luke Shaw, Fred, Marcel Sabitzer, Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst

Substitutes: Tom Heaton, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelöf, Tyrell Malacia, Zidane Iqbal, Facundo Pellistri, Kobbie Mainoo, Jadon Sancho, Anthony Elanga

Coach: E. ten Hag

Leeds - 4-2-3-1

Starting XI: Illan Meslier, Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Maximilian Wöber, Pascal Struijk, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Luis Sinisterra, Jack Harrison, Wilfried Gnonto, Patrick Bamford

Substitutes: Joel Robles, Rasmus Kristensen, Junior Firpo, Darko Gyabi, Brenden Aaronson, Crysencio Summerville, Georginio Rutter, Mateo Joseph, Sam Greenwood

Coach: Michael Skubala

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Team News

Manchester United

• Casemiro serves the 1st of a 3 game suspension due to his red card vs Palace

• Antony is out with an injury

• Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial remain out with injury.

• Diogo Dalot returned to the squad at the weekend.

Leeds

• JESSE MARSCH, FIRED BY LEEDS, MIGHT BE FRONT-RUNNER FOR USMNT JOB

• CARLOS CORBERÁN SIGNS ALBION CONTRACT EXTENSION

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Recent form

Manchester United: WWWWLL

Leeds: LDLWDW

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Head to Head

Date		Result		Competition
20.02.2022 14:00	Leeds	2-4	Manchester United	Premier League
14.08.2021 11:30	Manchester United	5-1	Leeds	Premier League
25.04.2021 13:00	Leeds	0-0	Manchester United	Premier League
20.12.2020 16:30	Manchester United	6-2	Leeds	Premier League
20.09.2011 18:45	Leeds	0-3	Manchester United	League Cup

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Premier League Table- 2022/2023

#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Arsenal	20	16	2	2	45	17	+28	50
2	Manchester City	21	14	3	4	53	21	+32	45
3	Manchester United	21	13	3	5	34	26	+8	42
4	Newcastle	21	10	10	1	34	12	+22	40
5	Tottenham	22	12	3	7	41	31	+10	39
6	Brighton	20	10	4	6	38	27	+11	34
7	Brentford	21	8	9	4	35	28	+7	33
8	Fulham	22	9	5	8	32	30	+2	32
9	Chelsea	21	8	6	7	22	21	+1	30
10	Liverpool	20	8	5	7	34	28	+6	29
11	Aston Villa	21	8	4	9	25	31	-6	28
12	Crystal Palace	21	6	6	9	19	29	-10	24
13	Nottingham Forest	21	6	6	9	17	35	-18	24
14	Leicester	21	6	3	12	32	37	-5	21
15	Wolves	21	5	5	11	15	30	-15	20
16	West Ham	21	5	4	12	18	26	-8	19
17	Leeds	20	4	6	10	26	34	-8	18
18	Everton	21	4	6	11	16	28	-12	18
19	Bournemouth	21	4	5	12	19	43	-24	17
20	Southampton	21	4	3	14	17	38	-21	15

Champion's League

Europa League

Relegation

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Winter Transfer window:

Manchester United

In

• Jack Butland - Crystal Palace, loan

• Wout Weghorst - Burnley, loan

• Marcel Sabitzer - Bayern Munich, loan

Out

• Cristiano Ronaldo - Al Nassr, free

• Shola Shoretire - Bolton, loan

• Charlie Savage - Forest Green, loan

• Charlie McNeill - Newport, loan

• Di'Shon Bernard - Portsmouth, loan

• Axel Tuanzebe - Stoke, loan

Leeds

In

• Max Wober - Red Bull Salzburg, £11m

• Georginio Rutter - Hoffenheim, £35.5m

• Weston McKennie - Juventus, loan

• Diogo Monteiro - Servette, undisclosed

Out

• Mateusz Klich - DC United, free

• Leo Hjelde - Rotherham, loan

• Alfie McCalmont - Carlisle, loan

• Max Dean - MK Dons, undisclosed

• Cody Drameh - Luton, loan

• Joe Gelhardt - Sunderland, loan

• Diego Llorente - Roma, loan

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MATCH EVENTS |

1'| [Goal! Manchester United 0, Leeds United 1. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.]()

8'| Substitution, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Luis Sinisterra because of an injury.

23'| Substitution, Leeds United. Junior Firpo replaces Pascal Struijk because of an injury.

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HALF-TIME : Manchester United 0 - 0 Leeds

Half-Time Match Stats:

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Manchester United	0 - 1	Leeds
69%	Ball Possession	31%
11	Total Shots	3
3	Shots On Target	2
4	Shots Off Target	1
4	Blocked Shots	0
7	Shots Inside Box	2
4	Shots Outside Box	1
4	Corner Kicks	2
0	Offsides	0
4	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Goalkeeper Saves	2
330	Passes	150
274 (83%)	Accurate Passes	91 (61%)

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48' | [Own Goal by Raphaël Varane, Manchester United. Manchester United 0, Leeds United 2.]()

53' | Weston McKennie (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.

56' | Tyler Adams (Leeds United) Yellow Card

59' | Substitution, Manchester United. Facundo Pellistri replaces Alejandro Garnacho.

59' | Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Wout Weghorst.

62'| [Goal! Manchester United 1, Leeds United 2. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box.]()

63'| Substitution, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson replaces Jack Harrison.

63'| Substitution, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter replaces Patrick Bamford.

70| [Goal! Manchester United 2, Leeds United 2. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box.]()

77'| Júnior Firpo (Leeds United) Yellow Card

80'| Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) Yellow Card

82' | Substitution: T. Malacia for Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)

82' | Substitution: Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf for M. Sabitzer (Manchester United)

90' | Substitution: S. Greenwood for W. McKennie (Leeds)

90' | Substitution: Mateo Joseph for W. Gnonto (Leeds)

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Full-time : Manchester United 2 - 2 Leeds

Full-time Match Stats:

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Manchester United	2 - 2	Leeds
66%	Ball Possession	34%
24	Total Shots	8
7	Shots On Target	2
9	Shots Off Target	4
8	Blocked Shots	2
16	Shots Inside Box	4
8	Shots Outside Box	4
6	Corner Kicks	5
1	Offsides	0
7	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Goalkeeper Saves	5
597	Passes	320
488 (82%)	Accurate Passes	207 (65%)

Player Match Stats

Manchester United

Player	Rating	Mins	Shots	Tackles	Passes	Duels	Dribbles
Marcel Sabitzer	7.5	82	3	0	47	3	0
Diogo Dalot	7.3	82	0	4	57	8	3
Jadon Sancho	7.3	33	1	1	17	7	4
Lisandro Martínez	7.2	92	0	2	82	6	2
Marcus Rashford	7.2	92	3	1	21	11	6
Bruno Fernandes	7.2	92	2	4	41	15	2
Luke Shaw	6.9	92	0	2	60	7	0
Fred	6.9	92	2	2	57	16	0
Wout Weghorst	6.7	59	0	0	11	4	0
David De Gea	6.3	92	0	0	32	0	0
Raphaël Varane	6.3	92	2	1	117	7	1
Tyrell Malacia	6.3	10	0	0	6	0	0
Facundo Pellistri	6.3	33	0	0	8	2	0
Victor Lindelöf	6.2	10	0	0	6	3	0
Alejandro Garnacho	5.9	59	2	0	21	19	10

Leeds

Player	Rating	Mins	Shots	Tackles	Passes	Duels	Dribbles
Maximilian Wöber	7.6	92	1	1	34	3	0
Luke Ayling	7.5	92	1	11	29	22	3
Jack Harrison	7.2	63	1	1	21	4	1
Illan Meslier	7	92	0	0	29	2	0
Pascal Struijk	7	23	1	2	4	2	0
Tyler Adams	6.9	92	0	2	43	7	1
Crysencio Summerville	6.9	84	0	1	22	4	0
Robin Koch	6.7	92	0	0	23	2	0
Wilfried Gnonto	6.7	90	1	3	29	15	4
Georginio Rutter	6.7	29	0	1	6	11	5
Patrick Bamford	6.6	63	0	1	19	11	0
Brenden Aaronson	6.6	29	1	1	9	2	1
Weston McKennie	6.3	90	0	3	32	13	0
Luis Sinisterra	6.3	8	0	0	1	0	0
Junior Firpo	6	69	0	1	14	8	0
Mateo Joseph	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Sam Greenwood	0	2	0	1	0	1	0

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FT: Marseille 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain

Marseille scorers: Alexis Sánchez (31' PEN), Ruslan Malinovskyi (57')

Paris Saint-Germain scorers: Sergio Ramos (45'+2')

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LINE-UPS

Marseille

Pau López, Samuel Gigot, Valentin Rongier, Chancel Mbemba, Jordan Veretout, Matteo Guendouzi, Sead Kolasinac (Issa Kaboré), Jonathan Clauss, Alexis Sánchez (Vitor Oliveira), Ruslan Malinovskyi, Cengiz Ünder (Azzedine Ounahi).

Subs: Rubén Blanco, Dimitri Payet, Bartug Elmaz.

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Paris Saint-Germain

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, Danilo Pereira (Warren Zaire-Emery), Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha (Hugo Ekitike), Marco Verratti (Carlos Soler), Fabián Ruiz, Lionel Messi, Neymar.

Subs: Juan Bernat, Alexandre Letellier, Ismaël Gharbi, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Timothee Pembélé, Sergio Rico.

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

31' Goal! Marseille 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

45'+2' Goal! Marseille 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.

48' Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.

49' Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

57' Goal! Marseille 2, Paris Saint Germain 1. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.

63' Substitution, Marseille. Issa Kaboré replaces Sead Kolasinac because of an injury.

63' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Danilo Pereira.

63' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Vitinha.

64' Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

76' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Marco Verratti.

86' Substitution, Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Cengiz Ünder.

90' Substitution, Marseille. Vitinha replaces Alexis Sánchez.