Minute 90+1, after a combination situation to the right into the Fulham penalty area, the ball was brought back to Fernandes’ position. Losing a moment of control and turning the ball with his left foot, the Man Utd captain immediately shot with his right foot, pinning the ball into the near bottom corner, beating goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
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In his 200th match for Man Utd, Fernandes did not leave much of a good impression, with only 3 shots, a 75% pass success rate, two successful dribbles, and the ball being stolen once.
Man Utd also did not show many positive signs after losing their last two matches with the same score of 0-3 at the hands of Man City and Newcastle. Statistics for the whole match show that the away team only had a slight advantage in controlling the ball with 55% of the time, but was behind in the number of shots with only 12 shots, compared to Fulham’s 18.
But Fernandes’ late goal saved the team under coach Erik ten Hag from another disappointing outcome. Man Utd, after two consecutive defeats, returned to the winning path in a familiar ugly style. Including today’s match, their last seven wins in the Premier League have all had a one-goal margin – the longest in the tournament’s history.
If they lose this match, Man Utd could slide to 12th on the scoreboard. But thanks to Fernandes’ goal, they jumped two places from eighth to sixth, with 18 points after 11 matches, standing above Newcastle and Brighton before these two teams with 17 points played their matches in round 11. , Man Utd has the worst difference in the top half of the scoreboard and is the only team in the top 8 with a negative difference (-4).