Manchester United were held to a goalless draw against Newcastle United in the English Premier League. The Red Devils dropped points for the fourth time in nine games, and this was their first draw of the season. Newcastle United are on a five-match unbeaten run and have earned nine points. Manchester United sit in the fifth position in the league table and are just one point ahead of the Magpies.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines * defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How many positional attacks were created by Manchester United? Who won the highest number of duels for Newcastle United?
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The home team played the match in their preferred 4-2-3-1 formation. Cristiano Ronaldo led the line and was replaced by Marcus Rashford for the last 25 minutes of the match. Erik ten Hag only made one change in the match.
Newcastle United played the match in a 4-3-3 formation. Eddie Howe used the same game plan in every phase of the match.
Manchester United ended the match with a possession rate of 62.39%. Erik ten Hag’s men kept hold of the ball and dominated possession from the start. The highest possession count for the home team was 76%.
Newcastle United ended the match with a possession rate of 37.61%. The Magpies kept a bit of hold of the ball in the initial stages, but they averaged as low as 25% possession towards the end of the first half.
The Red Devils created 28 positional attacks and attempted nine shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks came from the centre for the home team.
Newcastle United created 21 positional attacks and attempted four shots from these attacks. They created most of the chances from the flanks but only managed a single shot combined from the attacks created from the flanks.
Manchester United attempted 14 shots but failed to trouble the opposition’s goalkeeper. They only managed to hit the target twice in the match. Fred attempted the first shot in the third minute of the match.
Newcastle United players attempted nine shots and two were on target. The Magpies and Joelinton were unlucky as the Frenchman first struck the crossbar in the 24th minute and then he struck the post with a deflected shot. That could have been the game-changing moment in the match.
The home team ended the match with an xG rate of 1.35. They attempted six shots from inside the penalty box and failed to capitalise on two chances towards the end.
The Magpies ended the match with an xG rate of 1.57. They attempted six shots from inside the penalty box and only managed to hit the target once.
Manchester United created most of the passing links on the left side. Casemiro took the role in the centre of the field and that allowed the duo of Fred and Bruno Fernandes to operate from the left side. Antony led the attacks from the right side. The team attempted 501 passes and had an accuracy rate of 84.23%.
Newcastle United players created most of the links on the right side. Sean Longstaff and Kieran Trippier were involved in most of the play on that particular side. The team attempted 277 passes and had a 77.6% passing accuracy rate.
Erik ten Hag’s men attempted 58 passes to the final third and had an accuracy rate of 74.14%. Luke Shaw and Jadon Sancho were on the receiving end of most of these passes on the left side, while Antony received a few passes on the right side.
The Magpies attempted 35 passes to the final third and delivered 17.
The home team made 35 recoveries in the defensive third, 42 in the middle third, and 16 in the final third. They recovered most of the balls on the left side in the defensive half. Casemiro recovered the ball 17 times for his side.
The visitors made 34 recoveries in the defensive third, 37 in the middle third, and 16 in the final third. The Magpies also recovered most of the ball in the defensive half and on the right side.
Both teams contested 210 duels, but Manchester United only won 89. They won most of the duels on the left side in the defensive third. The Red Devils were poor in the attacking half and lost most of the duels. Fred contested 30 duels for his side and won ten.
Newcastle United players won 111 duels. They had a high win percentage in the defensive half. The team struggled a bit on the right side in the attacking half but were able to win a few duels in the centre and on the left.
The home team won 34 defensive duels. They won most of the duels on the left side. Fred and Casemiro won six duels each for their side.
The Magpies won 44 defensive duels. They had a high win percentage on the right side in the defensive half. Miguel Almiron won seven duels for the visitors.
The Red Devils struggled in aerial battles and only managed to win eight aerial duels.
Newcastle United were dominant in the air and won 26 aerial duels. Fabian Schar won seven aerial duels for his side.
Manchester United were unable to win duels in crucial attacking areas and failed to convert a few chances. Newcastle United won the duels, but they also failed to capitalise on the opportunities. Both teams had to settle for a single point from this match.
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