Lisandro Martínez’s diverted effort helped Manchester United to achieve an unconvincing victory by 1-0 on the Fulham Sunday evening, as he won a second victory of the 2025 Premier League.
A sad first in Craven Cottage generated little excitement, with a total of expected goals of 0.42 flattering both parties. Fulham He offered the brightest moments without working with Andre Onana often, but Alex Iwobi tried the goalkeeper with two domestic efforts: the most prominent of an incredibly discreet affair.
Things did not improve much after the break, as both teams continued to look disassembled and unconvincing in the last third. Bruno Fernandes’s smart but whimsical lack caused the audience to escape several times, but there was nothing more to motivate any of the followers for the first 75 minutes.
However, a large part of luck finally broke the stagnation and made the street fans smile for the first time. Martinez flew from 25 meters and the defense’s attack made a significant detour of the unfortunate Sasa Lukic before launching in the upper corner.
The Fulham pressed in the final phases while searching for the tie and Joachim Andersen was close to reaching the tie: the head of the center near the post left out of the line impressively the substitute Toby Collyer.
Amad Diallo thought that he had added a little brilliance to the scoreboard when he found the network background in the five minute of the discount time, but the VAR finally ruled out the Ivorian’s efforts out of play. In the end, he imported little as the United endured a significant victory.
*Evaluations provided by FOTMOB*
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Player |
Appraisal |
|---|---|
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GK: Bernd Leno |
5.6/10 |
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RB: Timothy Castagne |
6.7/10 |
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CB: Joachim Andersen |
7.2/10 |
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CB: Calvin Bassey |
7.2/10 |
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LB: Antonee Robinson |
7.0/10 |
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DM: Now Lukic |
6.8/10 |
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DM: Sander Berge |
6.9/10 |
|
RW: Harry Wilson |
6.2/10 |
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Am: Emile Smith Rowe |
5.8/10 |
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LW: Alex Iwobi |
6.2/10 |
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St: Raúl Jiménez |
6.4/10 |
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Sub: Adama Traore (53 ‘for Wilson) |
6.4/10 |
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Sub: Rodrigo Muniz (64 ‘by Jiménez) |
5.7/10 |
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Sub: Andreas Pereira (83 ‘by Smith Rowe) |
N/a |
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Sub: Tom Cairney (83 ‘by Lukic) |
N/a |
Unused substitutes: Steven Andreas-Benda (GK), Issa Diop, Jorge Cuenca, Harrison Reed, Joshua King.
*Evaluations provided by FOTMOB*
|
Player |
Appraisal |
|---|---|
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GK: Andrew Onan |
7.9/10 |
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CB: Ligt Matthijs |
6.9/10 |
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CB: Harry Maguire |
7.5/10 |
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CB: Lisandro Martínez |
8.2/10 |
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RM: Dalot diogo |
7.3/10 |
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Cm: Manuel Ugarte |
7.4/10 |
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Cm: Bruno Fernandes |
7.1/10 |
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LM: Nousair Mazraoui |
6.7/10 |
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RF: Amad diallo |
6.9/10 |
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St: Rasmus Hojlund |
5.8/10 |
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LF: Alexandre Garnacho |
6.7/10 |
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Sub: Joshua Zirkzee (58 ‘by Hojlund) |
5.8/10 |
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Sub: Leny Yoro (58 ‘for Ligt) |
6.7/10 |
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Sub: Toby Collyer (76 ‘for Ugarte) |
6.6/10 |
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Sub: Kobbie Minoo (81 ‘by Garnacho) |
N/a |
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Sub: Tyrell Malacia (81 ‘by Mazraoui) |
N/a |
Unused substitutes: Altay Bayindir (GK), Victor Lindelof, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen.
