Fulham 1-1 Manchester United: result and report

Report

Fulham were a minute away from beating Manchester United, but the late equaliser left a result that fits the match better than a home win would have.

How the goals came

The game stayed goalless for more than an hour. Then, on 63 minutes, Lisandro Martínez scored an own goal, and Fulham had a lead they would protect until the closing stages.

It still slipped away. On 89 minutes Matheus Cunha equalised from Patrick Dorgu's assist, and that late goal was enough to make him player of the match.

Manchester United did more of the attacking

Manchester United were the side pushing for most of this game, because almost every attacking measure went their way. They finished with 2.08 xG to Fulham's 1.50 and 14 shots to 10. They also had 58% of the ball, 21 key passes to 11 and hit the woodwork twice.

That makes the late equaliser feel overdue rather than lucky.

Despite that volume, shots on target finished level at six each. Manchester United kept getting forward but did not test the goalkeeper any more often than Fulham did.

Fulham's missed chances

The best case for Fulham comes from the quality of their chances, though they did not take them. They created three big chances to Manchester United's two and missed all three.

So while Manchester United had more of the play, Fulham had clear chances to put the game away. Their lead came from an own goal rather than from any of those openings, and that left them exposed when the late pressure arrived.