Premiership · Matchday 19

Fulham v Manchester United

1–2

HT 1–1

Wednesday 20th January 2021 · Craven Cottage · Att: Behind closed doors

Manchester United beat Fulham 2–1 at Craven Cottage on Wednesday 20th January 2021 in the Premiership. Edinson Cavani (21') and Paul Pogba (65') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Martin Atkinson.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
5' Ademola Lookman Assist: Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa 1–0
10' Paul Pogba
12' Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa
12' Frank Anguissa
21' Edinson Cavani 1–1
Half Time 1–1
62' Joe Bryan
65' Paul Pogba 1–2
69' Ola Aina
85' Scott McTominay for Martial
85' Marcus Rashford for Greenwood
90' Nemanja Matic for Fernandes
Full Time 1–2

Match Facts

62%

Possession

4-2-3-1

Formation

Martin Atkinson

Referee

Harry Maguire

Captain

Starting XI

Player

1 David de Gea

3 Eric Bailly

5 Harry Maguire

6 Paul Pogba 65'

7 Edinson Cavani 21'

9 Anthony Martial

11 Mason Greenwood

17 Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues

Substitutes

85' for Martial

85' for Greenwood

90' for Fernandes

Fulham Lineup

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

1 Alphonse Areola G

2 Kenny Tete RM

5 Joachim Andersen CD

15 Ruben Loftus-Cheek CF-R

16 Tosin Adarabioyo CD-L

17 Ivan Cavaleiro CF-L

19 Ademola Lookman F ⚽

21 Harrison Reed CM-L

23 Joe Bryan LM

29 Frank Anguissa CM-R

34 Ola Aina CD-R

Substitutes

3 Michael Hector

4 Denis Odoi

7 Neeskens Kebano

9 Aleksandar Mitrovic on

12 Marek Rodák

13 Tim Ream

18 Mario Lemina on

25 Josh Onomah

47 Aboubakar Kamara on

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC

Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United

OPP

Scott Parker

Fulham

Match Information

Man Utd

4-2-3-1

Formation

Fulham

3-4-2-1

Man Utd Fulham

62%

Possession

38%

1.7

Expected Goals (xG)

0.9

Shots

Shots on Target

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Big Chances

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

7.30

Avg Player Rating

6.50

26.7

Avg Age

25.4

United vs Fulham History

Meeting 85 of 97

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

190

Goals For

103

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 14th January 1905. After this match United had played Fulham 85 times: 52W 19D 14L.

9 Feb 2014 D 2–2 PL 8 Dec 2018 W 4–1 PL 9 Feb 2019 W 3–0 PL

20 Jan 2021 W 2–1 This match

18 May 2021 D 1–1 PL 13 Nov 2022 W 2–1 PL 19 Mar 2023 W 3–1 FAC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	47	37	7	3	103	40	78.7
Away	47	21	15	11	80	57	44.7
Neutral	3	1	1	1	7	6	33.3

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Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →