Manchester United 3-1 Fulham: Bruno Fernandes doubles his comeback against Cottagers at nine
Manchester United came from one goal to beat Fulham on nine and reach the FA Cup semi-finals with a controversial victory at Old Trafford.
Marco Silva’s side have only looked on track for their second appearance in the last four since losing to West Ham in the 1975 final when their world came crashing down around an incident handball 15 minutes from the end.
Jadon Sancho appeared to fire an equalizer into an empty net, only for Willian to charge in and clear.
Referee Chris Kavanagh first gave a corner but VAR advised the official to check the pitchside monitor, with Willian protesting and manager Marco Silva furious.
Silva was shown a red card before Kavanagh could even make a decision. Once he did, Willian was also fired. Then Aleksander Mitrovic, who had put Fulham ahead, grabbed the referee as he angrily protested and became the third visitor to be sent off.
Once order was restored, Bruno Fernandes scored the penalty.
Within two minutes Fulham had lost two men, their manager and the leader.
Two minutes later, Marcel Sabitzer brought home Luke Shaw’s cross to make it 2-1 at United before Fernandes added a third stoppage time to knock Fulham out of the FA Cup.
United will now face Brighton in the semi-final at Wembley.
The sight of Silva pacing down the tunnel in a state of fury didn’t suggest this was a defeat he would accept.
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Manchester United
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squad number17player nameFred -
squad number21player nameAnthony
Fulham
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squad number17player nameLeno
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squad number2player nameHead
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squad number31player nameDiop
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squad number13player nameoar
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squad number33player nameRobinson
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squad number6player nameReed
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squad number26player nameJoao Palhinha
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squad number14player nameFrom Cordova Reid
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squad number18player nameAndreas Pereira
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squad number20player nameWillian
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squad number9player namemitrovic
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squad numbertenplayer nameCairney
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squad number11player nameSolomon
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squad number12player nameCedric Soares
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squad number21player namejames
Alignments
Man Utd
Training 4-2-3-1
- 1by Gea
- 29Wan Bissaka
- 5MaguireBooked at 21 mins
- 6Li Martinez
- 23Shaw
- 39McTominayReplaced byAnthonyTo 58′minutes
- 15Sabitzer
- 25sancho
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- tenRashfordReplaced byFredTo 83′minutes
- 27Weghorst
Substitutes
- 2Lindelof
- 12Malacia
- 17Fred
- 20scupper
- 21Anthony
- 28Pellistri
- 31Butland
- 36Elanga
- 73Mainoo
Fulham
Training 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- 2HeadReplaced byCedric SoaresTo 89′minutes
- 31Diop
- 13oar
- 33RobinsonBooked at 67 mins
- 6ReedReplaced byjamesTo 89′minutes
- 26Joao Palhinha
- 14From Cordova ReidReplaced bySolomonTo 89′minutes
- 18PereiraBooked at 18 minsReplaced byCairneyTo 90′minutes
- 20WillianBooked at 72 mins
- 9mitrovicBooked at 72 mins
Substitutes
- 1Rodak
- 4To fish
- 8Wilson
- tenCairney
- 11Solomon
- 12Cedric Soares
- 21james
- 28Lukic
- 30Alves Morais
- Arbitrator:
- Chris Kavanagh
- Presence:
- 73,511
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester United 3, Fulham 1.
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Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Fulham 1.
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Aim! Manchester United 3, Fulham 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) scores with a right footed goal from the center of the 18-yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fred.
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Failed attempt. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) right footed shot.
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Corner, Manchester United. Corner conceded by Tom Cairney.
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Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes from a cross.
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Corner, Manchester United. Corner conceded by Tim Ream.
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Attempt blocked. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the yard is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
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Replacement, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira.
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Replacement, Fulham. Dan James replaces Harrison Reed.
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Replacement, Fulham. Manor Solomon replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
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Replacement, Fulham. Cédric Soares replaces Kenny Tete.
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Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box sees his effort blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
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Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the 18 yard box sees his shot blocked. Assisted by Antoine.
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Replacement, Manchester United. Fred replaces Marcus Rashford.
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Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box sees his shot blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
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Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United).
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VAR decision: Goal Manchester United – Manchester United 2-1 Fulham (Marcel Sabitzer).
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Aim! Manchester United 2, Fulham 1. Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) delivers a right footed shot from close range towards the center of the goal. Assisted by Luke Shaw. Goal confirmed after VAR Review.
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