Match Centre: Manchester United vs Sunderland
Player of the match Benjamin Sesko 7.4
GolVolt rating 2.3GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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14 → 8
Manchester United climb 6 places in the table. Sunderland stay in place 6.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Settled by 41′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 41′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 3.0 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Mount scored the winner.Nobody stood out. Heroes: 2.7 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.3 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.5 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 2.3more watchable than 23% of Premier League matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
2 goals5 cards1 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 8' Goal: Mason Mountassist: Mbeumo1:0
- 29' Omar Aldereteyellow card
- 31' Goal: Benjamin SeskoManchester United2:0
- 35' Noah Sadikiyellow card
- 37' SubstitutionBallard for Adingra
- 45+5' Penalty cancelled
- Half-time · 2:0
- 57' Bertrand Traoréyellow card
- 58' 2 substitutionsMayenda for TraoréTalbi for Masuaku
- 59' SubstitutionBrobbey for Isidor
- 64' SubstitutionDorgu for Dalot
- 65' SubstitutionCunha for Mount
- 76' Granit Xhakayellow card
- 77' SubstitutionMainoo for Mbeumo
- 79' SubstitutionGeertruida for Hume
- 81' Casimiroyellow card
- 85' 2 substitutionsMaguire for YoroUgarte for Casemiro
- Full-time · 2:0
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Manchester United
Sunderland
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Manchester United
- 1 Altay Bayındır GK —
- 5 Harry Maguire DEF on
- 13 Patrick Dorgu DEF on
- 26 Ayden Heaven DEF —
- 35 Diego León DEF —
- 25 Manuel Ugarte MID on
- 37 Kobbie Mainoo MID on
- 10 Matheus Cunha ATT on
- 11 Joshua Zirkzee ATT —
Sunderland
- 1 Anthony Patterson GK —
- 5 Dan Ballard DEF on
- 6 Lutsharel Geertruida DEF on
- 4 Dan Neil MID —
- 11 Chris Rigg MID —
- 13 Luke O'Nien MID —
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi ATT on
- 9 Brian Brobbey ATT on
- 12 Eliezer Mayenda ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Old Trafford, Manchester
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Manchester United Benjamin Sesko
- 2. place · Manchester United Senne Lammens
- 3. place · Manchester United Bruno Fernandes
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