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Saturday September 26, 2009 Finished Britannia Stadium

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Stoke City

Manchester United

  • Berbatov 62’
  • O'Shea 77’

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  1. Giggs sends United top

    Giggs sends United top

    Manchester United went top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Stoke City
    • Manchester United
    • 90+3' There's the final whistle, and yet again Manchester United owe a huge debt to Ryan Giggs!
    • 90+1' Three minutes of stoppage time to be played - no need for last-minute heroics today.
    • 89' United are just holding the ball inside Stoke territory. They are running the clock down expertly.
    • 87' Even Stoke's magnificent fans are starting to head for the exits. They have offered very little going forward this afternoon.
    • 86' Stoke make a change - Liam Lawrence is on for Danny Pugh.
    • 84' Giggs delivers the corner, which is headed away to safety.
    • 83' A big penalty shout for United - they want a handball decision but none is forthcoming!
    • 82' Valencia wins a throw on the right deep in Stoke territory. He has been OK today, if not electric.
    • 80' Wayne Rooney comes off, and Michael Owen gets a 10-minute run out.
    • 79' Scholes finds an unmarked Giggs on the left side, but he controls and sends his shot over the bar!
    • 78' That second goal has surely put the result beyond doubt. Stoke seem tired out by their earlier exertions.
    • 76' GOAL!!! It's two for United!! Giggs curls his free-kick onto the head of John O'Shea, who glances the ball inside the far corner!
    • 76' Giggs delivers a United free-kick from the right, but not before referee Webb has to sort out a barney between Vidic and Shawcross.
    • 74' Valencia plays a neat cross into the six-yard box, where Berbatov just cannot reach it. But he has already been flagged offside.
    • 73' The ball is still with United, who are looking to pass Stoke to death.
    • 72' And here come those Stoke changes - James Beattie and Tuncay Sanli both thrown into the fray.
    • 70' United are looking to take the heat out of the game by holding on to the ball, and they do a pretty good job until an Evra error sees Stoke regain possession in the shape of a goal-kick.
    • 68' Wayne Rooney tries a long range effort but powers it high into the crowd. Poor strike by his standards.
    • 67' Tony Pulis has Beattie and Tuncay on the bench - you have to think he will bring one or both of those on as the game goes on.
    • 65' Handball by Scholes close to his own corner flag. The free-kick is curled into the six yard box but Faye heads over.
    • 64' Can Stoke respond? They'll have to go for it now.
    • 62' United have made the breakthrough, and it was Ryan Giggs who helped them unlock the Stoke defence.
    • 62' GOAL!!! Dimitar Berbatov opens the scoring for Manchester United!! Darren Fletcher finds Giggs, who squares to present Berbatov with a tap-in!
    • 59' Poor touch by Giggs, and that's a goal kick for Stoke. A real lack of goalmouth action here.
    • 58' Yellow card Paul Scholes for a typically careless late challenge on Liam Lawrence.
    • 57' That Giggs for Nani change looks like a straight swap - Giggs playing on the left.
    • 56' Scholes appears to foul Kitson at the edge of the box, but there is no free-kick.
    • 54' United make a change - Ryan Giggs replaces the disappointing Nani.
    • 52' Lawrence hits a shot that loops in the air and Foster makes an easy captain.
    • 51' Valencia fouls Whelan and Stoke play the free-kick forward... but it comes to nothing.
    • 50' Click the link to find out who has bagged a hat-trick... Who's the hat-trick hero?
    • 49' The ball goes out off Nani, who then feigns surprise when he is not given a corner.
    • 47' A Rory Delap throw brings great excitement, but it is headed away at the front post.
    • 46' Second half under way. Will we see a little more ambition from the home side?
    • 46' The teams are out, and Dave Kitson takes the field - that shin complaint not serious enough to force him off.
    • 45+2' Half-time at the Britannia Stadium, and Stoke have done a fine job of containing the visitors.
    • 45+1' Etherington does well to win a corner on the Stoke left, which Vidic heads away.
    • 44' Sorensen is called into action by a Nani shot from the edge of the box, and the Dane makes rather an acrobatic stop!
    • 43' Berbatov works the ball into a yard of space and shoots, but his effort is blocked.
    • 42' Stoke are doing a great job of getting back in numbers and forcing United into wide positions, from where thir delivery has not been good.
    • 40' Scholes plays a cross a couple of yards in front of the Stoke goal, but neither O'Shea nor Rooney can turn the ball in!
    • 39' In fact, James Beattie is warming up and it looks like Kitson will be forced off.
    • 37' Kitson is down clutching his shin after a challenge with Valencia, but he should be OK to continue.
    • 36' The free-kick is wasted and Stoke also deal well with a subsequent United corner. Nani's set-piece delivery simply is not accurate enough.
    • 34' Shawcross bashes into the back of Berbatov, who wins a free-kick and makes the most of the contact. Free-kick United 30 yards from goal.
    • 33' Truth be told, this game is a bit of a snooze. It is a disciplined Stoke side against an uninspired Manchester United.
    • 31' Stoke have certainly not have much possession, but they will be pleased to have restricted United's opportunities - that Valencia shot was the closest either team have come.
    • 30' Nani is a little lucky there. He tries to play himself out of trouble and Howard Webb adjudges he has been impeded by Dean Whitehead.
    • 29' Sorensen whacks a clearance long downfield and it's a rare foray forward for the hosts.
    • 28' Huth slides through Scholes late and he sees the first yellow card of the afternoon.
    • 26' This is almost like a training match. There are 21 players in the Stoke half and the visitors are knocking it around looking for an opening.
    • 24' Evra hits a low shot that deflects off the shin of a defender and Sorensen collects it.
    • 23' Scholes spreads the ball to the right as United look for space coming forward. Now it is Fletcher's turn to get fouled - by Delap - and United will deliver into the box.
    • 21' A real handful, is Dave Kitson. He is jockeying with Ferdinand again and feels he should have a corner, but the referee signals for a goal-kick.
    • 20' Sumptuous skill by Berbatov, pirouetting to keep the ball in play, but he is crowded out and Stoke win the ball back.
    • 19' United win a corner on their left-hand side. Up comes Vidic.. it is headed back out to Nani, whose second cross also finds a red and white shirt.
    • 18' Nani! Fires a shot from the edge of the box but it rises up and over Sorensen's goal.
    • 16' Darren Fletcher does what he does best, hassling Dean Whitehead, but the Scot is penalised for a foul.
    • 15' Kitson is harrying Ferdinand again, and this time the United man plays it safe by putting the ball out for a corner.
    • 14' Kitson chases a long ball forward down the right channel but Rio Ferdinand shepherds it out for a goal-kick.
    • 12' A close shave for tyhe visitors! Lawrence delivers a fine cross from the right but it whistles in front of Foster's goal without anyone turning it in.
    • 10' A rare foray forward for Stoke ends abruptly as Matthew Etherington is caught offside.
    • 9' Scholes tries a chipped through ball but he puts too much on it and it is claimed by Sorensen.
    • 8' Played through to Valencia, who bears down on goal and clips his shot.... just wide!
    • 7' Nani drills a shot over the bar from 12 yards... Stoke really under the cosh.
    • 5' A loose pass from Evra, but Whelan just cannot keep possession. United on top.
    • 4' It's a strong start from United, and they come forward again with a Paul Scholes shot being deflected for a throw.
    • 2' An early United free-kick is played in towards Rooney, who hooks the ball goalwards... and over the bar!
    • 1' It's game on at the Britannia Stadium! Stoke are playing from left to right in their red-and-white home kit. Manchester United are in black, with a blue chevron across the front of their shirt.
    • - TEAMS: Stoke: Sorensen, Huth, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Collins, Lawrence, Whelan, Delap, Whitehead, Etherington, Kitson... Subs: Simonsen, Higginbotham, Cort, Beattie, Pugh, Sanli, Wilkinson... Man Utd: Foster, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Scholes, Fletcher, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney... Subs: Kuszczak, Neville, Owen, Anderson, Giggs, Carrick, Jonathan Evans... Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)

  • Summary

    • 76' GOAL!!! It's two for United!! Giggs curls his free-kick onto the head of John O'Shea, who glances the ball inside the far corner!
    • 62' GOAL!!! Dimitar Berbatov opens the scoring for Manchester United!! Darren Fletcher finds Giggs, who squares to present Berbatov with a tap-in!
    • 18' Nani! Fires a shot from the edge of the box but it rises up and over Sorensen's goal.
    • 2' An early United free-kick is played in towards Rooney, who hooks the ball goalwards... and over the bar!
    • - TEAMS: Stoke: Sorensen, Huth, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Collins, Lawrence, Whelan, Delap, Whitehead, Etherington, Kitson... Subs: Simonsen, Higginbotham, Cort, Beattie, Pugh, Sanli, Wilkinson... Man Utd: Foster, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Scholes, Fletcher, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney... Subs: Kuszczak, Neville, Owen, Anderson, Giggs, Carrick, Jonathan Evans... Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)

Live Team Line-Up

  • Stoke City

    Manager: Tony Pulis

    Captain: Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye

    Starting line-up

    • T. Sørensen
    • R. Huth Yellow Card
    • A. Diagne-Faye
    • R. Shawcross
    • D. Collins
    • G. Whelan
    • D. Whitehead Substitution Out (72′)
    • L. Lawrence Substitution Out (86′)
    • R. Delap
    • M. Etherington
    • D. Kitson Substitution Out (72′)

    Subs

    • S. Simonsen
    • D. Higginbotham
    • J. Beattie Substitution In72′
    • D. Pugh Substitution In86′
    • A. Wilkinson
    • L. Cort
    • T. Sanli Substitution In72′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Ryan Giggs

    Starting line-up

    • B. Foster
    • J. O'Shea Goal
    • R. Ferdinand
    • N. Vidic
    • P. Evra
    • P. Scholes Yellow Card Substitution Out (81′)
    • D. Fletcher
    • A. Valencia
    • Nani Substitution Out (56′)
    • D. Berbatov Goal
    • W. Rooney Substitution Out (81′)

    Subs

    • M. Owen Substitution In81′
    • G. Neville
    • M. Carrick Substitution In81′
    • R. Giggs Substitution In56′
    • T. Kuszczak
    • J. Evans
    • Anderson

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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