English
Penalty Shootout Thriller Sees Manchester United Edge Past Fulham in FA Cup
Manchester, March 2nd, 2025 – Old Trafford hosted a thrilling FA Cup fifth-round clash between Manchester United and Fulham, resulting in a dramatic 7-6 penalty shootout victory for the home side. The match was a tightly contested affair from start to finish.
Fulham took the lead in the 45th minute through C. Bassey, assisted by Rodrigo Muniz. Manchester United leveled the score through Bruno Fernandes in the 71st minute, with Diogo Dalot providing the assist. Both teams received yellow cards throughout the game. Extra time failed to produce a winner, leading to a penalty shootout where both teams scored and missed, ultimately decided in favor of Manchester United.
Substitutions fulham: at minute 53 E. Smith Rowe came in and A. Traore went out., at minute 90 Willian came in and A. Pereira went out., at minute 90 R. Jimenez came in and Rodrigo Muniz went out., at minute 101 H. Reed came in and S. Lukic went out., at minute 107 R. Sessegnon came in and A. Iwobi went out.
Substitutions manchester united: at minute 53 A. Garnacho came in and M. Ugarte went out., at minute 53 V. Lindelof came in and L. Yoro went out., at minute 68 C. Obi came in and R. Hojlund went out., at minute 68 Casemiro came in and C. Eriksen went out., at minute 91 A. Heaven came in and H. Maguire went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Manchester United
class=”wg_loader”>
