Match Report
The table gap was wide: 48 points between Manchester United (2nd, 81 pts) and Swansea City (18th, 33 pts). Per game in the league, Manchester United were scoring 1.79 and conceding 0.74, Swansea City 0.74 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Across 15 recorded meetings, Manchester United have 9 wins to Swansea City's 4, with 2 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, R. Madley was the man in the middle. The venue was Old Trafford in Manchester, with room for 74,300 spectators. On the scoreboard, Manchester United led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.