Manchester United vs Queens Park Rangers
Match pulse
MANAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| QPR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Man United 2-0
Manchester United beat Queens Park Rangers 2-0 on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Wayne Rooney (15' pen) and Paul Scholes (68').
Play by play
- 93'
<b>FULL TIME</b> A regulation win for the champions but it turned on a big call from Lee Mason - Ashley Young was offside when the ball was played to him and took a tumble when Shaun Derry placed a hand on his side. A penalty and red card followed. After that, QPR didn't really have a chance. United move eight points clear and the title is within their grasp.
- 92'
Smith crosses and David De Ga is forced into a rare slice of action, claiming at his near post.
- 91'
Plenty of people sloping off early to avoid the crowds.
- 90'
Three minutes added....
- 89'
After this I'll be hopping straight over to live commentary on Arsenal's clash with Manchester City. <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=318099&cc=5739" target="_blank">Come and join me here, if you please</a>.
- 88'
Hot off the press, have a read of <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1046491/qpr-accuse-man-utd's-ashley-young-of-diving-on-twitter?cc=5739" target="_blank">QPR's hierarchy having a pop at Ashley Young</a>.
- 87'
Lovely one-two between Cleverley and Carrick - another good block prevents it troubling Kenny.
- 86'
Valencia finds Jones but his cross is cut out by Hill at the expense of a corner.
- 85'
So, with this win seemingly in the bag, attention turns to Manchester City. If they lose at Arsenal, the title race is over. Not my words, Roberto Mancini's.
- 84'
Fair to say things are widning down at Old Trafford now.
- 82'
Welbeck goes close again, stroking a shot wide from the edge of the box.
- 81'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> DJ Campbell is trotting on for Bothroyd, who had a thankless task today.
- 80'
"Difficult to take after watching numerous replays but Ashley Young could partner Tom Daley at the Olympics," Beard said. Tony Fernandes retweeted it too.
- 78'
Phillip Beard, QPR chief exec, has already labelled Ashley Young a "diver" on Twitter.
- 77'
Off the post! A ferocious drive from Carrick beats Kenny but smashes back off the inside of the upright. What a hit.
- 76'
Smith wins a corner as QPR push a few extra players forward.
- 75'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Rafael trudges off too, Tom Cleverly replaces him.
- 74'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Scholes heads off and Phil Jones replaces him.
- 73'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Rafael slips and falls into Busaky, for which he is booked. Another laughable decision.
- 72'
Expect this game to wind down now - with important gamnes coming up for both in the next few days.
- 71'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Changes for QPR now, with the game gone, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Tommy Smith replace Taarabt and Diakite.
- 69'
Scholes had a good ten yards to run into and line up that shot. Ten men or not, that is poor defending from Rangers.
- 68'
That should be that then, a great strike from Scholes. He's given time on the edge to line it up, and he goes for power to thump it past Kenny.
- 68'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Scholes with a screamer!
- 67'
Welbeck is frustrating the crowd today - he's missed plenty of chances and delays a cross there when he had red shirts streaming into the area. He does win a corner though.
Leaders
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