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Often only Leicester. Manchester United concedes first for the 23rd time in the Premier League

Football news 01 apr 2025, 15:33

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Only Leicester more often. Manchester United concede first for the 23rd time in the Premier League

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In the 30th round of the English Premier League, Nottingham hosts Manchester United on Tuesday, April 1. For the visitors, the game did not start in the best way.

Details: By the 5th minute of the match, Nottingham was already ahead. Elanga scored a goal. For Manchester United, this marked the 23rd instance of conceding first in Premier League matches. According to Opta, only Leicester has conceded first more often — 25 matches.

23 - In all competitions this season, only Leicester City (25) have conceded the opening goal in more matches among all Premier League sides than Manchester United (23). Uphill. pic.twitter.com/YD5w5qLzbj
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 1, 2025

Also in this round, Arsenal's central defender Gabriel found himself on the ground and could no longer continue the match. The Brazilian defender requested a substitution, and Jakub Kiwior came on to replace him.

Reminder: It has been reported that Manchester United does not plan to bring back Marcus Rashford, who is on loan at Aston Villa.