MX23RW : Friday, April 26 13:58:15| >> :60:1362:1362:

Half-Time Report: Manchester United, Stoke City level

Manchester United and Stoke City go into the break deadlocked at 1-1 in their Premier League clash on Tuesday evening at Old Trafford.

Manchester United and Stoke City have gone into the break deadlocked at 1-1 in their Premier League clash this evening at Old Trafford.

Manchester United's Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Stoke City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on December 2, 2014© Getty Images

The opening exchanges of the game saw the hosts dominating possession but the Potters remaining strong and solid at the back.

Just after the quarter-hour mark, however, Asmir Begovic miskicked the ball straight to Robin van Persie, who went on to thread a pass through to Ander Herrera, but the midfielder blasted over.

The Red Devils did manage to break the deadlock just a few minutes later, however, when Herrera made up for his earlier mistake by whipping a cross from the left and allowing Marouane Fellaini to ride high and head home.

Marouane Fellaini of Manchester United scores the first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Stoke City at Old Trafford on December 2, 2014© Getty Images

On the half-hour mark, United had a penalty shout waved away when James Wilson collected the ball in the box before going down under the challenge of Geoff Cameron.

Stoke then found themselves back in the game with just six minutes to go until half time when Steven N'Zonzi finished off some good marauding work by Bojan Krkic, striking home into the far corner from the edge of the box.

ID:191377: cacheID:191377:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4135:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Robin van Persie of Manchester United (R) celebrates scoring their third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Hull City at Old Trafford on November 29, 2014
Read Next:
Preview: Man United vs. Stoke
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal34245582265677
2Manchester CityMan City33237380324876
3Liverpool34228475344174
4Aston Villa34206871502166
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs32186865491660
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd33165125150153
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle331551369541550
8West Ham UnitedWest Ham34139125463-948
9Chelsea32138116157447
10Bournemouth34129134960-1145
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton331111115254-244
12Wolverhampton WanderersWolves34127154654-843
13Fulham34126165054-442
14Crystal Palace34109154456-1239
15Brentford3498175259-735
16Everton34118153648-1233
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3479184260-1826
18Luton TownLuton3467214775-2825
19Burnley3458213769-3223
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd3437243392-5916


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!