FA Cup · Semi-Final
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
2–1
HT 1–1
Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 at Wembley (N) on Saturday 21st April 2018 in the FA Cup. Alexis Sanchez (24') and Ander Herrera (62') scored for United. United were captained by Antonio Valencia, and the referee was Anthony Taylor.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Dele Alli Assist: Christian Eriksen 0–1
- 24' Alexis Sanchez Assist: Paul Pogba 1–1
- 27' Antonio Valencia
- 27' Antonio Valencia
- 28' Son Heung-Min
- 28' Unknown
- Half Time 1–1
- 50' Dele Alli
- 62' Ander Herrera Assist: Romelu Lukaku 2–1
- 71' Ashley Young
- 71' Ashley Young
- 80' Matteo Darmian for Valencia
- 81' Eric Dier
- 83' Marcus Rashford for Lingard
- 85' Marcus Rashford
- 85' Marcus Rashford
- 90' Ander Herrera
- 90' Ander Herrera
- 90' Marouane Fellaini for Sanchez
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
36%
Possession
4-3-3
Formation
Anthony Taylor
Referee
Antonio Valencia
Captain
Starting XI
Substitutes
Matteo Darmian
80' for Valencia
Marcus Rashford
83' for Lingard
Marouane Fellaini
90' for Sanchez
Tottenham Hotspur Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
2 Kieran Trippier RB
5 Jan Vertonghen CD-L
6 Davinson Sánchez CD-R
7 Son Heung-Min AM-L
10 Harry Kane F
13 Michel Vorm G
15 Eric Dier RM
19 Mousa Dembélé LM
20 Dele Alli AM ⚽
23 Christian Eriksen AM-R
33 Ben Davies LB
Substitutes
1 Hugo Lloris
4 Toby Alderweireld
11 Erik Lamela on
12 Victor Wanyama on
17 Moussa Sissoko
24 Sèrge Aurier
27 Lucas Moura on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Mauricio Pochettino
Tottenham Hotspur
Match Information
Man Utd
4-3-3
Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
4-2-3-1
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 189 of 207
207
Played
96
Won
53
Drawn
58
Lost
326
Goals For
274
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1899. After this match United had played Tottenham Hotspur 189 times: 89W 49D 51L.
14 May 2017 L 1–2 PL 28 Oct 2017 W 1–0 PL 31 Jan 2018 L 0–2 PL
21 Apr 2018 W 2–1 This match
27 Aug 2018 L 0–3 PL 13 Jan 2019 W 1–0 PL 4 Dec 2019 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 103 | 67 | 17 | 19 | 195 | 107 | 65.0 |
| Away | 100 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 128 | 162 | 28.0 |
| Neutral | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →