1 goal, 1 own goal: United loanee experiences bizarre roller coaster afternoon in League One

Manchester United had numerous players in loan action this Saturday afternoon. To follow where all of United’s loanees are playing their football this season, click here. Ethan Wheatley The United youngster had a bizarre afternoon as he scored at both ends for Northampton Town in their 1-3 defeat to Cardiff City. Wheatley lashed in a terrific finish into the top corner to equalise for The Cobblers. Sadly, just three minutes later he put the ball into his own net after failing to clear a corner and sliced his attempted clearance into his own net. He was heavily involved, having four shots on goal and one key pass. Wheatley also won five ground duels in a busy afternoon in League One. Ethan Wheatley stats vs Cardiff City StatValue Goals1 Assists0 Total shots4 Shots on target2 Shots blocked2 Touches34 Unsuccessful touches4 Dribbles (successful)4 (3) Was fouled1 Possession lost12 Big chances created1 Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)3 (0) Accurate passes7/9 (78%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)3/8 (38%) Passes in own half (acc.)1/1 (100%) Tackles (won)1 (1) Interceptions1 Clearances0 Blocked shots0 Recoveries5 Ground duels (won)8 (5) Aerial duels (won)5 (0) Fouls1 Dribbled past0 Own goals1 Radek Vitek The Bristol City keeper kept another clean sheet for The Robins in their 3-0 win over Swansea City. The Czech made five stops with two coming from inside the area. He made one punch and completed 68% of his passes. Ethan Ennis Ennis was once again heavily involved in Fleetwood Town’s 3-1 victory over Shrewsbury Town. The 20 year old had one key pass and completed 88% of his pass attempts. He also won 100% of his tackles and all of his duel attempts in the match. Ethan Williams The Falkirk winger played the entire match in their 3-0 away win against Dundee United. He had one key pass and one shot in the match. Williams completed two of his three cross attempts and two dribble attempts as he regularly attacked the Dundee defence. Dan Gore Gore played the full 90 minutes of Rotherham United’s 1-1 draw with Reading. He completed 93% of his passes and one dribble attempt. The midfielder also recovered the ball three times and won two duels in the middle of the park. Habeeb Ogunneye The full back played 68 minutes in Newport County’s 0-3 loss to Oldham Athletic. He made one cross and could only complete 58% of his passes. Ogunneye also made three recoveries and one clearance in the match but could not stop his side slipping to yet another defeat. Toby Collyer The midfielder played the last 28 minutes of West Bromwich Albion’s 2-3 loss to Coventry City. He won one tackle and one ground duel during his time on the pitch. Collyer also completed 73% of his passing attempts during the match. Featured image Pete Norton via Getty Images – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.