Matheus Cunha Rescues Late Point for Manchester United After Lisandro Martínez Own Goal at Fulham

LONDON — Matheus Cunha struck in the dying moments at Craven Cottage to salvage a 1–1 draw for Manchester United, cruelly denying Fulham their first Premier League victory of the 2026/27 campaign.

In an entertaining and hard-fought encounter in West London, Álvaro Arbeloa’s Cottagers controlled long stretches of the game and looked set to claim all three points following Lisandro Martínez’s unfortunate 63rd-minute own goal. However, Cunha intervened with an 89th-minute equalizer to ensure the spoils were shared before the international break.

Fulham Dominate First-Half Proceedings

Fulham came out of the blocks with tremendous intensity, peppering the United goal with wave after wave of attacking pressure. Gonzalo García flashed an early effort wide inside four minutes, while Josh King and Alex Iwobi constantly stretched the visitor’s backline. United struggled to find fluency early on, though they came closest when Matheus Cunha set up captain Bruno Fernandes, whose curling effort struck the post.

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens was called into action repeatedly before the break, denying King and Sander Berge with sharp saves to keep the score goalless.

The Deadlock Breaks and Cunha’s Late Twist

The breakthrough arrived in bizarre fashion just past the hour mark. Calvin Bassey muscled his way past challenges and fired toward goal; though Lammens made the initial block, the ball bobbled off an unlucky Lisandro Martínez and crossed the line for an own goal, sending the home crowd into raptures.

Fulham pushed for a crucial second, with substitute Kevin forcing a strong save from Lammens, while Bernd Leno produced stunning stops at the other end to deny Bryan Mbeumo and Cunha.

Just as the Cottagers looked home and dry, drama struck in the 89th minute. Cunha let fly with a speculative effort from outside the box that took a wicked, decisive deflection off defender David Affengruber, wrong-footing Leno and nestling into the back of the net.