Premiership · Matchday 20
Manchester United v Stoke City
2–1
HT 1–0
Manchester United beat Stoke City 2–1 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 4th January 2011 in the Premiership. Javier Hernandez (27') and Nani (62') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 27' Javier Hernandez Assist: Nani 1–0
- Half Time 1–0
- 50' Dean Whitehead Assist: Tuncay Sanli 1–1
- 62' Nani Assist: Javier Hernández 2–1
- 78' Michael Carrick for Gibson
- 78' Michael Owen for Hernandez
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
17 Luis Nani 62'
Stoke City Lineup
4-5-1
Starting XI
1 Asmir Begovic G
4 Robert Huth CD-R
5 Danny Collins LB
9 Kenwyne Jones CF-R
12 Marc Wilson CM-R
17 Ryan Shawcross CD-L
18 Dean Whitehead CM-L ⚽
20 Tuncay Sanli CF-L
24 Rory Delap RM
26 Matthew Etherington LM
28 Andy Wilkinson RB
Substitutes
3 Danny Higginbotham
6 Glenn Whelan
10 Ricardo Fuller on
14 Danny Pugh
16 Jermaine Pennant on
19 Jonathan Walters on
29 Thomas Sorensen
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Tony Pulis
Stoke City
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-2
Formation
Stoke City
4-5-1
United vs Stoke City History
Meeting 93 of 108
108
Played
44
Won
36
Drawn
28
Lost
166
Goals For
127
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1893. After this match United had played Stoke City 93 times: 36W 31D 26L.
26 Sep 2009 W 2–0 PL 9 May 2010 W 4–0 PL 24 Oct 2010 W 2–1 PL
4 Jan 2011 W 2–1 This match
24 Sep 2011 D 1–1 PL 31 Jan 2012 W 2–0 PL 20 Oct 2012 W 4–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 101 | 43 | 54.7 |
| Away | 53 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 61 | 79 | 26.4 |
| Neutral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.0 |
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 →