Premiership · Matchday 38
Sunderland v Manchester United
0–1
HT 0–1
Manchester United beat Sunderland 1–0 at Stadium of Light, Sunderland on Sunday 13th May 2012 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (20') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 20' Wayne Rooney Assist: Phil Jones 0–1
- 23' Fraizer Campbell
- 31' Phil Bardsley
- 31' Phillip Bardsley
- 37' Phil Jones
- Half Time 0–1
- 56' Ryan Giggs
- 67' Michael Turner
- 71' Paul Scholes
- 82' Luis Nani for Young
- Full Time 0–1
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 20'
Substitutes
Luis Nani
82' for Young
Sunderland Lineup
4-4-1-1
Starting XI
2 Phil Bardsley RB
4 Michael Turner CD-R
8 Craig Gardner CM-R
9 Fraizer Campbell RM
14 Jack Colback RCM
15 David Vaughan CM-L
16 John O'Shea LB
19 Titus Bramble CD-L
22 Simon Mignolet G
23 James McClean LM
28 Stéphane Sessegnon F
Substitutes
3 Wayne Bridge on
10 Connor Wickham on
17 Ji Dong-Won
18 David Meyler
20 Kieren Westwood
25 Sotirios Kyrgiakos
27 Ahmed Elmohamady on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Martin O'Neill
Sunderland
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Sunderland
4-4-1-1
United vs Sunderland History
Meeting 133 of 147
147
Played
67
Won
38
Drawn
42
Lost
254
Goals For
208
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 133 times: 58W 36D 39L.
2 Oct 2010 D 0–0 PL 26 Dec 2010 W 2–0 PL 5 Nov 2011 W 1–0 PL
13 May 2012 W 1–0 This match
15 Dec 2012 W 3–1 PL 30 Mar 2013 W 1–0 PL 5 Oct 2013 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 150 | 77 | 58.9 |
| Away | 73 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 99 | 130 | 31.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →