FA Cup · 5th Round
Manchester United v Reading
2–1
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Reading 2–1 at Old Trafford on Monday 18th February 2013 in the FA Cup. Nani (69') and Javier Hernandez (72') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 42' Luis Nani for Jones
- Half Time 0–0
- 55' Noel Hunt
- 64' Robin van Persie for Young
- 69' Nani 1–0
- 72' Javier Hernandez 2–0
- 81' Jobi McAnuff 2–1
- 83' Michael Carrick for Anderson
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 16 matches in all competitions.
- Ashley Young made his 50th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Nani's 3rd goal of 2012-2013, and his 40th for United.
- Javier Hernandez's 15th goal of 2012-2013, and his 46th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Luis Nani
69' 42' for Jones
Robin van Persie
64' for Young
Michael Carrick
83' for Anderson
Reading Lineup
Starting XI
1 Adam Federici G
3 Nicky Shorey D
4 Jem Karacan M
6 Adrian Mariappa D
8 Mikele Leigertwood M
9 Adam Le Fondre F
10 Noel Hunt F
11 Jobi McAnuff M ⚽
12 Garath McCleary F
15 Sean Morrison D
27 Stephen Kelly D
Substitutes
2 Chris Gunter
5 Alex Pearce
7 Pavel Pogrebnyak
19 Hal Robson-Kanu on
20 Danny Guthrie on
29 Daniel Carriço
31 Mikkel Andersen
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Brian McDermott
Reading
Match Information
United vs Reading History
Meeting 18 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 18 times: 10W 7D 1L.
12 Aug 2007 D 0–0 PL 19 Jan 2008 W 2–0 PL 1 Dec 2012 W 4–3 PL
18 Feb 2013 W 2–1 This match
16 Mar 2013 W 1–0 PL 7 Jan 2017 W 4–0 FAC 5 Jan 2019 W 2–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →