Premiership · Matchday 23
Manchester United v Stoke City
2–0
HT 1–0
Manchester United beat Stoke City 2–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 31st January 2012 in the Premiership. Javier Hernandez (38') and Dimitar Berbatov (53') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 37' Andy Wilkinson
- 38' Javier Hernandez pen 1–0
- 43' Paul Scholes
- Half Time 1–0
- 52' Jonathan Walters
- 53' Dimitar Berbatov pen 2–0
- 72' Paul Pogba for Hernandez
- 82' Robert Huth
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Paul Pogba
72' for Hernandez
Stoke City Lineup
4-4-2
Starting XI
4 Robert Huth CD-L
9 Kenwyne Jones CF-L
12 Marc Wilson LB
16 Jermaine Pennant RM
17 Ryan Shawcross CD-R
18 Dean Whitehead CM-R
19 Jonathan Walters LM
25 Peter Crouch CF-R
28 Andy Wilkinson RB
29 Thomas Sorensen G
40 Wilson Palacios CM-L
Substitutes
1 Asmir Begovic
6 Glenn Whelan
10 Ricardo Fuller on
24 Rory Delap on
26 Matthew Etherington
33 Cameron Jerome on
39 Jonathan Woodgate
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
4-4-2
United vs Stoke City History
Meeting 95 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 95 times: 37W 32D 26L.
24 Oct 2010 W 2–1 PL 4 Jan 2011 W 2–1 PL 24 Sep 2011 D 1–1 PL
31 Jan 2012 W 2–0 This match
20 Oct 2012 W 4–2 PL 14 Apr 2013 W 2–0 PL 26 Oct 2013 W 3–2 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 →