Premiership · Matchday 11
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
2–0
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 31st October 2009 in the Premiership. Dimitar Berbatov (55') and Wayne Rooney (87') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 36' Brett Emerton
- 38' Pascal Chimbonda
- Half Time
- 55' Dimitar Berbatov 1–0
- 63' Gabriel Obertan for Nani
- 79' Michael Owen for Berbatov
- 87' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 87'
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Paul Robinson G
4 Christopher Samba CD-R
5 Gaël Givet LB
6 Ryan Nelsen CD-L
7 Brett Emerton RM
8 David Dunn CM-R
15 Steven N'Zonzi RCM
17 Keith Andrews CM-L
18 El-Hadji Diouf LM
26 Franco Di Santo F
39 Pascal Chimbonda RB
Substitutes
10 Benni McCarthy on
11 Vince Grella
12 Morten Pedersen on
22 Nikola Kalinic on
23 Junior Hoilett
27 Míchel Salgado
32 Jason Brown
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Allardyce
Blackburn Rovers
Match Information
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 107 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 107 times: 49W 27D 31L.
4 Oct 2008 W 2–0 PL 3 Dec 2008 W 5–3 LC 21 Feb 2009 W 2–1 PL
31 Oct 2009 W 2–0 This match
11 Apr 2010 D 0–0 PL 27 Nov 2010 W 7–1 PL 14 May 2011 D 1–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
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 →