Manchester United Data
Premiership · Matchday 21

Wigan Athletic v Manchester United

0–4
HT 0–2
Tuesday 1st January 2013 · DW Stadium · Att: 20,342

Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 4–0 at DW Stadium on Tuesday 1st January 2013 in the Premiership. Javier Hernandez (35', 63') and Robin van Persie (43', 88') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 35' Javier Hernandez 0–1
  3. 43' Robin van Persie Assist: Javier Hernández 0–2
  4. Half Time 0–2
  5. 62' Gary Caldwell
  6. 63' Javier Hernandez 0–3
  7. 68' Chris Smalling for Ferdinand
  8. 68' Shinji Kagawa for Carrick
  9. 78' Danny Welbeck for Young
  10. 82' Chris Smalling
  11. 88' Robin van Persie Assist: Danny Welbeck 0–4
  12. Full Time 0–4

Match Facts

Starting XI

Wigan Athletic Lineup

3-4-1-2
Starting XI
2 Arouna Koné F
4 James McCarthy CM-L
5 Gary Caldwell CD
9 Franco Di Santo CF-R
10 Shaun Maloney CF-L
16 James McArthur CM-R
17 Emmerson Boyce RM
21 Iván Ramis CD-R
22 Jean Beausejour LM
26 Ali Al-Habsi G
31 Maynor Figueroa CD-L
Substitutes
6 David Jones
12 Michael Pollitt
14 Jordi Gómez on
15 Callum McManaman on
19 Mauro Boselli
23 Ronnie Stam on
25 Roman Golobart

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Roberto Martinez
Wigan Athletic

Match Information

Man Utd
4-4-1-1
Formation
Wigan Athletic
3-4-1-2
Man Utd Wigan Athletic
50%
Possession
50%
11
Shots
4
7
Shots on Target
0
6
Corners
1
5
Fouls
13
4
Offsides
2

United vs Wigan Athletic History

Meeting 17 of 20
20
Played
19
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
62
Goals For
5
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 14th December 2005. After this match United had played Wigan Athletic 17 times: 16W 0D 1L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 9900 321100.0
Away 9801 24488.9
Neutral 2200 60100.0
All 20 meetings with Wigan Athletic →

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 →