Premiership · Matchday 27

Newcastle United v Manchester United

1–2

Wednesday 4th March 2009 · St James Park, Newcastle · Att: 51,636

Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2–1 at St James Park, Newcastle on Wednesday 4th March 2009 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (20') and Dimitar Berbatov (56') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
9' Peter Lovenkrands 1–0
18' Nemanja Vidic
20' Wayne Rooney 1–1
45' Rio Ferdinand
45' Steven Taylor
Half Time
56' Dimitar Berbatov 1–2
90' Jonás Gutiérrez
90' Ryan Giggs for Berbatov
Full Time 1–2

Match Facts

United extended an unbeaten run to 14 matches in all competitions.
Rio Ferdinand made his 300th appearance for United in all competitions.
Wayne Rooney's 15th goal of 2008-2009, and his 92nd for United.
Dimitar Berbatov's 13th goal of 2008-2009, and his 13th for United.

Starting XI

Player

9 Dimitar Berbatov 56'

10 Wayne Rooney 20'

Substitutes

90' for Berbatov

Newcastle United Lineup

Starting XI

2 Fabricio Coloccini CD-R

3 José Enrique LB

9 Obafemi Martins F

12 Sébastien Bassong CD-L

13 Steve Harper G

16 Ryan Taylor RM

17 Alan Smith CM-R

18 Jonás Gutiérrez LM

20 Geremi CM-L

24 Peter Lövenkrands RCF ⚽

27 Steven Taylor RB

Substitutes

6 Claudio Caçapa

22 Nicky Butt

23 Shola Ameobi

30 David Edgar

38 Kazenga Lua Lua on

39 Andy Carroll on

40 Tim Krul

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Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Hughton & Calderwood

Newcastle United

Match Information

Man Utd Newcastle United

59%

Possession

41%

Shots

Shots on Target

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

United vs Newcastle United History

Meeting 150 of 183

183

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

351

Goals For

259

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 150 times: 76W 35D 39L.

12 Jan 2008 W 6–0 PL 23 Feb 2008 W 5–1 PL 17 Aug 2008 D 1–1 PL

4 Mar 2009 W 2–1 This match

16 Aug 2010 W 3–0 PL 19 Apr 2011 D 0–0 PL 26 Nov 2011 D 1–1 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	90	56	22	12	205	100	62.2
Away	88	32	19	37	133	158	36.4
Neutral	5	5	0	0	13	1	100.0

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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 →