Premiership · Matchday 21
Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers
3–0
HT 1–0
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 14th January 2012 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (45'+1'), Danny Welbeck (74') and Michael Carrick (83') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Zatyiah Knight
- 45+1' Paul Scholes Assist: Wayne Rooney 1–0
- Half Time 1–0
- 69' Ji-Sung Park for Nani
- 69' Ryan Giggs for Scholes
- 74' Danny Welbeck Assist: Wayne Rooney 2–0
- 78' Javier Hernandez for Welbeck
- 83' Michael Carrick Assist: Ryan Giggs 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Bolton Wanderers Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Adam Bogdan G
2 Grétar Steinsson RB
6 Fabrice Muamba CM-L
7 Chris Eagles RM
10 Martin Petrov LM
12 Zat Knight CD-L
16 Mark Davies RCF
18 Sam Rickett LB
19 Nigel Reo-Coker CM-R
24 David N'Gog LM
31 David Wheater CD-R
Substitutes
9 Tuncay Sanli on
14 Kevin Davies
17 Ivan Klasnic
21 Darren Pratley on
25 Dedryck Boyata
39 Joe Riley on
43 Jay Lynch
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Owen Coyle
Bolton Wanderers
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-2
Formation
Bolton Wanderers
4-2-3-1
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 119 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 109 | 61 | 56.7 |
| Away | 58 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 84 | 92 | 32.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →