Premiership · Matchday 04
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic
4–0
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 15th September 2012 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (51'), Javier Hernandez (63'), Alexander Buttner (66') and Nick Powell (82') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 45' Alexander Buttner
- Half Time 0–0
- 49' Emmerson Boyce
- 51' Paul Scholes Assist: Nani 1–0
- 56' James McArthur
- 63' Javier Hernandez Assist: Alexander Büttner 2–0
- 66' Alexander Buttner 3–0
- 71' Nick Powell for Giggs
- 71' Robin van Persie for Scholes
- 77' Jonny Evans for Vidic
- 82' Nick Powell Assist: Javier Hernández 4–0
- 90' Danny Welbeck
- Full Time 4–0
Match Facts
- Alexander Buttner scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Nick Powell scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Paul Scholes made his 700th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Rio Ferdinand made his 400th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Alexander Buttner made his Manchester United debut.
- Nick Powell made his Manchester United debut.
Starting XI
Player
22 Paul Scholes 51'
Substitutes
Nick Powell
82' 71' for Giggs
Robin van Persie
71' for Scholes
Jonny Evans
77' for Vidic
Wigan Athletic Lineup
3-4-3
Starting XI
2 Arouna Koné CF-R
4 James McCarthy CM-R
5 Gary Caldwell CD-R
9 Franco Di Santo F
10 Shaun Maloney CF-L
16 James McArthur CM-L
17 Emmerson Boyce RM
21 Iván Ramis CD
22 Jean Beausejour LM
26 Ali Al-Habsi G
31 Maynor Figueroa CD-L
Substitutes
6 David Jones on
7 Albert Crusat
8 Ben Watson
12 Michael Pollitt
14 Jordi Gómez on
19 Mauro Boselli
32 Ryo Miyaichi
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
4-4-2
Formation
Wigan Athletic
3-4-3
United vs Wigan Athletic History
Meeting 16 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 16 times: 15W 0D 1L.
26 Feb 2011 W 4–0 PL 26 Dec 2011 W 5–0 PL 11 Apr 2012 L 0–1 PL
15 Sep 2012 W 4–0 This match
1 Jan 2013 W 4–0 PL 11 Aug 2013 W 2–0 CS 29 Jan 2017 W 4–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 88.9 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100.0 |
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 →