Premiership · Matchday 17
Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
3–0
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 15th December 2009 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (30'), Nemanja Vidic (43') and Antonio Valencia (66') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 30' Wayne Rooney pen 1–0
- 41' Segundo Castillo
- 43' Nemanja Vidic 2–0
- Half Time
- 60' Darren Fletcher for Vidic
- 66' Antonio Valencia 3–0
- 69' Darron Gibson
- 70' Danny Welbeck for Obertan
- 75' Michael Owen for Rooney
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineup
Starting XI
3 George Elokobi CD-L
12 Andrew Surman CM-R
13 Marcus Hahnemann G
15 Greg Halford RM
23 Ronald Zubar RB
26 Matthew Hill LB
27 Michael Mancienne CD-R
28 George Friend LM
32 Kevin Foley CM-L
33 Stefan Maierhofer F
35 Segundo Castillo RCM
Substitutes
1 Wayne Hennessey
8 Karl Henry
9 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
14 David Jones on
16 Christophe Berra
17 Matthew Jarvis on
19 Chris Iwelumo on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Mick McCarthy
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match Information
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 91 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 91 times: 43W 16D 32L.
17 Jan 2004 L 0–1 PL 29 Jan 2006 W 3–0 FAC 23 Sep 2009 W 1–0 LC
15 Dec 2009 W 3–0 This match
6 Mar 2010 W 1–0 PL 26 Oct 2010 W 3–2 LC 6 Nov 2010 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →