Manchester United Data
Premiership · Matchday 01

Manchester United v Newcastle United

3–0
HT 2–0
Monday 16th August 2010 · Old Trafford · Att: 75,221

Manchester United beat Newcastle United 3–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 16th August 2010 in the Premiership. Dimitar Berbatov (33'), Darren Fletcher (41') and Ryan Giggs (85') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 18' Joey Barton
  3. 22' James Perch
  4. 33' Dimitar Berbatov Assist: Paul Scholes 1–0
  5. 41' Darren Fletcher Assist: Wayne Rooney 2–0
  6. Half Time 2–0
  7. 52' Paul Scholes
  8. 56' Darren Fletcher
  9. 63' Javier Hernandez for Rooney
  10. 71' Ryan Giggs for Nani
  11. 85' Ryan Giggs Assist: Paul Scholes 3–0
  12. 87' Rafael da Silva for Evra
  13. Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Newcastle United Lineup

4-4-1-1
Starting XI
1 Steve Harper G
2 Fabricio Coloccini CD-L
3 José Enrique LB
4 Kevin Nolan AM
6 Michael Williamson CD-R
7 Joey Barton CM-L
9 Andy Carroll F
10 Wayne Routledge RM
14 James Perch RB
17 Alan Smith CM-R
18 Jonás Gutiérrez LM
Substitutes
16 Ryan Taylor
19 Xisco on
23 Shola Ameobi on
26 Tim Krul
29 Haris Vuckic
30 Nile Ranger
44 James Tavernier

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

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Chris Hughton
Newcastle United

Match Information

Man Utd
4-4-2
Formation
Newcastle United
4-4-1-1
Man Utd Newcastle United
62%
Possession
38%
13
Shots
7
4
Shots on Target
4
5
Corners
3
9
Fouls
7
3
Offsides
0

United vs Newcastle United History

Meeting 151 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
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 151 times: 77W 35D 39L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 90562212 20510062.2
Away 88321937 13315836.4
Neutral 5500 131100.0
All 183 meetings with Newcastle United →

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 →