Premiership · Matchday 26
Norwich City v Manchester United
1–2
HT 0–1
Manchester United beat Norwich City 2–1 at Carrow Road on Sunday 26th February 2012 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (7') and Ryan Giggs (90'+2') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Paul Scholes Assist: Nani 0–1
- 10' Bradley Johnson
- Half Time 0–1
- 48' Jonny Evans
- 63' Ashley Young for Hernandez
- 83' Grant Holt Assist: Zak Whitbread 1–1
- 90' Rio Ferdinand
- 90+2' Ryan Giggs Assist: Ashley Young 1–2
- Extra Time
- 91' Chris Smalling for Giggs
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 90'+2'
Norwich City Lineup
4-4-2
Starting XI
1 John Ruddy G
3 Adam Drury LB
4 Bradley Johnson CM-L
6 Zak Whitbread CD-L
9 Grant Holt CF-L
10 Simeon Jackson CF-R
11 Andrew Surman LM
12 Anthony Pilkington RM
15 David Fox CM-R
22 Elliott Ward CD-R
25 Kyle Naughton RB
Substitutes
5 Steve Morison
7 Andrew Crofts
14 Wes Hoolahan on
17 Elliott Bennett on
20 Leon Barnett
21 Aaron Wilbraham on
31 Jed Steer
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Paul Lambert
Norwich City
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-2
Formation
Norwich City
4-4-2
United vs Norwich City History
Meeting 60 of 72
72
Played
42
Won
13
Drawn
17
Lost
126
Goals For
66
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd February 1906. After this match United had played Norwich City 60 times: 32W 13D 15L.
21 Aug 2004 W 2–1 PL 9 Apr 2005 L 0–2 PL 1 Oct 2011 W 2–0 PL
26 Feb 2012 W 2–1 This match
17 Nov 2012 L 0–1 PL 2 Mar 2013 W 4–0 PL 29 Oct 2013 W 4–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 21 | 65.7 |
| Away | 37 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 45 | 51.4 |
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 →