League Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Newcastle United
2–1
HT 1–0
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 26th September 2012 in the League Cup. Olivera Anderson (44') and Tom Cleverley (58') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 44' Olivera Anderson 1–0
- Half Time 1–0
- 58' Tom Cleverley 2–0
- 59' Cheick Tioté
- 62' Papiss Cisse 2–1
- 76' Nick Powell for Rooney
- 77' Ryan Tunnicliffe for Vermiji
- 86' Robbie Brady for Buttner
- 90' Gaël Bigirimana
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
23 Tom Cleverley 58'
Substitutes
Nick Powell
76' for Rooney
Ryan Tunnicliffe
77' for Vermiji
Robbie Brady
86' for Buttner
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
2 Fabricio Coloccini D
6 Michael Williamson D
14 James Perch D
15 Dan Gosling M
21 Robert Elliot G
22 Sylvain Marveaux M
23 Shola Ameobi F
24 Cheick Tioté M
25 Gabriel Obertan M
29 Haris Vuckic M
34 James Tavernier D
Substitutes
8 Vurnon Anita
9 Papiss Cissé on ⚽
17 Romain Amalfitano
20 Gaël Bigirimana on
28 Sammy Ameobi
31 Shane Ferguson on
37 Steve Harper
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Pardew
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 155 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 155 times: 78W 37D 40L.
19 Apr 2011 D 0–0 PL 26 Nov 2011 D 1–1 PL 4 Jan 2012 L 0–3 PL
26 Sep 2012 W 2–1 This match
7 Oct 2012 W 3–0 PL 26 Dec 2012 W 4–3 PL 7 Dec 2013 L 0–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →