League Cup · 3rd Round

Manchester United v Newcastle United

2–1

HT 1–0

Wednesday 26th September 2012 · Old Trafford · Att: 46,358

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

Tom Cleverley scored his first goal for Manchester United.
A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
Marnick Vermijl made his Manchester United debut.
Scott Wootton made his Manchester United debut.
Ryan Tunnicliffe made his Manchester United debut.
Robbie Brady made his Manchester United debut.

Starting XI

Player

1 David de Gea

8 Oliveira Anderson 44'

23 Tom Cleverley 58'

Substitutes

76' for Rooney

77' for Vermiji

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

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Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Alan Pardew

Newcastle United

Match Information

Man Utd Newcastle United

53%

Possession

47%

Shots

Shots on Target

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

United vs Newcastle United History

Meeting 155 of 183

183

Played

Won

Drawn

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

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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 →