Premiership · Matchday 17
Stoke City v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Stoke City 1–0 at Britannia Stadium, Stoke on Friday 26th December 2008 in the Premiership. Carlos Tevez (83') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Richard Cresswell
- 26' Jonny Evans
- 43' Ricardo Fuller
- Half Time
- 64' Dimitar Berbatov for O'Shea
- 72' Andy Wilkinson
- 83' Carlos Tevez 0–1
- 87' Glenn Whelan
- 87' Gary Neville
- 90' Michael Carrick for Scholes
- Full Time 0–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 12 matches in all competitions.
- Carlos Tevez's 8th goal of 2008-2009, and his 27th for United.
Starting XI
Player
32 Carlos Tevez 83'
Stoke City Lineup
Starting XI
3 Danny Higginbotham LB
6 Glenn Whelan CM-R
9 Richard Cresswell CF-L
10 Ricardo Fuller CF-R
14 Danny Pugh LM
17 Ryan Shawcross CD-R
19 Amdy Faye CM-L
24 Rory Delap RM
25 Abdoulaye Faye CD-L
28 Andy Wilkinson RB
29 Thomas Sorensen G
Substitutes
1 Steve Simonsen
4 Seyi Olofinjana on
7 Liam Lawrence
15 Vincent Pericard on
21 Andrew Davies on
23 Michael Tonge
33 Ibrahima Sonko
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Tony Pulis
Stoke City
Match Information
United vs Stoke City History
Meeting 89 of 108
108
Played
44
Won
36
Drawn
28
Lost
166
Goals For
127
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1893. After this match United had played Stoke City 89 times: 32W 31D 26L.
22 Sep 1993 L 1–2 LC 6 Oct 1993 W 2–0 LC 15 Nov 2008 W 5–0 PL
26 Dec 2008 W 1–0 This match
26 Sep 2009 W 2–0 PL 9 May 2010 W 4–0 PL 24 Oct 2010 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 101 | 43 | 54.7 |
| Away | 53 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 61 | 79 | 26.4 |
| Neutral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.0 |
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 →