Premiership · Matchday 19

Manchester United v Newcastle United

4–3

HT 1–2

Wednesday 26th December 2012 · Old Trafford · Att: 75,596

Manchester United beat Newcastle United 4–3 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 26th December 2012 in the Premiership. Jonny Evans (25'), Patrice Evra (58'), Robin van Persie (71') and Javier Hernandez (90') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
4' James Perch 0–1
25' Jonny Evans 1–1
28' Jonny Evans OG 1–2
36' Jonny Evans
38' Javier Hernandez
43' Michael Williamson
43' Mike Williamson
Half Time 1–2
53' Antonio Valencia
58' Patrice Evra 2–2
61' Danny Simpson
64' Papiss Cisse
64' Papiss Cissé
68' Papiss Cisse Assist: Gabriel Obertan 2–3
69' Tom Cleverley for Scholes
71' Robin van Persie Assist: Michael Carrick 3–3
90' Javier Hernandez Assist: Michael Carrick 4–3
90' Darren Fletcher for Hernandez
Full Time 4–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 David de Gea

3 Patrice Evra 58'

5 Rio Ferdinand

6 Jonny Evans 25', 28'

7 Antonio Valencia

11 Ryan Giggs

12 Chris Smalling

14 Javier Hernandez 90'

16 Michael Carrick

20 Robin van Persie 71'

22 Paul Scholes

Substitutes

Tom Cleverley

69' for Scholes

Darren Fletcher

90' for Hernandez

Newcastle United Lineup

4-3-3

Starting XI

1 Tim Krul G

2 Fabricio Coloccini CD-L

3 Davide Santon LB

5 Danny Simpson RB

6 Michael Williamson CD-R

8 Vurnon Anita AM

9 Papiss Cissé RM ⚽

14 James Perch CM-R ⚽

19 Demba Ba F

20 Gaël Bigirimana CM-L

22 Sylvain Marveaux LM

Substitutes

21 Robert Elliot

23 Shola Ameobi on

25 Gabriel Obertan on

28 Sammy Ameobi on

31 Shane Ferguson

34 James Tavernier

49 Adam Campbell

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

Man Utd

4-4-2

Formation

Newcastle United

4-3-3

Man Utd Newcastle United

53%

Possession

47%

Shots

Shots on Target

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

United vs Newcastle United History

Meeting 157 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 157 times: 80W 37D 40L.

4 Jan 2012 L 0–3 PL 26 Sep 2012 W 2–1 LC 7 Oct 2012 W 3–0 PL

26 Dec 2012 W 4–3 This match

7 Dec 2013 L 0–1 PL 5 Apr 2014 W 4–0 PL 26 Dec 2014 W 3–1 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →