Premiership · Matchday 06
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
2–3
HT 0–2
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday 29th September 2012 in the Premiership. Nani (51') and Shinji Kagawa (53') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Jonny Evans OG 0–1
- 32' Gareth Bale Assist: Moussa Dembélé 0–2
- Half Time 0–2
- 46' Wayne Rooney for Giggs
- 51' Nani Assist: Wayne Rooney 1–2
- 52' Clint Dempsey 1–3
- 53' Shinji Kagawa Assist: Robin van Persie 2–3
- 78' Danny Welbeck for Kagawa
- 90' Javier Hernandez for Ferdinand
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Wayne Rooney
46' for Giggs
Danny Welbeck
78' for Kagawa
Javier Hernandez
90' for Ferdinand
Tottenham Hotspur Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
2 Clint Dempsey AM ⚽
5 Jan Vertonghen LB
7 Aaron Lennon AM-R
11 Gareth Bale AM-L ⚽
13 William Gallas CD-R
18 Jermain Defoe F
19 Mousa Dembélé LM
24 Brad Friedel G
28 Kyle Walker RB
30 Sandro RM
33 Steven Caulker CD-L
Substitutes
6 Tom Huddlestone on
20 Michael Dawson on
22 Gylfi Sigurdsson on
25 Hugo Lloris
27 Iago Falque
31 Andros Townsend
38 Ryan Mason
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Andre Villas-Boas
Tottenham Hotspur
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-1-1
Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
4-2-3-1
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 177 of 207
207
Played
96
Won
53
Drawn
58
Lost
326
Goals For
274
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1899. After this match United had played Tottenham Hotspur 177 times: 84W 46D 47L.
16 Jan 2011 D 0–0 PL 22 Aug 2011 W 3–0 PL 4 Mar 2012 W 3–1 PL
29 Sep 2012 L 2–3 This match
20 Jan 2013 D 1–1 PL 1 Dec 2013 D 2–2 PL 1 Jan 2014 L 1–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 103 | 67 | 17 | 19 | 195 | 107 | 65.0 |
| Away | 100 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 128 | 162 | 28.0 |
| Neutral | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25.0 |
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 →