Manchester United 1-0 Birmingham City: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 16 August 2009

Result

Manchester United 1-0 Birmingham City

Premier League · Sunday 16 August 2009, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Manchester United 1-0 Birmingham City: match report

Manchester United won against Birmingham City 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 16 August 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from Wayne Rooney of Manchester United in the 34th minute.

Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Birmingham City received 1 yellow card.

Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 85 points, and Birmingham City 9th with 50.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Birmingham City in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 0 for Birmingham City.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Goal · Wayne RooneyManchester United · 1-0
  • 60'Yellow card · Gregory VignalBirmingham City
  • 75'Yellow card · Darren FletcherManchester United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 8, draws 2, Birmingham City 0.

Team news

Manchester United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Edwin van der Sar, Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov, John O'Shea, Gary Neville, Carlos Alberto Tevez, Ryan Giggs

Birmingham City line-up (4-5-1)

Joe Hart, Stephen Carr, Roger Johnson, Franck Queudrue, Sebastian Larsson, Keith Fahey, Cameron Jerome, James McFadden, Barry Ferguson, Lee Kevin Carsley, Gregory Vignal