Manchester United 2-0 Queens Park Rangers: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 8 April 2012

Result

Manchester United 2-0 Queens Park Rangers

Premier League · Sunday 8 April 2012, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Manchester United 2-0 Queens Park Rangers: match report

Manchester United won against Queens Park Rangers 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 8 April 2012. The half-time score was 1-0.

Wayne Rooney opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Wayne Rooney (15', penalty) and Paul Scholes (68'). Queens Park Rangers did not score.

Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Queens Park Rangers received no yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Manchester United were 1st on 76 points from 31 and Queens Park Rangers 17th on 28 points from 31. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Queens Park Rangers 17th with 37.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Queens Park Rangers in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Manchester United win, 0 draws and 0 for Queens Park Rangers.

Going into the match Manchester United's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Queens Park Rangers's W-L-W-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Red card · Shaun DerryQueens Park Rangers
  • 15'Penalty goal · Wayne RooneyManchester United · 1-0
  • 68'Goal · Paul ScholesManchester United · 2-0
  • 73'Yellow card · RafaelManchester United

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Manchester United 1, draws 0, Queens Park Rangers 0.

Team news

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

David de Gea, Patrice Evra, Jonny Evans, Rafael, Antonio Valencia, Park Ji-Sung, Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick, Nani, Dimitar Berbatov, Danny Welbeck

Queens Park Rangers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Paddy Kenny, Clint Hill, Taye Ismaila Taiwo, Anton Ferdinand, Nedum Onuoha, Samba Diakité, Adel Taarabt, Ákos Buzsáky, Jamie Mackie, Shaun Derry, Jay Bothroyd