Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 4 December 2019

Result

Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Wednesday 4 December 2019, 19:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday 4 December 2019. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Marcus Rashford (6') and Marcus Rashford (49', penalty). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Dele Alli (39').

Discipline: Manchester United received no yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Manchester United were 10th on 18 points from 14 and Tottenham Hotspur 6th on 20 points from 14. Manchester United went on to finish that season 3rd with 66 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 6th with 59.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcus Rashford of Manchester United (8.6), ahead of Serge Aurier (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Manchester United wins, 1 draw and 4 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Marcus RashfordManchester United · 1-0
  • 13'Yellow card · Harry WinksTottenham Hotspur
  • 39'Goal · Dele AlliTottenham Hotspur · 1-1
  • 49'Penalty goal · Marcus RashfordManchester United · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 5, draws 1, Tottenham Hotspur 4.

Team news

Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

David de Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Ashley Young, Scott McTominay, Fred, Daniel James, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-2-3-1)

Paulo Gazzaniga, Serge Aurier, Davinson Sánchez, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Moussa Sissoko, Harry Winks, Lucas Moura, Dele Alli, Heung-min Son, Harry Kane