Sunderland 0-1 Manchester United: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 13 May 2012

Result

Sunderland 0-1 Manchester United

Premier League · Sunday 13 May 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Sunderland 0-1 Manchester United: match report

Sunderland were beaten by Manchester United 0-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 13 May 2012. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Wayne Rooney of Manchester United in the 20th minute.

Discipline: Sunderland received 3 yellow cards; Manchester United received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sunderland were 11th on 45 points from 37 and Manchester United 2nd on 86 points from 37. Sunderland went on to finish that season 13th with 45 points, and Manchester United 2nd with 89.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-4-2 and Manchester United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sunderland wins, 3 draws and 7 for Manchester United.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Goal · Wayne RooneyManchester United · 0-1
  • 23'Yellow card · Fraizer CampbellSunderland
  • 31'Yellow card · Phil BardsleySunderland
  • 37'Yellow card · P. JonesManchester United
  • 56'Yellow card · Ryan GiggsManchester United
  • 67'Yellow card · Michael TurnerSunderland
  • 71'Yellow card · Paul ScholesManchester United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sunderland 0, draws 3, Manchester United 7.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Craig GordonSunderland · injury (Knee Injury)
  • Mame DioufManchester United · injury (Ruptured Syndesmotic Ligament)

Sunderland line-up (4-4-2)

Simon Mignolet, Phil Bardsley, Michael Turner, John O'Shea, Titus Bramble, Craig Gardner, Jack Colback, James McClean, Stéphane Sessègnon, Fraizer Campbell, David Vaughan

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