Swansea City 1-4 Manchester United: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 17 August 2013

Result

Swansea City 1-4 Manchester United

Premier League · Saturday 17 August 2013, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Swansea City 1-4 Manchester United: match report

Swansea City lost to Manchester United 1-4 in the Premier League on Saturday 17 August 2013. The half-time score was 0-2.

Robin van Persie opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Swansea City's goal came from Wilfried Bony (82'). Manchester United scored through Robin van Persie (34'), Danny Welbeck (36'), Robin van Persie (72') and Danny Welbeck (90+2').

Discipline: Swansea City received 1 yellow card; Manchester United received 3 yellow cards.

Swansea City went on to finish that season 13th with 41 points, and Manchester United 6th with 68.

Swansea City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester United in a 4-3-3.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · José Alberto CañasSwansea City
  • 9'Yellow card · Antonio ValenciaManchester United
  • 34'Goal · Robin van PersieManchester United · 0-1
  • 36'Goal · Danny WelbeckManchester United · 0-2
  • 40'Yellow card · Michael CarrickManchester United
  • 45'Yellow card · Tom CleverleyManchester United
  • 72'Goal · Robin van PersieManchester United · 0-3
  • 82'Goal · Wilfried BonySwansea City · 1-3
  • 90+2'Goal · Danny WelbeckManchester United · 1-4

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Swansea City 0, draws 2, Manchester United 2.

Team news

Swansea City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Michel Vorm, Àngel Rangel, Chico Flores, Ashley Williams, Ben Davies, José Alberto Cañas, Leon Britton, Nathan Dyer, Jonjo Shelvey, Wayne Routledge, Miguel Pérez Cuesta

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

David de Gea, Phil Jones, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Tom Cleverley, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Antonio Valencia, Robin van Persie, Danny Welbeck