Wigan Athletic 0-2 Manchester United: result and report
Premier League · Tuesday 1 January 2013
Result
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Manchester United
Premier League · Tuesday 1 January 2013, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
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Wigan Athletic 0-2 Manchester United: match report
Wigan Athletic were beaten by Manchester United 0-2 in the Premier League on Tuesday 1 January 2013. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Javier Hernández opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Wigan Athletic did not score. Manchester United scored through Javier Hernández (36'), Robin van Persie (43'), Javier Hernández (64') and Robin van Persie (88').
Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Manchester United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 16th on 19 points from 20 and Manchester United 1st on 49 points from 20. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 18th with 36 points, and Manchester United 1st with 85.
Wigan Athletic lined up in a 3-4-3 and Manchester United in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wigan Athletic win, 0 draws and 9 for Manchester United.
Going into the match Wigan Athletic's last five read W-L-L-D-D and Manchester United's W-W-D-W-W.
Key events
- 36'Goal · Javier Hernández
- 43'Goal · Robin van Persie
- 62'Yellow card · Gary Caldwell
- 64'Goal · Javier Hernández
- 82'Yellow card · Chris Smalling
- 88'Goal · Robin van Persie
Head-to-head
Team news
Wigan Athletic line-up (3-4-3)
Ali Al-Habsi, Iván Ramis, G. Caldwell, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, James McArthur, Jean Beausejour, Shaun Maloney, James McCarthy, Arouna Koné, Franco Di Santo, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez
Manchester United line-up (4-4-2)
David de Gea, Rafael, Rio Ferdinand, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Tom Cleverley, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Ashley Young, Robin van Persie, Javier Hernández Balcázar