West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United, 27 January 2009

Score5-0 to Manchester United
RefereeRob Styles
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns
Attendance26,105

View West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United head to head

Kick-off delayed by 30 minutes to 8.15pm due to traffic congestion.

0 West Bromwich Albion

5 Manchester United

Goals:

Goals:

Dimitar Berbatov 22 G
Carlos Tevez 44 G
Nemanja Vidić 60 G
Cristiano Ronaldo 65 G
Cristiano Ronaldo 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Carl Hoefkens
Defender Paul Robinson
Defender Gianni Zuiverloon
Defender/Centre back Pedro Pele
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Donk
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Robert Koren
Midfielder Borja Valero
Forward Marc Antoine Fortuné
Forward Jay Simpson

Starting lineup:

Edwin van der Sar Goalkeeper
Rio Ferdinand Defender
Gary Neville Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Nemanja Vidić Defender
Michael Carrick Midfielder
Ryan Giggs Midfielder
PARK Ji-sung Midfielder
Dimitar Berbatov Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo Forward
Carlos Tevez Forward

Substitutions:

Marek Cech for Marc Antoine Fortuné 46
Roman Bednar for Jay Simpson 64
James Morrison for Gianni Zuiverloon 64

Substitutions:

Wes Brown for Rio Ferdinand 70
Richard Eckersley for Gary Neville 71
Zoran Tošić for Dimitar Berbatov 77

Cards:

Robert Koren 44 Y
Roman Bednar 71 Y
Scott Carson 74 Y
Ryan Donk 74 Y
James Morrison 90 Y

Cards:

PARK Ji-sung 62 Y
Michael Carrick 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Kiely
Defender Marek Cech
Midfielder KIM Do-heon
Midfielder James Morrison
Midfielder Filipe Teixeira
Midfielder/Forward Graeme Dorrans
Forward Roman Bednar

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak
Defender Wes Brown
Defender Richard Eckersley
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Paul Scholes
Midfielder Zoran Tošić

Comments:

League position: 20th Paul Robinson was sent-off after 40 minutes for serious foul play. However, his subsequent claim for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester United established a new top-flight record of 11 consecutive clean sheets with keeper Edwin Van Sar beating Chelsea's Petr Cech's Premier League record of 1,025 minutes without conceding a goal from 12 December 2004 to 19 March 2005. The Dubious Goals Committee has ruled on the following: - Manchester United's third goal against West Bromwich Albion on 27th January has been confirmed as a Nemanja Vidic goal.

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Carl Hoefkens
Defender Paul Robinson
Defender Gianni Zuiverloon
Defender/Centre back Pedro Pele
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Donk
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Robert Koren
Midfielder Borja Valero
Forward Marc Antoine Fortuné
Forward Jay Simpson

Substitutions:

Marek Cech for Marc Antoine Fortuné 46
Roman Bednar for Jay Simpson 64
James Morrison for Gianni Zuiverloon 64

Cards:

Robert Koren 44 Y
Roman Bednar 71 Y
Scott Carson 74 Y
Ryan Donk 74 Y
James Morrison 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Kiely
Defender Marek Cech
Midfielder KIM Do-heon
Midfielder James Morrison
Midfielder Filipe Teixeira
Midfielder/Forward Graeme Dorrans
Forward Roman Bednar

Comments:

League position: 20th Paul Robinson was sent-off after 40 minutes for serious foul play. However, his subsequent claim for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.

5 Manchester United

Goals:

Dimitar Berbatov 22 G
Carlos Tevez 44 G
Nemanja Vidić 60 G
Cristiano Ronaldo 65 G
Cristiano Ronaldo 73 G

Starting lineup:

Edwin van der Sar Goalkeeper
Rio Ferdinand Defender
Gary Neville Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Nemanja Vidić Defender
Michael Carrick Midfielder
Ryan Giggs Midfielder
PARK Ji-sung Midfielder
Dimitar Berbatov Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo Forward
Carlos Tevez Forward

Substitutions:

Wes Brown for Rio Ferdinand 70
Richard Eckersley for Gary Neville 71
Zoran Tošić for Dimitar Berbatov 77

Cards:

PARK Ji-sung 62 Y
Michael Carrick 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak
Defender Wes Brown
Defender Richard Eckersley
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Paul Scholes
Midfielder Zoran Tošić

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester United established a new top-flight record of 11 consecutive clean sheets with keeper Edwin Van Sar beating Chelsea's Petr Cech's Premier League record of 1,025 minutes without conceding a goal from 12 December 2004 to 19 March 2005. The Dubious Goals Committee has ruled on the following: - Manchester United's third goal against West Bromwich Albion on 27th January has been confirmed as a Nemanja Vidic goal.