Match

Manchester United vs Arsenal: result 8-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueMatchday 3Kick-off on August 28, 2011 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester

Manchester United
8-2
Arsenal

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What was the result of Manchester United vs Arsenal?

Manchester United won 8-2 on August 28, 2011.

Goalscorers

  • 22′D. WelbeckManchester United
  • 28′A. YoungManchester United
  • 42′W. RooneyManchester United
  • 45′T. WalcottArsenal
  • 64′W. RooneyManchester United
  • 67′NaniManchester United
  • 70′Ji-Sung ParkManchester United
  • 75′Robin van PersieArsenal
  • 87′W. RooneyManchester United (pen.)
  • 90′A. YoungManchester United

Official lineup for Manchester United vs Arsenal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester United

  1. 10W. Rooney
  2. 17Nani
  3. 19D. Welbeck
  1. 8Anderson
  2. 23T. Cleverley
  1. 3Patrice Evra
  2. 4P. Jones
  3. 6J. Evans
  4. 12C. Smalling
  5. 18A. Young
  1. 1David de Gea

Arsenal

  1. 10Robin van Persie
  2. 14T. Walcott
  1. 7T. Rosický
  2. 16A. Ramsey
  3. 23Andrey Arshavin
  4. 39F. Coquelin
  1. 6Laurent Koscielny
  2. 20Johan Danon Djourou-Gbadjere
  3. 25C. Jenkinson
  4. 30Armand Traoré
  1. 13W. Szczęsny
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Arsenal have 4, 7 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2011Tottenham(home)3-0Premier League
Aug 14, 2011West Brom(away)2-1Premier League
May 22, 2011Blackpool(home)4-2Premier League
May 14, 2011Blackburn(away)1-1Premier League
May 8, 2011Chelsea(home)2-1Premier League
Arsenal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2011Udinese(away)2-1UEFA Champions League
Aug 20, 2011Liverpool(home)0-2Premier League
Aug 16, 2011Udinese(home)1-0UEFA Champions League
Aug 13, 2011Newcastle(away)0-0Premier League
May 22, 2011Fulham(away)2-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Manchester United win, 0 draws, 1 Arsenal win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 1, 2011Arsenal 1-0 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Dec 13, 2010Manchester United 1-0 ArsenalPremier League

Last archived meeting: Arsenal vs Manchester United on May 1, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester United score 1.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester United1.90.968/159/15
Arsenal1.21.359/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester United sit 18th in Premier League (8 points from 10 matches) and Arsenal sit 1st (27 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Arsenal1090115527
18Manchester United1015414198

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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