Manchester United 4-4 Everton: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 22 April 2012

Result

Manchester United 4-4 Everton

Premier League · Sunday 22 April 2012, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Manchester United 4-4 Everton: match report

Manchester United drew with Everton 4-4 in the Premier League on Sunday 22 April 2012. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Nikica Jelavić opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Manchester United's goals came from Wayne Rooney (41'), Danny Welbeck (57'), Nani (60') and Wayne Rooney (69'). Everton scored through Nikica Jelavić (33'), Marouane Fellaini (67'), Nikica Jelavić (83') and Steven Pienaar (85').

Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Everton received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 1st on 82 points from 34 and Everton 7th on 47 points from 33. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Everton 7th with 56.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Everton in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 1 for Everton.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Goal · Nikica JelavićEverton · 0-1
  • 41'Goal · Wayne RooneyManchester United · 1-1
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Sylvain DistinEverton
  • 46'Yellow card · Patrice EvraManchester United
  • 57'Goal · Danny WelbeckManchester United · 2-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Phil NevilleEverton
  • 60'Goal · NaniManchester United · 3-1
  • 67'Goal · Marouane FellainiEverton · 3-2
  • 69'Goal · Wayne RooneyManchester United · 4-2
  • 83'Goal · Nikica JelavićEverton · 4-3
  • 85'Goal · Steven PienaarEverton · 4-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 7, draws 2, Everton 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Mame DioufManchester United · injury (Ruptured Syndesmotic Ligament)

Manchester United expected line-up (4-4-2)

David de Gea, Phil Jones, Antonio Valencia, Ashley Young, Park Ji-Sung, Nani, Dimitar Berbatov, Javier Hernández Balcázar

Everton expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Tim Howard, Leighton Baines, Tony Hibbert, Phil Jagielka, Séamus Coleman, Marouane Fellaini, Steven Pienaar, Leon Osman, Darron Gibson, Tim Cahill, Johnny Heitinga