Manchester United 1-0 Reading: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 16 March 2013

Result

Manchester United 1-0 Reading

Premier League · Saturday 16 March 2013, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Manchester United 1-0 Reading: match report

Manchester United beat Reading 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 March 2013. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from Wayne Rooney of Manchester United in the 21st minute.

Discipline: Manchester United received no yellow cards; Reading received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 1st on 69 points from 28 and Reading 19th on 25 points from 29. Manchester United went on to finish that season 1st with 85 points, and Reading 19th with 30.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-5-1 and Reading in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 0 for Reading.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Wayne RooneyManchester United · 1-0
  • 42'Yellow card · Noel HuntReading
  • 57'Yellow card · Stephen KellyReading

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Manchester United 3, draws 2, Reading 0.

Team news

Manchester United line-up (4-5-1)

David de Gea, Chris Smalling, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Alexander Büttner, Danny Welbeck, Anderson, Wayne Mark Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Ashley Young, Robin van Persie

Reading line-up (4-5-1)

Nicky Shorey, Alex Pearce, Hal Robson-Kanu, Jobi McAnuff, Mikele Leigertwood, Jem Karacan, Garath McCleary, Stuart Taylor, Adrian Mariappa, Stephen Kelly, Noel Hunt