User:VEO15/West Bromwich Albion F.C. 5–5 Manchester United F.C. (2013)

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West Bromwich Albion 5–5 Manchester United
Event2012–13 Premier League
West Bromwich Albion Manchester United
5 5
Date19 May 2013
VenueThe Hawthorns, West Bromwich
RefereeMichael Oliver (Northumberland)
Attendance26,438

The 5–5 draw between West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United in the 2012–13 Premier League is the highest-scoring draw in Premier League history. The match was played at The Hawthorns on 19 May 2013, the final day of the League season. It was also notable for being the 1,500th and final match of Sir Alex Ferguson's 26-year tenure as Manchester United manager, before his retirement.[1]

With Manchester United already crowned champions and West Bromwich Albion assured of a mid-table finish, starting the match in 8th place and with no chance of qualification for European competition, the match was a dead rubber.

As of 2022, the 10 goals in total tie the match with four others as the second-highest scoring Premier League game, one goal behind the 11 scored in Portsmouth's 7–4 win against Reading in 2007–08.

Background[edit]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson announced on 8 May that he will retire from management.[2] Four days later, he was given a send-off after United's final home game of the season against Swansea City, where the club were also presented with the Premier League trophy which they secured on 22 April after beating Aston Villa 3–0.[3][4]

Match[edit]

Summary[edit]

Details[edit]

West Bromwich Albion5–5Manchester United
Morrison 40'
Lukaku 50', 80', 86'
Mulumbu 81'		 Report Kagawa 6'
Olsson 9' (o.g.)
Büttner 30'
Van Persie 53'
Hernández 63'
Attendance: 26,438
West Bromwich Albion
Manchester United
GK 1 England Ben Foster
RB 28 England Billy Jones
CB 23 Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley
CB 3 Sweden Jonas Olsson
LB 6 England Liam Ridgewell downward-facing red arrow 46'
DM 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu
DM 5 Argentina Claudio Yacob
RM 11 Northern Ireland Chris Brunt
AM 7 Scotland James Morrison downward-facing red arrow 79'
LM 17 Scotland Graham Dorrans
CF 9 Republic of Ireland Shane Long downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Wales Boaz Myhill
DF 4 North Macedonia Goran Popov
MF 8 Sweden Markus Rosenberg upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 20 Belgium Romelu Lukaku upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 25 England Craig Dawson
DF 30 Romania Gabriel Tamaș
FW 32 France Marc-Antoine Fortuné upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Scotland Steve Clarke
GK 13 Denmark Anders Lindegaard
RB 7 Ecuador Antonio Valencia
CB 4 England Phil Jones
CB 6 Northern Ireland Jonny Evans downward-facing red arrow 83'
LB 28 Netherlands Alexander Büttner
RM 23 England Tom Cleverley downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 8 Brazil Anderson
CM 16 England Michael Carrick
LM 26 Japan Shinji Kagawa downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 14 Mexico Javier Hernández
CF 20 Netherlands Robin van Persie
Substitutes:
GK 1 Spain David de Gea
DF 3 France Patrice Evra
DF 5 England Rio Ferdinand upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 11 Wales Ryan Giggs upward-facing green arrow 60'
DF 15 Serbia Nemanja Vidić
MF 22 England Paul Scholes upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 44 Belgium Adnan Januzaj
Manager:
Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson

Match officials

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • No extra time or penalties
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Post-match and aftermath[edit]

Van Persie's solitary strike helped him claim the Premier League Golden Boot for the second consecutive season, with 26 goals.[5] Meanwhile Lukaku's hat-trick helped him finish the sixth-highest top scorer with 17 goals, outscoring those at his parent club Chelsea.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Johnston, Neil (19 May 2013). "West Brom 5-5 Manchester United". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Sir Alex Ferguson to retire as Manchester United manager". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ McNulty, Phil (12 May 2013). "Manchester United 2-1 Swansea". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ Bevan, Chris (2013-04-22). "Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  5. ^ "Premier League Golden Boot award Winners". Premier League. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  6. ^ "Premier League Player Stats - Goals". Premier League. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  7. ^ "Will Romelu Lukaku come back to haunt West Bromwich Albion?". Metro. 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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