|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
GFA |
GAA |
PpG |
Pts |
Rank |
| 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 1.63 | 1.05 | 1.57 | 30 | 9 |
| 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1.26 | 0.89 | 1.73 | 33 | 5 |
| 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 1.44 | 0.97 | 1.65 | 63 | 5 |
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| League Record 2007-2008 [for the same period] |
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
GFA |
GAA |
PpG |
Pts |
Rank |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 1.78 | 0.89 | 1.94 | 37 | 5 |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1.10 | 0.84 | 1.47 | 28 | 5 |
| 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 33 | 22 | 1.44 | 0.86 | 1.71 | 65 | 5 |
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| English Premier League |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 16-Aug-08 | H | Blackburn Rovers | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | Arteta 45; Yakubu 64 | 38,675 |
| 2 | 23-Aug-08 | A | West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Osman 65; Yakubu 76 | 26,190 |
| 3 | 30-Aug-08 | H | Portsmouth | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 34,418 |
| 4 | 14-Sep-08 | A | Stoke City | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | Yakubu 41; Anichebe 51; Cahill 77 | 27,415 |
| 5 | 21-Sep-08 | A | Hull City | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Cahill 73; Osman 78 | 24,845 |
| 6 | 27-Sep-08 | H | Liverpool | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 39,574 |
| 7 | 05-Oct-08 | H | Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | Arteta 17p; Fellaini 35 | 33,805 |
| 8 | 18-Oct-08 | A | Arsenal | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | Osman 9 | 60,064 |
| 9 | 25-Oct-08 | H | Manchester United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Fellaini 63 | 36,069 |
| 10 | 29-Oct-08 | A | Bolton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Fellaini 90 | 21,692 |
| 11 | 01-Nov-08 | H | Fulham | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Saha 87 | 31,278 |
| 12 | 08-Nov-08 | A | West Ham United | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | Lescott 83; Saha 85, 87 | 33,961 |
| 13 | 16-Nov-08 | H | Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Yakubu 65 | 31,063 |
| 14 | 24-Nov-08 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 18,344 |
| 15 | 30-Nov-08 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Pienaar 51 | 35,742 |
| 16 | 07-Dec-08 | H | Aston Villa | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | Lescott 30, 90 | 31,922 |
| 17 | 13-Dec-08 | A | Manchester City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Cahill 90 | 41,344 |
| 18 | 22-Dec-08 | H | Chelsea | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 35,655 |
| 19 | 26-Dec-08 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Cahill 51 | 30,253 |
| 20 | 28-Dec-08 | H | Sunderland | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Arteta 10, 27; Gosling 83 | 39,146 |
| 21 | 10-Jan-09 | H | Hull City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Fellaini 18; Arteta 45 | 37,527 |
| 22 | 19-Jan-09 | A | Liverpool | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Cahill 87 | 44,382 |
| 23 | 28-Jan-09 | H | Arsenal | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Cahill 61 | 37,097 |
| 24 | 31-Jan-09 | A | Manchester United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 75,399 |
| 25 | 07-Feb-09 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Arteta 40p; Alves Jo 49, 90p | 33,791 |
| 26 | 22-Feb-09 | A | Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 47,683 |
| 27 | 28-Feb-09 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Cahill 36; Saha 70 | 33,898 |
| 28 | 04-Mar-09 | A | Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 21,445 |
| 29 | 14-Mar-09 | H | Stoke City | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Alves Jo 18; Lescott 24; Fellaini 90 | 36,396 |
| 30 | 21-Mar-09 | A | Portsmouth | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Baines 4 | 20,388 |
| 31 | 05-Apr-09 | H | Wigan Athletic | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Alves Jo 26, 51; Fellaini 47; Osman 61 | 34,427 |
| 32 | 12-Apr-09 | A | Aston Villa | D | 3-3 | (2-1) | Fellaini 19; Cahill 23; Pienaar 53 | 40,188 |
| 33 | 22-Apr-09 | A | Chelsea | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 41,556 |
| 34 | 25-Apr-09 | H | Manchester City | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Gosling 90 | 37,791 |
| 35 | 03-May-09 | A | Sunderland | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Pienaar 48; Fellaini 71 | 41,213 |
| 36 | 09-May-09 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 36,646 |
| 37 | 16-May-09 | H | West Ham United | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | Saha 38p, 76; Yobo 45 | 38,501 |
| 38 | 24-May-09 | A | Fulham | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Osman 45, 88 | 25,497 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 03-Jan-09 | A | Macclesfield Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Osman 43 | 6,138 |
| 4 | 25-Jan-09 | A | Liverpool | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Lescott 27 | 43,524 |
| 4r | 04-Feb-09 | H | Liverpool | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Gosling 118 | 37,918 |
| 5 | 15-Feb-09 | H | Aston Villa | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | Rodwell 4; Arteta 24p; Cahill 76 | 35,439 |
| QF | 08-Mar-09 | H | Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Fellaini 50; Saha 56 | 37,856 |
| SF | 19-Apr-09 | A | Manchester United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | [aet, pen 2-4] | 88,141 |
| F | 30-May-09 | A | Chelsea | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Saha 1 | 89,391 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 24-Sep-08 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 14,366 |
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| UEFA Cup Qual |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 18-Sep-08 | H | Standard Liège | D | 2-2 | (2-2) | Yakubu 23; Castillo 38 | --,--- |
| 1 L2 | 02-Oct-08 | A | Standard Liège | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Jagielka 67 | --,--- |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1.33 | 2.33 | 1.00 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1.66 | 2.00 | 1.33 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.25 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.20 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1.40 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 1.25 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.66 | 0.00 | 2.33 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.33 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1.75 | 0.25 | 2.50 | 10 | 4 |
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
GFA |
GAA |
PpG |
Pts |
Rank |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1.87 | 0.75 | 1.87 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2.20 | 0.80 | 2.00 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1.60 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 8 | 6 |
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| Leading Scorers |
League Cup Europe |
| Cahill | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fellaini | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Saha | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Arteta | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Osman | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Alves Jo | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lescott | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Yakubu | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gosling | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Pienaar | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Anichebe | | 1 | |  |
| Baines | | 1 | |  |
| Castillo | | 1 | |  |
| Jagielka | | 1 | |  |
| Rodwell | | 1 | |  |
| Yobo | | 1 | |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup | Europe |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | | | |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | | 1 | |
| 3 | | 1 | |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | | | |
| 1 | | | 1 |
| 2 | | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.38 | 25 | 5 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 1.70 | 0.90 | 1.90 | 38 | 6 |
| 38 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0.55 | 0.34 | 1.47 | 56 | 8 |
| 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0.89 | 0.63 | 1.65 | 63 | 4 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 2.58 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 29 | 10 |
| 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 1.55 | 31 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0.83 | 1.66 | 0.50 | 3 | 9 |