- Fagan (59 pen)
- Rooney (45), Dawson (73 og), Berbatov (82)
- Date:2009-12-27
- Kick-off:16:00
- Venue:Kingston Communications Stadium
- Attendance:24627
- Referee:Wiley, A
Live Commentary
90mins
The referee blows the whistle for full time
90mins
Carrick's shot takes a wicked deflection but the ball goes wide of the goal
88mins
Berbatov shoots from distance and fails to trouble Myhill
87mins
Fagan's powerful shot from outside the box goes wide after United failed to clear the ball under pressure from Hull
85mins
Mendy has a good attempt on goal but his effort is skewed wide of the target
82mins
Deiberson Geovanni comes on for Boateng
82mins
Kamel Ghilas comes on for Altidore
81mins
Rooney picks out Berbatov with a beautiful pass. Berbatov is left with a simple finish at the back post
80mins
Rooney finds Obertan, who dances into the box, but he loses his balance and is unable to play the ball across the face of goal
77mins
Giggs is replaced by Gabriel Obertan
76mins
Garcia is replaced by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
76mins
Rooney's header from close range misses the target
74mins
United are attacking with confidence now, looking for another goal
72mins
United break quickly after a Hull corner through Rooney. His cross is put into the Hull net by Dawson, under pressure from Park
71mins
Carrick finds Park, whose cross is met by the head of Berbatov. His header is weak and fails to hit the target
69mins
Evra fouls Fagan and could have picked up his second yellow of the game. The referee has a word with him and his captain, Giggs, and the defender escapes with a talking to
67mins
Fagan puts pressure on Brown near the corner flag. The United man eventually clears the ball but these are nervy times for the away side
66mins
Garcia climbs above everyone in a red shirt and heads just wide from a corner
64mins
Hull are working extremely hard at the moment and you have to wonder how long they can keep this up for
61mins
Valencia is replaced by Ji-Sung Park
61mins
Carrick's shot from outside the box is scuffed slightly and pushed wide by Myhill
61mins
Rooney bombs up the pitch searching for another goal to make up for his error but Hull chase back
59mins
Fagan converts the penalty, pulling Hull level
58mins
Rafael is booked for the foul
58mins
After an error from Rooney, Rafael fouls Altidore in the box and gives away a penalty
56mins
Rooney nearly sneaks in behind Zayatte, leaving the Hull fans furious over his apparent offside position
53mins
Giggs finds Rooney on the edge of the box but he loses possession all too easily
53mins
Hull haven't been afraid to attack at the start of the half, with Altidore looking a particular threat
51mins
Garcia commits a foul but United fail to make the most of the free kick, with Rooney just failing to latch on to the ball in the box
49mins
Altidore shows lovely skill just outside the box but the United defenders do well to get the ball clear
48mins
The referee is having a quiet word with Fagan, possibly warning him about dissent
47mins
A scrappy couple of minutes to open the second half, with a few cheap free kicks given away by both sides
45mins
The second half is underway
45mins
The referee blows the whistle for half time
45mins
Berbatov's cross falls to Fletcher, who puts the ball back into the box and straight to the feet of Rooney, who makes no mistake opening the scoring
45mins
Valencia runs into the box with Rooney for support but Zayatte does well to put the ball out for a corner
43mins
Altidore muscles Brown out of the way and passes to Garcia, who sends his shot high over the crossbar
42mins
Garcia twists and turns on the edge of the box. The ball eventually falls to Altidore but his shot is blocked. Seconds later, Myhill makes a good save from Rafael's close range shot
39mins
Berbatov receives the ball in the box but gets his shot horribly wrong, sending it high and wide from close range
38mins
All the cheers at the moment are coming from the Hull fans. Their side are really holding their own out there. Carrick and Rooney once again give the ball away and are nearly made to pay, with Stephen Hunt's shot across goal going narrowly wide
36mins
United are still being wasteful in possession and Hull are keeping it relatively tight at the back
33mins
Myhill's howler nearly lets in Rooney to score but the Hull defenders crowd him out. A period of United pressure finally comes to an end as Hull break forward themselves
31mins
Patrice Evra picks up a booking after bringing down Garcia
30mins
Rooney shoots from distance but it fails to trouble Myhill
30mins
Rooney's dangerous cross from the left is pushed away well by Myhill
27mins
Olofinjana has the best chance of the game so far. A Hull cross is met with a right footed attempt from Olofinjana and Kuszczak does well to palm the ball away
26mins
End to end football at the moment. United have been guilty of giving away possession and it's making for an entertaining game
24mins
Rooney has a great chance to open the scoring after Berbatov played the ball to his feet. Boaz Myhill does well to make the save
22mins
Seyi Olofinjana shoots from outside the box but Kuszczak makes a comfortable low save
20mins
Hull appeal for a penalty after Nemanja Vidic tackles Garcia and appears not to win the ball
19mins
Darren Fletcher shoots from outside the box but the ball is blocked. It falls to Rooney but Bernard Mendy does excellently to block his attempt. Great chance for United to open the scoring
16mins
Rooney goes down on the edge of the box under pressure from Zayatte. Giggs curls the ball in from the free kick but misses the target, hitting the side netting
15mins
Berbatov finds Rooney in the box but a lack of space thwarts his attempt
14mins
Giggs finds Carrick on the left for United. Carrick is fouled by Boateng and Giggs takes the resulting free kick. His effort falls straight to Kamil Zayatte in the box
12mins
Craig Fagan is down injured for Hull after falling awkwardly from a challenge with Da Silva Rafael. He should be OK to continue
11mins
Hull have done well in the opening ten minutes, keeping United at bay effectively
9mins
Wayne Rooney breaks forward for United. Michael Carrick is in good space in the box but Rooney makes a mess of the cross and fails to find anybody in a red shirt
8mins
Andy Dawson sends in a free kick but it eludes the head of everyone in the box and goes out for another Tomasz Kuszczak goal kick
6mins
Luis Antonio Valencia bombs down the right and crosses to the far post, where Giggs controls the ball on the volley but sends his effort just over
4mins
Wes Brown concedes the first free kick of the game, pushing Jozy Altidore to the ground. The free kick eventually comes out to George Boateng but he puts the ball out for a goal kick
2mins
Richard Garcia nearly angles his run through the middle of the United defence but the ball doesn't quite fall properly for him in the end and United clear up the pitch
0mins
Ryan Giggs crosses from the left and Dimitar Berbatov nearly gets on the end of it but he's outmuscled by a Hull defender
0mins
Referee Alan Wiley gets the game underway at the KC Stadium
0mins
After Arsenal's win against Villa, United will want to secure all three points here, whilst a win for Hull would propel them out of the relegation zone
Match Preview
Hull City face the unenviable task of facing Manchester United at KC Stadium as the Tigers look to further aid their fight against the drop.
After an excellent month in November saw Phil Brown's men pick up eight points from a possible 12, they have found the going tough into December with just a draw and two defeats from their three fixtures.
Their dip in form has coincided with the absence of influential midfielder Jimmy Bullard and he will remain on the sidelines with the knee injury he suffered early in the 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa on December 5.
Long-term casualty Ian Ashbee will be out until the end of the season after tearing his posterior cruciate ligament.
With United in town, they will have their work cut out if they are to improve on this record although their home form is giving reason for optimism.
They have not lost in their last six games on home soil since their 1-0 setback against Birmingham City on September 19.
The Red Devils' continuing injury dilemma may offer more hope for the hosts.
Sir Alex Ferguson's beleaguered side were hammered 3-0 at Fulham last weekend and with a back three that consisted of Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher and youngster Ritchie de Laet, the makeshift line-up found themselves swiftly up against the sword.
With Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, Gary Neville, Wes Brown, John O'Shea and Rafael all out injured, the Reds' crippling defensive crisis needs to be quelled as soon as possible if they are to remain in touch with leaders Chelsea.
Nani, Edwin Van der Sar, Owen Hargreaves, Ryan Giggs and Federico Macheda are others who are struggling to make the festive fixtures.
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Match Report
Despite a valiant effort from Hull City, Manchester United took all three points at the KC Stadium to leave the home side languishing in the relegation places.
Wayne Rooney broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time, but the home side struck back on the hour mark via a Craig Fagan penalty.
However, Sir Alex Ferguson's men made sure they finished the day second in the Premier League table after an own goal from Andy Dawson and a late strike from Dimitar Berbatov sealed their win.
Ryan Giggs came within inches of putting his side ahead early on. Kamil Zayatte was adjudged to have fouled Rooney on the edge of the Hull box which allowed the United skipper to step up and hit the ball just past Boaz Myhill's right-hand post with a curling free-kick.
Hull's best chance of the half fell to midfielder Seyi Olofinjana as Fagan found the Nigeria international in space with a pinpoint cross from the right.
However, the ex-Stoke man could only fire his effort straight at keeper Tomasz Kuszczak, who did well to parry the ball away.
Olofinjana then turned provider as he slipped a neat ball through to Stephen Hunt on the left but he placed his first-time left-footed effort just wide of the mark.
Moments later, Rafael Da Silva found himself unmarked in the box with time to pick his spot but his low right-footed effort was expertly saved by Myhill.
United did break the deadlock in first-half injury-time as the Hull defence failed to clear Darren Fletcher's cross from the right allowing Rooney to nip in and stab the ball home from close range.
Hull were back on level terms on 59 minutes when referee Alan Wiley awarded Hull a penalty after he judged Rafael to have pushed Jozy Altidore in the back.
Fagan stepped up to send Kuszczak the wrong way from the penalty spot to make it 1-1.
United restored their lead on 73 minutes as Rooney found the space down the right to slip a neat ball across the Hull goal which was met by a sliding Andy Dawson, who could only send the ball into the back of his own with Ji-Sung Park destined to convert at the back post.
The champions then went 3-1 up on 82 minutes as Rooney again slipped a clever ball across the Hull goal and this time into the path of Berbatov, who made no mistake from close range to register his fifth goal of the season.
Hull City Team
Manchester United Team
Hull City | Manchester United |
Corners
| 5 | 7 |
Fouls
| 14 | 18 |
Goal attempts
| 11 | 16 |
Shots off target
| 7 | 10 |
Offsides
| 0 | 1 |



90mins
Rooney shoots on goal but the ball is just curled over the bar