Van Persie je pogocima u 23., 87. i 92. minuti opravdao uloženo, iako je u 69. minuti bio tragičar jer je promašio penal. Nizozemac je pritom neuspješno pokušao izvesti "panenku" i izazvao gnjev trenera Alexa Fergusona. Domaćini su cijelu utakmicu napadali, ali su ih skupo koštale pogreške u obrani.
U drugoj utakmici večeri Newcastle i Aston Villa su igrali 1:1, dok je ranije Arsenal slavio kod Liverpoola s 2:0.
Newcastle United 1 Hatem Ben Arfa 59
Aston Villa 1 Ciaran Clark 22
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Southampton 2 Rickie Lambert 16, Morgan Schneiderlin 55
Manchester United 3 Robin van Persie 23,87,90+2
Promašeni penal: Robin van Persie 69
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Liverpool 0
Arsenal 2 Lukas Podolski 31, Santi Cazorla 68
1 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 8 2 9
2 Swansea City 3 2 1 0 10 2 7
3 West Bromwich Albion 3 2 1 0 6 1 7
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4 Manchester City 3 2 1 0 8 5 7
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5 Manchester United 3 2 0 1 6 5 6
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6 Everton 3 2 0 1 4 3 6
6 West Ham United 3 2 0 1 4 3 6
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8 Arsenal 3 1 2 0 2 0 5
9 Wigan Athletic 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
10 Newcastle United 3 1 1 1 3 4 4
11 Fulham 3 1 0 2 7 6 3
12 Stoke City 3 0 3 0 3 3 3
13 Sunderland 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
14 Tottenham Hotspur 3 0 2 1 3 4 2
15 Norwich City 3 0 2 1 2 7 2
16 Reading 2 0 1 1 3 5 1
17 Aston Villa 3 0 1 2 2 5 1
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18 Liverpool 3 0 1 2 2 7 1
19 Queens Park Rangers 3 0 1 2 2 9 1