Premier League (Week 27) : Man Utd defeats Sunderland 2-0
ENGLAND, Feb. 28, 2015 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 27: After losing 2-1 to Swansea on February 21, the Red Devils bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Sunderland this Saturday.
Wayne Rooney scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Manchester United nor Sunderland have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with two goals by Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney at '66 (on penalty) and '84.
Manchester United FC climbed to third place with 50 points from 27 games, 5 points behind Manchester City FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of February 28, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 22 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 31 | 55 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 50 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 48 |
| 5 | Southampton | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 46 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | Tottenham | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 44 |
| 8 | Swansea | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 40 |
| 9 | West Ham | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 39 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 35 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | West Brom | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Everton | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Hull | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 27 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | QPR | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 | Burnley | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 22 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 22 |
| 20 | Leicester | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2014-2015
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Overview
Manchester United FC
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Manchester United 4-0 QPR (14 Sep.)
- Previous game:Swansea 2-1 Manchester United (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Newcastle - Manchester United (4 Mar.)
Sunderland
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Crystal Palace 1-3 Sunderland (3 Nov.)
- Previous game:Sunderland 0-0 West Brom (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Hull - Sunderland (3 Mar.)
Manchester United
2:0
Sunderland
2:0 (0:0)
- 28 February 2015
- 15:00
- Manchester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 60 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 55 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 50 |
| 4 |  Arsenal | 48 |
| 5 |  Southampton | 46 |
Week 27 Results
| Saturday 28 February 2015 | ||||
 | West Ham | 1-3 | Crystal Palace |  |
 | West Brom | 1-0 | Southampton | |
 | Newcastle | 1-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | Stoke City | 1-0 | Hull |  |
| Manchester United | 2-0 | Sunderland | |
 | Burnley | 0-1 | Swansea |  |
| Sunday 1 March 2015 | ||||
 | Liverpool | 12:00 | Manchester City | |
| Arsenal | 14:05 | Everton |  |
| Saturday 7 March 2015 | ||||
 | QPR | 15:00 | Tottenham |  |
| Wednesday 29 April 2015 | ||||
 | Leicester | 19:45 | Chelsea | |