| Match date | Home / Away | Opponent | Competition | Score | PL Points | |
| July 2011 | ||||||
| 16 Sat | Away | Kaizer Chiefs | Vodacom Challenge | Pre-Season friendly | 1-0 | |
| 19 Tue | Away | Orlando Pirates | Vodacom Challenge | Pre-Season friendly | 1-1 | |
| 23 Sat | Away | Orlando Pirates | Vodacom Challenge | Pre-Season friendly | 0-3 | |
| 30 Sat | Away | Brighton and Hove Albion | Pre-Season friendly | 2-3 | ||
| August 2011 | ||||||
| 06 Sat | Home | Athletic Club Bilbao | Pre-Season friendly | 2-1 | ||
| 18 Thu | Away | Hearts | Europa League | Pre-lim round | 0-5 | |
| 22 Mon | Away | Man Utd | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 1 | 3-0 | 0 |
| 25 Thu | Home | Hearts | Europa League | Pre-lim round | 0-0 | |
| 28 Sun | Home | Man City | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 2 | 1-5 | 0 |
| September 2011 | ||||||
| 10 Sat | Away | Wolves | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 3 | 0-2 | 3 |
| 15 Thu | Away | PAOK | Europa League | 1st group match | 0-0 | |
| 18 Sun | Home | Liverpool | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 4 | 4-0 | 6 |
| 20 Tue | Away | Stoke City | Carling Cup | 0-0 | ||
| 24 Sat | Away | Wigan Athletic | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 5 | 1-2 | 9 |
| 29 Thu | Home | Shamrock Rovers | Europa League | 2nd group match | 3-1 | |
| October 2011 | ||||||
| 02 Sun | Home | Arsenal | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 6 | 2-1 | 12 |
| 16 Sun | Away | Newcastle Utd | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 7 | 2-2 | 13 |
| 20 Thu | Home | Rubin | Europa League | 3rd group match | 1-0 | |
| 23 Sun | Away | Blackburn | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 8 | 1-2 | 16 |
| 30 Sun | Home | QPR | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 9 | 3-1 | 19 |
| November 2011 | ||||||
| 03 Thu | Away | Rubin | Europa League | 4th group match | 1-0 | |
| 06 Sun | Away | Fulham | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 10 | 1-3 | 22 |
| 21 Mon | Home | Aston Villa | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 11 | 2-0 | 25 |
| 26 Sat | Away | West Brom | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 12 | 1-3 | 28 |
| 30 Wed | Home | PAOK | Europa League | 5th group match | 1-2 | |
| December 2011 | ||||||
| 03 Sat | Home | Bolton | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 13 | 3-0 | 31 |
| 11 Sun | Away | Stoke City | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 14 | 2-1 | 31 |
| 15 Thu | Away | Shamrock Rovers | Europa League | 6th group match | 0-4 | |
| 18 Sun | Home | Sunderland | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 15 | 1-0 | 34 |
| 22 Thu | Home | Chelsea | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 16 | 1-1 | 35 |
| 27 Tue | Away | Norwich City | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 17 | 0-2 | 38 |
| 31 Sat | Away | Swansea | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 18 | 1-1 | 39 |
| January 2012 | ||||||
| 03 Tue | Home | West Brom | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 19 | 1-0 | 42 |
| 07 Sat | Home | Cheltenham Town | FA Cup | 3rd Round | 3-0 | |
| 11 Wed | Home | Everton | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 20 | 2-0 | 45 |
| 14 Sat | Home | Wolves | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 21 | 1-1 | 46 |
| 22 Sun | Away | Man City | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 22 | 3-2 | 46 |
| 27 Fri | Away | Watford | FA Cup | 4th Round | 0-1 | |
| 31 Tue | Home | Wigan Athletic | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 23 | 3-1 | 49 |
| February 2012 | ||||||
| 06 Mon | Away | Liverpool | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 24 | 0-0 | 50 |
| 11 Sat | Home | Newcastle Utd | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 25 | 5-0 | 53 |
| 19 Sun | Away | Stevenage | FA Cup | 5th Round | 0-0 | |
| 26 Sun | Away | Arsenal | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 26 | 5-2 | 53 |
| March 2012 | ||||||
| 04 Sun | Home | Man Utd | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 27 | 1-3 | 53 |
| 07 Wed | Home | Stevenage | FA Cup | Replay | 3-1 | |
| 10 Sat | Away | Everton | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 28 | 1-0 | 53 |
| 17 Sat | Home | Bolton | FA Cup | 6th Round | Abandoned | |
| 21 Wed | Home | Stoke City | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 29 | 1-1 | 54 |
| 24 Sat | Away | Chelsea | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 30 | 0-0 | 55 |
| 17 Sat | Home | Bolton | FA Cup | 6th Round | 3-1 | |
| April 2012 | ||||||
| 01 Sun | Home | Swansea | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 31 | 3-1 | 58 |
| 07 Sat | Away | Sunderland | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 32 | 0-0 | 59 |
| 09 Mon | Home | Norwich City | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 33 | 1-2 | 59 |
| 15 Sun | Wembley | Chelsea | FA Cup | Semi-Final | 1-5 | |
| 21 Sat | Away | QPR | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 34 | 1-0 | 59 |
| 29 Sun | Home | Blackburn | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 35 | 2-0 | 62 |
| May 2012 | ||||||
| 02 Wed | Away | Bolton | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 36 | 1-4 | 65 |
| 06 Sun | Away | Aston Villa | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 37 | 1-1 | 66 |
| 13 Sun | Home | Fulham | Barclays Premier League | Matchday 38 | 2-0 | 69 |