| English Premier League |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 13-Aug-11 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Formica 20 | 21,996 |
| 2 | 20-Aug-11 | A | Aston Villa | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | Gamst Pedersen 52 | 32,319 |
| 3 | 27-Aug-11 | H | Everton | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 22,826 |
| 4 | 11-Sep-11 | A | Fulham | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Rochina 32 | 24,856 |
| 5 | 17-Sep-11 | H | Arsenal | W | 4-3 | (1-2) | Yakubu 25, 59; Song(og) 50; Koscielny(og) 68 | 22,637 |
| 6 | 24-Sep-11 | A | Newcastle United | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | Hoilett 37 | 46,236 |
| 7 | 01-Oct-11 | H | Manchester City | L | 0-4 | (0-0) | | 24,760 |
| 8 | 15-Oct-11 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Samba 24 | 16,487 |
| 9 | 23-Oct-11 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Formica 28 | 22,786 |
| 10 | 29-Oct-11 | A | Norwich City | D | 3-3 | (1-0) | Hoilett 45; Yakubu 62; Samba 64 | 26,440 |
| 11 | 05-Nov-11 | H | Chelsea | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 21,985 |
| 12 | 19-Nov-11 | A | Wigan Athletic | D | 3-3 | (1-2) | Yakubu 2, 90p; Hoilett 59 | 17,392 |
| 13 | 26-Nov-11 | A | Stoke City | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | Rochina 86 | 26,686 |
| 14 | 03-Dec-11 | H | Swansea City | W | 4-2 | (2-1) | Yakubu 20, 45, 57, 82p | 23,080 |
| 15 | 11-Dec-11 | A | Sunderland | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Vukcevic 17 | 39,863 |
| 16 | 17-Dec-11 | H | West Bromwich Albion | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Dann 72 | 22,909 |
| 17 | 20-Dec-11 | H | Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | Yakubu 67 | 25,570 |
| 18 | 26-Dec-11 | A | Liverpool | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Adam(og) 45 | 44,441 |
| 19 | 31-Dec-11 | A | Manchester United | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | Yakubu 16p, 51; Hanley 80 | 75,146 |
| 20 | 02-Jan-12 | H | Stoke City | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | Goodwillie 69 | 20,615 |
| 21 | 14-Jan-12 | H | Fulham | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Gamst Pedersen 45; Dunn 46; Formica 79 | 18,003 |
| 22 | 21-Jan-12 | A | Everton | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Goodwillie 72 | 32,464 |
| 23 | 01-Feb-12 | H | Newcastle United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 20,817 |
| 24 | 04-Feb-12 | A | Arsenal | L | 1-7 | (1-3) | Gamst Pedersen 31 | 59,643 |
| 25 | 11-Feb-12 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-2 | (3-0) | Yakubu 15; Nzonzi 23; Onuoha(og) 45 | 20,252 |
| 26 | 25-Feb-12 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 46,782 |
| 27 | 03-Mar-12 | H | Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Dunn 85 | 20,717 |
| 28 | 10-Mar-12 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Hoilett 43, 69 | 26,121 |
| 29 | 20-Mar-12 | H | Sunderland | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Hoilett 59; Yakubu 86 | 20,056 |
| 30 | 24-Mar-12 | A | Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | Nzonzi 56 | 26,901 |
| 31 | 02-Apr-12 | H | Manchester United | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 26,532 |
| 32 | 07-Apr-12 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 23,414 |
| 33 | 10-Apr-12 | H | Liverpool | L | 2-3 | (1-2) | Yakubu 36, 61p | 23,571 |
| 34 | 14-Apr-12 | A | Swansea City | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 18,985 |
| 35 | 21-Apr-12 | H | Norwich City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Formica 41; Hoilett 49 | 23,218 |
| 36 | 29-Apr-12 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 35,798 |
| 37 | 07-May-12 | H | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 26,144 |
| 38 | 13-May-12 | A | Chelsea | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | Yakubu 60 | 40,742 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 07-Jan-12 | A | Newcastle United | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Goodwillie 35 | 30,876 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 2 | 24-Aug-11 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | Rochina 3, 4; Goodwillie 7 | 8,607 |
| 3 | 20-Sep-11 | H | Leyton Orient | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | Roberts 44p; Rochina 71; Vukcevic 75 | 7,104 |
| 4 | 26-Oct-11 | H | Newcastle United | W | 4-3 | (1-0) | Rochina 5; Yakubu 64p; Gamst Pedersen 99; Givet 120 | 10,682 |
| QF | 29-Nov-11 | A | Cardiff City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 19,436 |
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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.