Premiership · Matchday 21
Manchester United v Newcastle United
3–1
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 3–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 2nd January 2002 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (24') and Paul Scholes (50', 62') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 22' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
- 24' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- Half Time
- 50' Paul Scholes 2–0
- 51' Nolberto Solano
- 62' Paul Scholes 3–0
- 66' Dwight Yorke for van Nistlerooy
- 69' Alan Shearer 3–1
- 85' David Beckham for Solskjaer
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 50', 62'
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
3 Robbie Elliott D
4 Nolberto Solano M
7 Robert Lee M
8 Kieron Dyer M
9 Alan Shearer F ⚽
11 Gary Speed M
17 Craig Bellamy F
18 Aaron Hughes D
24 Sylvain Distin D
34 Nikos Dabizas D
Substitutes
5 Andy O'Brien
13 Steve Harper
20 Lomana Tresor LuaLua
23 Shola Ameobi on
35 Olivier Bernard on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bobby Robson
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 135 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 135 times: 64W 32D 39L.
20 Aug 2000 W 2–0 PL 30 Dec 2000 D 1–1 PL 15 Sep 2001 L 3–4 PL
2 Jan 2002 W 3–1 This match
23 Nov 2002 W 5–3 PL 12 Apr 2003 W 6–2 PL 23 Aug 2003 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →