FA Cup · Semi-Final
Manchester United v Arsenal
1–0
Manchester United beat Arsenal 1–0 at Villa Park (N) on Saturday 3rd April 2004 in the FA Cup. Paul Scholes (32') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 32' Paul Scholes 1–0
- Half Time
- 75' Phillip Neville for Solskjaer
- 84' David Bellion for Ronaldo
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 32'
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
1 Jens Lehmann G
4 Patrick Vieira M
7 Robert Pires M
8 Freddie Ljungberg M
10 Dennis Bergkamp F
12 Lauren M
17 Edu M
22 Gaël Clichy D
23 Sol Campbell D
28 Kolo Touré D
30 Jeremie Aliadiere F
Substitutes
5 Martin Keown
9 José Antonio Reyes on
14 Thierry Henry on
25 Kanu on
33 Graham Stack
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 191 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 191 times: 76W 42D 73L.
10 Aug 2003 D 1–1 CS 21 Sep 2003 D 0–0 PL 28 Mar 2004 D 1–1 PL
3 Apr 2004 W 1–0 This match
8 Aug 2004 L 1–3 CS 24 Oct 2004 W 2–0 PL 1 Dec 2004 W 1–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →