Premiership · Matchday 07
Southampton v Manchester United
0–3
Manchester United beat Southampton 3–0 at The Dell on Saturday 3rd October 1998 in the Premiership. Dwight Yorke (12'), Andrew Cole (60') and Jordi Cruyff (75') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 12' Dwight Yorke 0–1
- Half Time
- 60' Andrew Cole 0–2
- 73' Teddy Sheringham for Yorke
- 73' Jordi Cruyff for Blomqvist
- 75' Jordi Cruyff 0–3
- 79' Wesley Brown for Irwin
- Full Time 0–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Teddy Sheringham
73' for Yorke
Jordi Cruyff
75' 73' for Blomqvist
Wesley Brown
79' for Irwin
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Dave Jones
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 94 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 94 times: 44W 27D 23L.
1 Feb 1997 W 2–1 PL 13 Aug 1997 W 1–0 PL 19 Jan 1998 L 0–1 PL
3 Oct 1998 W 3–0 This match
27 Feb 1999 W 2–1 PL 25 Sep 1999 D 3–3 PL 22 Apr 2000 W 3–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →