Premiership · Matchday 14
Manchester United v Portsmouth
3–0
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 3rd December 2005 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (20'), Wayne Rooney (80') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (84') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 20' Paul Scholes 1–0
- 45' Kieran Richardson for O'Shea
- Half Time
- 65' Cristiano Ronaldo for Giggs
- 68' Andy Griffin
- 79' Louis Saha for Park
- 80' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- 84' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Kieran Richardson
45' for O'Shea
Cristiano Ronaldo
65' for Giggs
Louis Saha
79' for Park
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
3 Dejan Stefanovic D
4 Jhon Viáfara M
5 Andy O'Brien D
6 Brian Priske D
14 Matthew Taylor D
15 Jamie Ashdown G
16 Andy Griffin D
26 Gary O'Neil M
31 Dario Silva F
32 Lomana Tresor LuaLua F
40 Salif Diao M
Substitutes
1 Sander Westerveld
2 Linvoy Primus
9 Svetoslav Todorov on
11 Laurent Robert on
38 Zvonimir Vukic
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Joe Jordan
Portsmouth
Match Information
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 63 of 75
75
Played
36
Won
19
Drawn
20
Lost
121
Goals For
81
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th January 1901. After this match United had played Portsmouth 63 times: 28W 17D 18L.
17 Apr 2004 L 0–1 PL 30 Oct 2004 L 0–2 PL 26 Feb 2005 W 2–1 PL
3 Dec 2005 W 3–0 This match
11 Feb 2006 W 3–1 PL 4 Nov 2006 W 3–0 PL 27 Jan 2007 W 2–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 34 | 62.5 |
| Away | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 32.4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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 →