FA Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Portsmouth
4–1
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 4th January 2003 in the FA Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (4', 81'), David Beckham (17') and Paul Scholes (90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 1–0
- 17' David Beckham 2–0
- 38' Steve Stone 2–1
- 45' Michael Stewart for Keane
- Half Time
- 59' Paul Scholes for Richardson
- 81' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 3–1
- 82' Wesley Brown for Silvestre
- 90' Paul Scholes 4–1
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Michael Stewart
45' for Keane
Paul Scholes
90' 59' for Richardson
Wesley Brown
82' for Silvestre
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shaka Hislop G
5 Hayden Foxe D
7 Kevin Harper M
9 Svetoslav Todorov F
10 Paul Merson F
11 Nigel Quashie M
13 Lassina Diabate M
14 Matthew Taylor D
19 Steve Stone M
22 Stathis Tavlaridis D
30 Linvoy Primus D
Substitutes
2 Jason Crowe
17 Vincent Pericard on
26 Gary O'Neil on
29 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
34 Deon Burton on
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Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Redknapp
Portsmouth
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 58 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 58 times: 25W 17D 16L.
30 Oct 1991 W 3–1 LC 12 Jan 1994 D 2–2 LC 26 Jan 1994 W 1–0 LC
4 Jan 2003 W 4–1 This match
1 Nov 2003 W 3–0 PL 17 Apr 2004 L 0–1 PL 30 Oct 2004 L 0–2 PL | 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →