Premiership · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Everton
5–1
Manchester United beat Everton 5–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 4th December 1999 in the Premiership. Denis Irwin (27') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (29', 43', 52', 58') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Francis Jeffers 0–1
- 8' Raimond van der Gouw for Bosnich
- 27' Denis Irwin pen 1–1
- 29' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 2–1
- 43' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 3–1
- Half Time
- 52' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 4–1
- 58' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 5–1
- 64' Andrew Cole for Giggs
- 64' Phillip Neville for Silvestre
- Full Time 5–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Raimond van der Gouw
8' for Bosnich
Andrew Cole
64' for Giggs
Phillip Neville
64' for Silvestre
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Walter Smith
Everton
United vs Everton History
Meeting 158 of 216
216
Played
97
Won
50
Drawn
69
Lost
326
Goals For
292
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 158 times: 62W 36D 60L.
31 Oct 1998 W 4–1 PL 21 Mar 1999 W 3–1 PL 8 Aug 1999 D 1–1 PL
4 Dec 1999 W 5–1 This match
16 Sep 2000 W 3–1 PL 3 Feb 2001 W 1–0 PL 8 Sep 2001 W 4–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 59 | 26 | 20 | 183 | 98 | 56.2 |
| Away | 105 | 36 | 23 | 46 | 140 | 189 | 34.3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 33.3 |
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 →