Premiership · Matchday 09
Manchester United v Everton
3–0
Manchester United beat Everton 3–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 7th October 2002 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (86', 90') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (89') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 20' David Unsworth
- Half Time
- 49' Thomas Gravesen
- 63' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Veron
- 85' Diego Forlan for Butt
- 86' Paul Scholes 1–0
- 89' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 2–0
- 90' Paul Scholes 3–0
- 90' David Weir
- 90' Phillip Neville for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
- A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Paul Scholes' brace took him to 4 in 2002-2003 and 82 for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 9th goal of 2002-2003, and his 43rd for United.
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 86', 90'
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
63' for Veron
Diego Forlan
85' for Butt
Phillip Neville
90' for van Nistlerooy
Everton Lineup
Starting XI
1 Richard Wright G
5 David Weir D
6 David Unsworth D
8 Tomasz Radzinski F
9 Kevin Campbell F
11 Mark Pembridge M
12 Li Tie M
16 Thomas Gravesen M
20 Joseph Yobo D
26 Lee Carsley M
28 Tony Hibbert D
Substitutes
10 Duncan Ferguson
15 Gary Naysmith
18 Wayne Rooney on
21 Weifeng Li
35 Paul Gerrard
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David Moyes
Everton
Match Information
United vs Everton History
Meeting 163 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 163 times: 67W 36D 60L.
3 Feb 2001 W 1–0 PL 8 Sep 2001 W 4–1 PL 26 Dec 2001 W 2–0 PL
7 Oct 2002 W 3–0 This match
11 May 2003 W 2–1 PL 26 Dec 2003 W 3–2 PL 7 Feb 2004 W 4–3 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →