Premiership · Matchday 23
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1 at The Hawthorns on Saturday 11th January 2003 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (8'), Paul Scholes (23') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (55') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Jason Koumas 1–0
- 8' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–1
- 23' Paul Scholes 1–2
- Half Time
- 55' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–3
- 59' Paul Scholes
- 68' Diego Forlan for Solskjaer
- 81' John O'Shea for Keane
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 23'
West Bromwich Albion Lineup
Starting XI
1 Russell Hoult G
3 Neil Clement D
5 Darren Moore D
6 Phil Gilchrist D
7 Ronnie Wallwork D
9 Daniele Dichio F
10 Andy Johnson M
11 Jason Roberts F
17 Larus Sigurdsson D
18 Jason Koumas M ⚽
23 Adam Chambers D
Substitutes
2 Igor Balis on
4 Derek McInnes
12 Scott Dobie on
22 James Chambers
31 Joe Murphy
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gary Megson
West Bromwich Albion
Match Information
United vs West Bromwich Albion History
Meeting 108 of 134
134
Played
57
Won
33
Drawn
44
Lost
235
Goals For
198
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 1st October 1892. After this match United had played West Bromwich Albion 108 times: 42W 27D 39L.
21 Sep 1985 W 5–1 D1 22 Feb 1986 W 3–0 D1 17 Aug 2002 W 1–0 PL
11 Jan 2003 W 3–1 This match
3 Dec 2003 L 0–2 LC 27 Nov 2004 W 3–0 PL 7 May 2005 D 1–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 67 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 127 | 79 | 52.2 |
| Away | 67 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 108 | 119 | 32.8 |
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 →