Premiership · Matchday 12
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
3–2
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 3–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 14th November 1998 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (31', 59') and Dwight Yorke (43') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 31' Paul Scholes 1–0
- 43' Dwight Yorke 2–0
- Half Time
- 59' Paul Scholes 3–0
- 63' Jordi Cruyff for Scholes
- 66' Dario Marcolin 3–1
- 67' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Blomqvist
- 74' Nathan Blake 3–2
- 81' Roy Keane for Cruyff
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 12 matches in all competitions.
- Paul Scholes' brace took him to 6 in 1998-1999 and 40 for United.
- Dwight Yorke's 10th goal of 1998-1999, and his 10th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Jordi Cruyff
63' for Scholes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
67' for Blomqvist
Roy Keane
81' for Cruyff
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Roy Hodgson
Blackburn Rovers
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 84 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 84 times: 37W 20D 27L.
12 Apr 1997 W 3–2 PL 30 Nov 1997 W 4–0 PL 6 Apr 1998 W 3–1 PL
14 Nov 1998 W 3–2 This match
12 May 1999 D 0–0 PL 22 Aug 2001 D 2–2 PL 19 Jan 2002 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
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 →