Premiership · Matchday 18
Manchester United v West Ham United
3–0
Manchester United beat West Ham United 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 14th December 2002 in the Premiership. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (15') and Juan Sebastian Veron (17') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–0
- 16' Tomas Repka
- 17' Juan Sebastian Veron 2–0
- Half Time
- 46' David Beckham for Solskjaer
- 61' Sebastien Schemmel OG 3–0
- 73' Diego Forlan for Scholes
- 73' Laurent Blanc for O'Shea
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
- A 7th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 10th goal of 2002-2003, and his 108th for United.
- Juan Sebastian Veron's 6th goal of 2002-2003, and his 11th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
David Beckham
46' for Solskjaer
Diego Forlan
73' for Scholes
Laurent Blanc
73' for O'Shea
West Ham United Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
2 Tomas Repka D
6 Michael Carrick M
7 Christian Dailly D
8 Trevor Sinclair M
9 Jermain Defoe F
11 Steve Lomas M
19 Ian Pearce D
20 Scott Minto D
26 Joe Cole M
30 Sebastian Schemmel D
Substitutes
15 Gary Breen on
16 John Moncur on
29 Titi Camara
32 Stephen Bywater
35 Anton Ferdinand
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Glenn Roeder
West Ham United
Match Information
United vs West Ham United History
Meeting 108 of 158
158
Played
74
Won
34
Drawn
50
Lost
279
Goals For
196
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th February 1911. After this match United had played West Ham United 108 times: 46W 24D 38L.
8 Dec 2001 L 0–1 PL 16 Mar 2002 W 5–3 PL 17 Nov 2002 D 1–1 PL
14 Dec 2002 W 3–0 This match
26 Jan 2003 W 6–0 FAC 27 Nov 2005 W 2–1 PL 29 Mar 2006 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 67.1 |
| Away | 75 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 103 | 120 | 25.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
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 →