Manchester United Data
Premiership · Matchday 35

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

1–2
Monday 17th April 2006 · White Hart Lane · Att: 36,141

Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 at White Hart Lane on Monday 17th April 2006 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (8', 36') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 8' Wayne Rooney 0–1
  3. 36' Wayne Rooney 0–2
  4. Half Time
  5. 50' Nemanja Vidic
  6. 53' Jermaine Jenas 1–2
  7. 89' Wesley Brown for Ronaldo
  8. 90' Paul Stalteri
  9. Full Time 1–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Tottenham Hotspur Lineup

Starting XI
1 Paul Robinson G
5 Edgar Davids M
7 Paul Stalteri D
10 Robbie Keane F
16 Lee Young-Pyo D
18 Jermain Defoe F
20 Michael Dawson D
23 Michael Carrick M
25 Aaron Lennon M
27 Calum Davenport D
28 Jermaine Jenas M ⚽
Substitutes
2 Noureddine Naybet
3 Stephen Kelly
8 Danny Murphy on
12 Radek Cerny
37 Lee Barnard on

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Martin Jol
Tottenham Hotspur

Match Information

Man Utd Tottenham Hotspur
55%
Possession
45%
11
Shots
16
5
Shots on Target
8
5
Corners
9
15
Fouls
7
1
Offsides
0
6
Saves
1

United vs Tottenham Hotspur History

Meeting 160 of 207
207
Played
96
Won
53
Drawn
58
Lost
326
Goals For
274
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1899. After this match United had played Tottenham Hotspur 160 times: 72W 42D 46L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 103671719 19510765.0
Away 100283537 12816228.0
Neutral 4112 3525.0
All 207 meetings with Tottenham Hotspur →

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 →