Premiership · Matchday 01
Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion
1–0
Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 17th August 2002 in the Premiership. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 59' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Veron
- 62' Roy Keane
- 63' Derek McInnes
- 64' Derek McInnes
- 71' Paul Scholes for P.Neville
- 77' Diego Forlan for Silvestre
- 78' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–0
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
78' 59' for Veron
Paul Scholes
71' for P.Neville
Diego Forlan
77' for Silvestre
West Bromwich Albion Lineup
Starting XI
1 Russell Hoult G
2 Igor Balis D
3 Neil Clement D
4 Derek McInnes M
5 Darren Moore D
6 Phil Gilchrist D
9 Daniele Dichio F
10 Andy Johnson M
11 Jason Roberts F
14 Sean Gregan M
17 Larus Sigurdsson D
Substitutes
7 Ronnie Wallwork
12 Scott Dobie on
15 Bob Taylor on
16 Lee Marshall on
21 Brian Jensen
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 107 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 107 times: 41W 27D 39L.
2 Feb 1985 W 2–0 D1 21 Sep 1985 W 5–1 D1 22 Feb 1986 W 3–0 D1
17 Aug 2002 W 1–0 This match
11 Jan 2003 W 3–1 PL 3 Dec 2003 L 0–2 LC 27 Nov 2004 W 3–0 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 →