Premiership · Matchday 31
Manchester United v Fulham
3–0
Manchester United beat Fulham 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 22nd March 2003 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (45', 68', 90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 17' Andrew Melville
- 39' Gary Neville
- 45' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 1–0
- Half Time
- 61' Rio Ferdinand
- 68' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–0
- 90' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Starting XI
Player
10 Ruud van Nistelrooy 68', 90'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Fulham Lineup
Starting XI
4 Andrew Melville D
7 Steve Marlet F
11 Luis Boa Morte F
12 Maik Taylor G
14 Steed Malbranque M
16 Zat Knight D
17 Martin Djetou D
18 Sylvain Legwinski M
20 Louis Saha F
25 Abdeslam Ouaddou D
26 Jon Harley D
Substitutes
6 Junichi Inamoto
8 Lee Clark
9 Facundo Sava
21 Martín Herrera
27 Pierre Wome
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jean Tigana
Fulham
Match Information
United vs Fulham History
Meeting 57 of 97
97
Played
59
Won
23
Drawn
15
Lost
190
Goals For
103
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 14th January 1905. After this match United had played Fulham 57 times: 31W 15D 11L.
19 Aug 2001 W 3–2 PL 30 Dec 2001 W 3–2 PL 19 Oct 2002 D 1–1 PL
22 Mar 2003 W 3–0 This match
25 Oct 2003 L 1–3 PL 28 Feb 2004 D 1–1 PL 6 Mar 2004 W 2–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 47 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 103 | 40 | 78.7 |
| Away | 47 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 44.7 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 33.3 |
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 →