Premiership · Matchday 27
Newcastle United v Manchester United
1–5
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 5–1 at St James Park, Newcastle on Saturday 23rd February 2008 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (25', 80'), Cristiano Ronaldo (45', 56') and Louis Saha (90'+1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 25' Wayne Rooney 0–1
- 27' Charles N'Zogbia
- 30' Abdoulaye Faye
- 35' Michael Owen
- 45' Cristiano Ronaldo 0–2
- Half Time
- 46' John O'Shea for Evra
- 56' Cristiano Ronaldo 0–3
- 67' Louis Saha for Ronaldo
- 74' Nicky Butt
- 74' Paul Scholes for Vidic
- 79' Amdy Faye 1–3
- 80' Wayne Rooney 1–4
- 90+1' Louis Saha 1–5
- Full Time 1–5
Match Facts
Starting XI
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
7 Joey Barton M
10 Michael Owen F
11 Damien Duff M
14 Charles N'Zogbia M
16 James Milner M
17 Alan Smith F
21 Habib Beye D
22 Nicky Butt M
25 Abdoulaye Faye M ⚽
27 Steven Taylor D
Substitutes
6 Claudio Caçapa
13 Steve Harper on
20 Geremi on
23 Shola Ameobi
39 Andy Carroll on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Kevin Keegan
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 148 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 148 times: 75W 34D 39L.
1 Oct 2006 W 2–0 PL 1 Jan 2007 D 2–2 PL 12 Jan 2008 W 6–0 PL
23 Feb 2008 W 5–1 This match
17 Aug 2008 D 1–1 PL 4 Mar 2009 W 2–1 PL 16 Aug 2010 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →