Premiership · Matchday 28
Manchester United v Portsmouth
2–1
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 26th February 2005 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (8', 81') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- Half Time
- 46' Alan Smith for G.Neville
- 47' Gary O'Neil 1–1
- 65' Ryan Giggs for Scholes
- 79' Gary Neville
- 80' Matthew Taylor
- 81' Wayne Rooney 2–1
- 85' Quinton Fortune for Ronaldo
- 87' Andy Griffin
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
8 Wayne Rooney 8', 81'
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
3 Dejan Stefanovic D
6 Arjan De Zeeuw D
8 Steve Stone M
11 Giannis Skopelitis M
14 Matthew Taylor D
16 Andy Griffin D
20 Yakubu Ayegbeni F
22 Richard Hughes M
26 Gary O'Neil M ⚽
32 Lomana Tresor LuaLua F
33 Kostas Chalkias G
Substitutes
1 Shaka Hislop
2 Linvoy Primus
19 Ricardo Fuller
21 Diomansy Kamara on
34 Valery Mezague on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Velimir Zajec
Portsmouth
Match Information
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 62 of 75
75
Played
36
Won
19
Drawn
20
Lost
121
Goals For
81
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th January 1901. After this match United had played Portsmouth 62 times: 27W 17D 18L.
1 Nov 2003 W 3–0 PL 17 Apr 2004 L 0–1 PL 30 Oct 2004 L 0–2 PL
26 Feb 2005 W 2–1 This match
3 Dec 2005 W 3–0 PL 11 Feb 2006 W 3–1 PL 4 Nov 2006 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 34 | 62.5 |
| Away | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 32.4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 →