Premiership · Matchday 03
Watford v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Watford 2–1 at Vicarage Road on Saturday 26th August 2006 in the Premiership. Mikael Silvestre (12') and Ryan Giggs (52') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 12' Mikael Silvestre 0–1
- 34' Damien Francis 1–1
- 40' Gavin Mahon
- Half Time
- 52' Ryan Giggs 1–2
- 59' Ji-Sung Park for Solskjaer
- 74' Kieran Richardson for Carrick
- 79' Kieran Richardson
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 52'
Watford Lineup
Starting XI
6 Jay DeMerit D
7 Damien Francis M ⚽
8 Gavin Mahon M
9 Marlon King F
10 Darius Henderson F
11 Chris Powell D
12 Lloyd Doyley D
15 Ashley Young F
16 Richard Lee G
17 Dan Shittu D
18 Hamer Bouazza F
Substitutes
1 Alec Chamberlain
3 Jordan Stewart on
4 Malky Mackay
20 Al Bangura on
25 Matthew Spring on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Adrian Boothroyd
Watford
Match Information
United vs Watford History
Meeting 22 of 37
37
Played
24
Won
6
Drawn
7
Lost
64
Goals For
34
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1950. After this match United had played Watford 22 times: 13W 5D 4L.
16 Oct 1999 W 4–1 PL 29 Apr 2000 W 3–2 PL 31 Oct 2000 W 3–0 LC
26 Aug 2006 W 2–1 This match
31 Jan 2007 W 4–0 PL 14 Apr 2007 W 4–1 FAC 21 Nov 2015 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 70.6 |
| Away | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 →