Premiership · Matchday 18
Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion
3–0
Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 3–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 26th December 2005 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (35'), Rio Ferdinand (45') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (63') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 12' John O'Shea
- 35' Paul Scholes 1–0
- 45' Rio Ferdinand 2–0
- 45' Kieran Richardson for Brown
- Half Time
- 61' Alan Smith for Scholes
- 63' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–0
- 66' Louis Saha for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Kieran Richardson
45' for Brown
Alan Smith
61' for Scholes
Louis Saha
66' for van Nistlerooy
West Bromwich Albion Lineup
Starting XI
3 Paul Robinson D
4 Thomas Gaardsoe D
8 Jonathan Greening M
12 Richard Chaplow M
14 Martin Albrechtsen D
16 Steve Watson D
17 Darren Carter M
19 Curtis Davies D
22 Nathan Ellington F
24 Ronnie Wallwork D
29 Tomasz Kuszczak G
Substitutes
9 Geoff Horsfield
11 Zoltan Gera on
15 Diomansy Kamara on
20 Chris Kirkland
21 Kevin Campbell on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bryan Robson
West Bromwich Albion
Match Information
United vs West Bromwich Albion History
Meeting 113 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 113 times: 45W 28D 40L.
27 Nov 2004 W 3–0 PL 7 May 2005 D 1–1 PL 30 Nov 2005 W 3–1 LC
26 Dec 2005 W 3–0 This match
18 Mar 2006 W 2–1 PL 18 Oct 2008 W 4–0 PL 27 Jan 2009 W 5–0 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 →