FA Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v Portsmouth
2–1
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 27th January 2007 in the FA Cup. Wayne Rooney (77', 83') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 60' Wayne Rooney for Solskjaer
- 64' Richard Hughes
- 77' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- 83' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- 85' Darren Fletcher for Giggs
- 87' Nwankwo Kanu 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
2 Linvoy Primus D
4 Glen Johnson D
8 Andrew Cole F
10 Lauren D
14 Matthew Taylor D
19 Niko Kranjcar M
22 Richard Hughes M
23 Sol Campbell D
26 Gary O'Neil M
30 Pedro Mendes M
Substitutes
7 David Thompson
15 Jamie Ashdown
25 Benjamin Mwaruwari on
27 Kanu on ⚽
29 Roudolphe M'Bela Douala on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Redknapp
Portsmouth
Match Information
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 66 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 66 times: 31W 17D 18L.
3 Dec 2005 W 3–0 PL 11 Feb 2006 W 3–1 PL 4 Nov 2006 W 3–0 PL
27 Jan 2007 W 2–1 This match
7 Apr 2007 L 1–2 PL 15 Aug 2007 D 1–1 PL 30 Jan 2008 W 2–0 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 →