Manchester United Data
FA Cup · 4th Round

Manchester United v Portsmouth

2–1
Saturday 27th January 2007 · Old Trafford · Att: 71,137

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
  1. Kick Off
  2. Half Time
  3. 60' Wayne Rooney for Solskjaer
  4. 64' Richard Hughes
  5. 77' Wayne Rooney 1–0
  6. 83' Wayne Rooney 2–0
  7. 85' Darren Fletcher for Giggs
  8. 87' Nwankwo Kanu 2–1
  9. Full Time 2–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

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

Man Utd Portsmouth
58%
Possession
42%
16
Shots
7
7
Shots on Target
3
9
Corners
1
12
Fouls
14
8
Offsides
4
5
Saves
6

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.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 402578 783462.5
Away 34111112 434732.4
Neutral 1010 000.0
All 75 meetings with Portsmouth →

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 →