Premiership · Matchday 28
Manchester United v Southampton
2–1
Manchester United beat Southampton 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 27th February 1999 in the Premiership. Roy Keane (80') and Dwight Yorke (84') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 46' Roy Keane for Butt
- 68' Andrew Cole for Solskjaer
- 79' Denis Irwin for P.Neville
- 80' Roy Keane 1–0
- 84' Dwight Yorke 2–0
- 90' Matt Le Tissier 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 13 matches in all competitions.
- Roy Keane's 4th goal of 1998-1999, and his 24th for United.
- Dwight Yorke's 22nd goal of 1998-1999, and his 22nd for United.
Starting XI
Player
19 Dwight Yorke 84'
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Dave Jones
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 95 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 95 times: 45W 27D 23L.
13 Aug 1997 W 1–0 PL 19 Jan 1998 L 0–1 PL 3 Oct 1998 W 3–0 PL
27 Feb 1999 W 2–1 This match
25 Sep 1999 D 3–3 PL 22 Apr 2000 W 3–1 PL 28 Oct 2000 W 5–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →