Premiership · Matchday 36
Watford v Manchester United
2–3
Manchester United beat Watford 3–2 at Vicarage Road on Saturday 29th April 2000 in the Premiership. Dwight Yorke (69'), Ryan Giggs (71') and Jordi Cruyff (87') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 34' Heidar Helguson 1–0
- Half Time
- 46' Dwight Yorke for Wilson
- 63' Danny Higginbotham for Silvestre
- 69' Dwight Yorke 1–1
- 71' Ryan Giggs 1–2
- 71' Jordi Cruyff for Greening
- 78' Tommy Smith 2–2
- 87' Jordi Cruyff 2–3
- Minute not recorded
- — Nicky Butt
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 71'
Substitutes
Dwight Yorke
69' 46' for Wilson
Danny Higginbotham
63' for Silvestre
Jordi Cruyff
87' 71' for Greening
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Graham Taylor
Watford
United vs Watford History
Meeting 20 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 20 times: 11W 5D 4L.
22 Aug 1987 W 2–0 D1 2 Jan 1988 W 1–0 D1 16 Oct 1999 W 4–1 PL
29 Apr 2000 W 3–2 This match
31 Oct 2000 W 3–0 LC 26 Aug 2006 W 2–1 PL 31 Jan 2007 W 4–0 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →