Premiership · Matchday 24
Manchester United v Portsmouth
2–0
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 30th January 2008 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (10', 13') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–0
- 13' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–0
- 36' Noe Pamarot
- Half Time
- 62' Oliveira Anderson for Scholes
- 73' Owen Hargreaves for Ronaldo
- 73' Carlos Tevez for Rooney
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
- Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 75th goal for United in all competitions.
- A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's brace took him to 27 in 2007-2008 and 76 for United.
Starting XI
Player
7 Cristiano Ronaldo 10', 13'
Substitutes
Oliveira Anderson
62' for Scholes
Owen Hargreaves
73' for Ronaldo
Carlos Tevez
73' for Rooney
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
4 Lauren D
5 Glen Johnson D
6 Lassana Diarra M
9 Milan Baros F
15 Sylvain Distin D
16 Noe Pamarot D
19 Niko Kranjcar M
23 Sol Campbell D
25 Benjamin Mwaruwari F
28 Sean Davis M
Substitutes
7 Hermann Hreidarsson on
18 Arnold Mvuemba on
22 Richard Hughes on
30 Pedro Mendes
31 Asmir Begovic
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 69 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 69 times: 32W 18D 19L.
27 Jan 2007 W 2–1 FAC 7 Apr 2007 L 1–2 PL 15 Aug 2007 D 1–1 PL
30 Jan 2008 W 2–0 This match
8 Mar 2008 L 0–1 FAC 10 Aug 2008 D 0–0 CS 25 Aug 2008 W 1–0 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 →