League Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion
3–1
Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 30th November 2005 in the League Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo (12'), Louis Saha (16') and John O'Shea (56') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 12' Cristiano Ronaldo pen 1–0
- 16' Louis Saha 2–0
- Half Time
- 56' John O'Shea 3–0
- 59' Ritchie Jones for Fletcher
- 63' Phil Bardsley for Park
- 67' Gerard Pique for O'Shea
- 77' Nathan Ellington 3–1
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
West Bromwich Albion Lineup
Starting XI
1 Russell Hoult G
3 Paul Robinson D
5 Darren Moore D
6 Neil Clement D
9 Geoff Horsfield F
14 Martin Albrechtsen D
15 Diomansy Kamara F
17 Darren Carter M
22 Nathan Ellington F
24 Ronnie Wallwork D
33 Junichi Inamoto M
Substitutes
4 Thomas Gaardsoe on
8 Jonathan Greening
12 Richard Chaplow on
23 Robert Earnshaw on
29 Tomasz Kuszczak
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bryan Robson
West Bromwich Albion
United vs West Bromwich Albion History
Meeting 112 of 134
134
Played
57
Won
33
Drawn
44
Lost
235
Goals For
198
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 1st October 1892. After this match United had played West Bromwich Albion 112 times: 44W 28D 40L.
3 Dec 2003 L 0–2 LC 27 Nov 2004 W 3–0 PL 7 May 2005 D 1–1 PL
30 Nov 2005 W 3–1 This match
26 Dec 2005 W 3–0 PL 18 Mar 2006 W 2–1 PL 18 Oct 2008 W 4–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 67 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 127 | 79 | 52.2 |
| Away | 67 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 108 | 119 | 32.8 |
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 →