Premiership · Matchday 20
Fulham v Manchester United
2–3
Manchester United beat Fulham 3–2 at Craven Cottage on Sunday 30th December 2001 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (5', 47') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (45') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Ryan Giggs 0–1
- 38' Nicky Butt
- 45' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–2
- 45' Sylvain Legwinski 1–2
- 45' David Beckham
- Half Time
- 47' Ryan Giggs 1–3
- 89' Steve Marlet 2–3
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Ryan Giggs' brace took him to 7 in 2001-2002 and 95 for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 18th goal of 2001-2002, and his 18th for United.
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 5', 47'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Fulham Lineup
Starting XI
1 Edwin van der Sar G
2 Steve Finnan M
3 Rufus Brevett D
4 Andrew Melville D
10 John Collins M
14 Steed Malbranque M
15 Barry Hayles F
18 Sylvain Legwinski M ⚽
20 Louis Saha F
22 Luis Boa Morte F
24 Alain Goma D
Substitutes
9 Steve Marlet on ⚽
12 Maik Taylor
23 Sean Davis on
25 Abdeslam Ouaddou
40 Andrejs Stolcers
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jean Tigana
Fulham
Match Information
United vs Fulham History
Meeting 55 of 97
97
Played
59
Won
23
Drawn
15
Lost
190
Goals For
103
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 14th January 1905. After this match United had played Fulham 55 times: 30W 14D 11L.
14 Feb 1999 W 1–0 FAC 7 Jan 2001 W 2–1 FAC 19 Aug 2001 W 3–2 PL
30 Dec 2001 W 3–2 This match
19 Oct 2002 D 1–1 PL 22 Mar 2003 W 3–0 PL 25 Oct 2003 L 1–3 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 47 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 103 | 40 | 78.7 |
| Away | 47 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 44.7 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 33.3 |
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 →