Premiership · Matchday 03
Sunderland v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Sunderland at Stadium of Light, Sunderland on Saturday 31st August 2002 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (7') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Ryan Giggs 0–1
- 26' John O'Shea for Silvestre
- Half Time
- 52' Phillip Neville
- 55' David Beckham
- 70' Tore Andre Flo 1–1
- 76' Jason McAteer
- 90' Roy Keane
- 90' Diego Forlan for P.Neville
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Sunderland Lineup
Starting XI
1 Thomas Sorensen G
2 Stephen Wright D
3 Michael Gray D
4 Claudio Reyna M
5 Phil Babb D
7 Matthew Piper F
9 Tore Andre Flo F ⚽
10 Kevin Phillips F
12 Joachim Bjorklund D
14 Thomas Butler M
16 Jason McAteer M
Substitutes
19 Kevin Kyle
21 Paul Thirlwell on
26 Thomas Myhre
27 George McCartney
29 Niall Quinn on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Peter Reid
Sunderland
Match Information
United vs Sunderland History
Meeting 120 of 147
147
Played
67
Won
38
Drawn
42
Lost
254
Goals For
208
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 120 times: 48W 33D 39L.
31 Jan 2001 W 1–0 PL 13 Oct 2001 W 3–1 PL 2 Feb 2002 W 4–1 PL
31 Aug 2002 D 1–1 This match
1 Jan 2003 W 2–1 PL 15 Oct 2005 W 3–1 PL 14 Apr 2006 D 0–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 150 | 77 | 58.9 |
| Away | 73 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 99 | 130 | 31.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →