Premiership · Matchday 32
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 at Reebok Stadium on Saturday 1st April 2006 in the Premiership. Louis Saha (33') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (79') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 26' Kevin Davies 1–0
- 33' Louis Saha 1–1
- Half Time
- 60' Ruud van Nistelrooy for Fletcher
- 72' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 79' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–2
- 82' Wayne Rooney
- 89' Ji-Sung Park for Ronaldo
- 90' Abdoulaye Faye
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
- A 7th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Louis Saha's 14th goal of 2005-2006, and his 23rd for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 23rd goal of 2005-2006, and his 146th for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 Louis Saha 33'
Bolton Wanderers Lineup
Starting XI
4 Kevin Nolan M
5 Bruno N'Gotty D
6 Gary Speed M
7 Stelios Giannakopoulos M
9 Henrik Pedersen F
10 Jay-Jay Okocha M
14 Kevin Davies F ⚽
22 Jussi Jaaskelainen G
24 Joey O'Brien M
25 Abdoulaye Faye M
26 Tal Ben Haim D
Substitutes
1 Ali Al-Habsi
2 Nicky Hunt on
16 Hidetoshi Nakata
18 Jared Francisco Echavarria Borgetti on
21 El-Hadji Diouf on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Allardyce
Bolton Wanderers
Match Information
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 107 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893. After this match United had played Bolton Wanderers 107 times: 43W 24D 40L.
11 Sep 2004 D 2–2 PL 26 Dec 2004 W 2–0 PL 31 Dec 2005 W 4–1 PL
1 Apr 2006 W 2–1 This match
28 Oct 2006 W 4–0 PL 17 Mar 2007 W 4–1 PL 24 Nov 2007 L 0–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 109 | 61 | 56.7 |
| Away | 58 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 84 | 92 | 32.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 →