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Premiership · Matchday 07

Fulham v Manchester United

2–3
Saturday 1st October 2005 · Craven Cottage · Att: 21,682

Manchester United beat Fulham 3–2 at Craven Cottage on Saturday 1st October 2005 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (16', 44') and Wayne Rooney (17') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 2' Collins John 1–0
  3. 16' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 1–1
  4. 17' Wayne Rooney 1–2
  5. 27' Claus Jensen 2–2
  6. 27' Darren Fletcher
  7. 44' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–3
  8. Half Time
  9. 51' Luis Boa Morte
  10. 57' Phil Bardsley for Richardson
  11. 60' Papa Bouba Diop
  12. 77' Cristiano Ronaldo for Giggs
  13. 83' Paul Scholes for van Nistlerooy
  14. Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
5 Rio Ferdinand
8 Wayne Rooney 17'
10 Ruud van Nistelrooy 16', 44'
11 Ryan Giggs
13 Ji-Sung Park
14 Alan Smith
19 Edwin van der Sar
22 John O'Shea
23 Kieran Richardson
24 Darren Fletcher
27 Mikael Silvestre
Substitutes
Phil Bardsley
57' for Richardson
Cristiano Ronaldo
77' for Giggs
Paul Scholes
83' for van Nistlerooy

Fulham Lineup

Starting XI
1 Mark Crossley G
2 Moritz Volz D
3 Carlos Bocanegra D
4 Steed Malbranque M
8 Claus Jensen M ⚽
11 Luis Boa Morte D
14 Papa Bouba Diop M
15 Collins John F ⚽
20 Brian McBride F
24 Alain Goma D
33 Niclas Jensen D
Substitutes
10 Heidar Helguson on
13 Tomasz Radzinski on
18 Ahmad Elrich
22 Dean Leacock
30 Tony Warner

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Chris Coleman
Fulham

Match Information

Man Utd Fulham
53%
Possession
47%
11
Shots
11
7
Shots on Target
6
9
Corners
3
11
Fouls
20
8
Offsides
1
5
Saves
9

United vs Fulham History

Meeting 63 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 63 times: 34W 17D 12L.
6 Mar 2004 W 2–1 FAC 13 Dec 2004 D 1–1 PL 19 Mar 2005 W 1–0 PL
1 Oct 2005 W 3–2 This match
4 Feb 2006 W 4–2 PL 20 Aug 2006 W 5–1 PL 24 Feb 2007 W 2–1 PL
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 473773 1034078.7
Away 47211511 805744.7
Neutral 3111 7633.3
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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 →