Premiership · Matchday 07
Manchester United v Newcastle United
2–0
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 1st October 2006 in the Premiership. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (41', 49') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 31' Patrice Evra for Heinze
- 37' Scott Parker
- 41' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–0
- 42' Paul Scholes
- Half Time
- 49' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 2–0
- 53' Stephen Carr
- 71' Steven Taylor
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 75,664.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's brace took him to 4 in 2006-2007 and 117 for United.
Starting XI
Player
20 Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer 41', 49'
Substitutes
Patrice Evra
31' for Heinze
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
2 Stephen Carr D
5 Emre Belözoglu M
11 Damien Duff M
12 Steve Harper G
16 James Milner M
17 Scott Parker M
18 Craig Moore D
22 Nicky Butt M
23 Shola Ameobi F
26 Peter Ramage D
27 Steven Taylor M
Substitutes
7 Albert Luque
9 Obafemi Martins on
14 Charles N'Zogbia on
35 Matthew Pattison on
40 Tim Krul
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Glenn Roeder
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 145 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 145 times: 73W 33D 39L.
24 Apr 2005 W 2–1 PL 28 Aug 2005 W 2–0 PL 12 Mar 2006 W 2–0 PL
1 Oct 2006 W 2–0 This match
1 Jan 2007 D 2–2 PL 12 Jan 2008 W 6–0 PL 23 Feb 2008 W 5–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 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 →