Premiership · Matchday 37
Manchester United v West Ham United
4–1
Manchester United beat West Ham United 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 3rd May 2008 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (3', 24'), Carlos Tevez (26') and Michael Carrick (59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–0
- 24' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–0
- 26' Carlos Tevez 3–0
- 28' Dean Ashton 3–1
- 37' Luis Nani
- 37' Lucas Neill
- 39' George McCartney
- Half Time
- 59' Michael Carrick 4–1
- 61' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 61' Ryan Giggs for Park
- 64' Darren Fletcher for Ronaldo
- 66' Bobby Zamora
- 73' John O'Shea for Scholes
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
West Ham United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Robert Green G
2 Lucas Neill D
3 George McCartney D
8 Scott Parker M
9 Dean Ashton F ⚽
14 John Pantsil D
16 Mark Noble M
17 Hayden Mullins M
25 Bobby Zamora F
30 James Tomkins D
34 Luis Boa Morte F
Substitutes
12 Carlton Cole on
15 Nolberto Solano on
23 James Walker
39 Jack Collison
40 Freddie Sears on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Curbishley
West Ham United
Match Information
United vs West Ham United History
Meeting 115 of 158
158
Played
74
Won
34
Drawn
50
Lost
279
Goals For
196
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th February 1911. After this match United had played West Ham United 115 times: 50W 24D 41L.
17 Dec 2006 L 0–1 PL 13 May 2007 L 0–1 PL 29 Dec 2007 L 1–2 PL
3 May 2008 W 4–1 This match
29 Oct 2008 W 2–0 PL 8 Feb 2009 W 1–0 PL 5 Dec 2009 W 4–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 67.1 |
| Away | 75 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 103 | 120 | 25.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 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 →