FA Cup · 3rd Round
Aston Villa v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2–1 at Villa Park on Sunday 4th January 2004 in the FA Cup. Paul Scholes (64', 68') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Gareth Barry 1–0
- Half Time
- 55' Roy Keane for O'Shea
- 55' Ruud van Nistelrooy for Forlan
- 64' Paul Scholes 1–1
- 68' Paul Scholes 1–2
- 84' Darren Fletcher for Kleberson
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
- A 7th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Paul Scholes' brace took him to 7 in 2003-2004 and 105 for United.
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 64', 68'
Substitutes
Roy Keane
55' for O'Shea
Ruud van Nistelrooy
55' for Forlan
Darren Fletcher
84' for Kleberson
Aston Villa Lineup
Starting XI
1 Thomas Sorensen G
3 Jlloyd Samuel D
4 Olof Mellberg D
6 Gareth Barry D
7 Lee Hendrie M
8 Gavin McCann M
10 Darius Vassell F
15 Ulises De la Cruz D
17 Peter Whittingham F
18 Juan Pablo Angel F
27 Ronny Johnsen D
Substitutes
12 Thomas Hitzlsperger on
13 Stefan Postma
16 Peter Crouch
23 Stefan Moore on
24 Liam Ridgewell
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David O'Leary
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 158 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 158 times: 75W 35D 48L.
26 Oct 2002 D 1–1 PL 15 Mar 2003 W 1–0 PL 6 Dec 2003 W 4–0 PL
4 Jan 2004 W 2–1 This match
15 May 2004 W 2–0 PL 28 Dec 2004 W 1–0 PL 22 Jan 2005 W 3–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →