Premiership · Matchday 32
Portsmouth v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday 7th April 2007 in the Premiership. John O'Shea (90'+1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 39' Matthew Taylor 1–0
- 39' Lauren
- Half Time
- 46' Ryan Giggs for Richardson
- 59' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Fletcher
- 77' David James
- 77' Alan Smith for Carrick
- 81' Gary O'Neil
- 89' Rio Ferdinand OG 2–0
- 90' Ryan Giggs
- 90+1' John O'Shea 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Substitutes
Ryan Giggs
46' for Richardson
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
59' for Fletcher
Alan Smith
77' for Carrick
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
2 Linvoy Primus D
3 Dejan Stefanovic D
6 Djimi Traoré D
10 Lauren D
14 Matthew Taylor D ⚽
22 Richard Hughes M
25 Benjamin Mwaruwari F
26 Gary O'Neil M
27 Kanu F
28 Sean Davis M
Substitutes
9 Svetoslav Todorov
11 Noe Pamarot
15 Jamie Ashdown
19 Niko Kranjcar on
32 Lomana Tresor LuaLua on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Redknapp
Portsmouth
Match Information
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 67 of 75
75
Played
36
Won
19
Drawn
20
Lost
121
Goals For
81
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th January 1901. After this match United had played Portsmouth 67 times: 31W 17D 19L.
11 Feb 2006 W 3–1 PL 4 Nov 2006 W 3–0 PL 27 Jan 2007 W 2–1 FAC
7 Apr 2007 L 1–2 This match
15 Aug 2007 D 1–1 PL 30 Jan 2008 W 2–0 PL 8 Mar 2008 L 0–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 34 | 62.5 |
| Away | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 32.4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 →