Premiership · Matchday 38
Southampton v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Southampton 2–1 at St Marys Stadium on Sunday 15th May 2005 in the Premiership. Darren Fletcher (19') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (63') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' John O'Shea OG 1–0
- 17' Wesley Brown
- 19' Darren Fletcher 1–1
- 28' Mikael Silvestre
- 31' Claus Lundekvam
- Half Time
- 63' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–2
- 74' Louis Saha for Rooney
- 87' Phillip Neville for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
22 John O'Shea 10'
Southampton Lineup
Starting XI
1 Antti Niemi G
3 Graeme Le Saux D
5 Claus Lundekvam D
19 Danny Higginbotham D
20 David Prutton M
23 Olivier Bernard D
33 Paul Telfer M
36 Brett Ormerod F
37 Henri Camara F
38 Jamie Redknapp M
40 Nigel Quashie M
Substitutes
7 Kevin Phillips on
8 Matt Oakley
13 Paul Smith
18 Rory Delap on
39 Calum Davenport on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Redknapp
Southampton
Match Information
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 108 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 108 times: 55W 28D 25L.
31 Jan 2004 W 3–2 PL 4 Dec 2004 W 3–0 PL 12 Mar 2005 W 4–0 FAC
15 May 2005 W 2–1 This match
4 Jan 2009 W 3–0 FAC 29 Jan 2011 W 2–1 FAC 2 Sep 2012 W 3–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →