Premiership · Matchday 02
Portsmouth v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Wednesday 15th August 2007 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (15') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Paul Scholes 0–1
- Half Time
- 53' Benjani Mwaruwari 1–1
- 54' Sulley Muntari
- 81' John O'Shea for Giggs
- 83' Sulley Muntari
- 85' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 86' Sean Davis
- 86' Nemanja Vidic
- 88' Chris Eagles for Brown
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 15'
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
7 Hermann Hreidarsson D
10 David Nugent F
11 Sulley Muntari M
15 Sylvain Distin D
16 Noe Pamarot D
17 John Utaka M
20 Martin Cranie D
25 Benjamin Mwaruwari F ⚽
28 Sean Davis M
30 Pedro Mendes M
Substitutes
6 Djimi Traoré on
14 Matthew Taylor on
21 Jamie Ashdown
22 Richard Hughes on
27 Kanu
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 68 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 68 times: 31W 18D 19L.
4 Nov 2006 W 3–0 PL 27 Jan 2007 W 2–1 FAC 7 Apr 2007 L 1–2 PL
15 Aug 2007 D 1–1 This match
30 Jan 2008 W 2–0 PL 8 Mar 2008 L 0–1 FAC 10 Aug 2008 D 0–0 CS | 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 →