FA Cup · Semi-Final
Manchester United v Newcastle United
4–1
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 4–1 at Millennium Stadium (N) on Sunday 17th April 2005 in the FA Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (19', 58'), Paul Scholes (45') and Cristiano Ronaldo (76') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 45' Paul Scholes 2–0
- Half Time
- 58' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–0
- 59' Shola Ameobi 3–1
- 76' Cristiano Ronaldo 4–1
- 78' Ryan Giggs for Rooney
- 78' Alan Smith for Ronaldo
- 78' Darren Fletcher for Scholes
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
2 Stephen Carr D
4 Nicky Butt M
6 Jean Alain Boumsong D
9 Alan Shearer F
15 Amdy Faye M
16 James Milner M
23 Shola Ameobi F
27 Steven Taylor M
32 Laurent Robert M
33 Celestine Babayaro D
Substitutes
5 Andy O'Brien on
11 Patrick Kluivert on
12 Steve Harper
14 Charles N'Zogbia on
17 Darren Ambrose
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Graeme Souness
Newcastle United
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 141 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 141 times: 69W 33D 39L.
23 Aug 2003 W 2–1 PL 11 Jan 2004 D 0–0 PL 14 Nov 2004 W 3–1 PL
17 Apr 2005 W 4–1 This match
24 Apr 2005 W 2–1 PL 28 Aug 2005 W 2–0 PL 12 Mar 2006 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →