Premiership · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Newcastle United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Sunday 17th August 2008 in the Premiership. Darren Fletcher (24') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 22' Obafemi Martins 0–1
- 24' Darren Fletcher 1–1
- 25' John O'Shea for Carrick
- Half Time
- 63' Rodrigo Possebon for Giggs
- 78' Fraizer Campbell
- 80' Rafael da Silva for Campbell
- 81' Wesley Brown
- 90' Wayne Rooney
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
- Patrice Evra made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Nemanja Vidic made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Rodrigo Possebon made his Manchester United debut.
- Rafael da Silva made his Manchester United debut.
- Darren Fletcher's 1st goal of 2008-2009, and his 10th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
John O'Shea
25' for Carrick
Rodrigo Possebon
63' for Giggs
Rafael da Silva
80' for Campbell
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
2 Fabricio Coloccini CD-L
8 Danny Guthrie CM-L
9 Obafemi Martins F ⚽
11 Damien Duff RCF
14 Charles N'Zogbia LB
16 James Milner RM
18 Jonás Gutiérrez LM
21 Habib Beye RB
22 Nicky Butt CM-R
27 Steven Taylor CD-R
Substitutes
3 José Enrique
12 Sébastien Bassong
13 Steve Harper
17 Alan Smith
20 Geremi
30 David Edgar
42 Ryan Donaldson
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Kevin Keegan
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 149 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 149 times: 75W 35D 39L.
1 Jan 2007 D 2–2 PL 12 Jan 2008 W 6–0 PL 23 Feb 2008 W 5–1 PL
17 Aug 2008 D 1–1 This match
4 Mar 2009 W 2–1 PL 16 Aug 2010 W 3–0 PL 19 Apr 2011 D 0–0 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →