Premiership · Matchday 29
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 at The Hawthorns on Saturday 18th March 2006 in the Premiership. Louis Saha (16', 64') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 16' Louis Saha 0–1
- 41' Kieran Richardson
- Half Time
- 51' Mikael Silvestre
- 64' Louis Saha 0–2
- 65' Ryan Giggs
- 78' Nathan Ellington 1–2
- 82' Paul Robinson
- 89' Darren Fletcher for Richardson
- Full Time 1–2
Starting XI
Player
9 Louis Saha 16', 64'
Substitutes
Darren Fletcher
89' for Richardson
West Bromwich Albion Lineup
Starting XI
3 Paul Robinson D
8 Jonathan Greening M
13 Jan Kozak M
14 Martin Albrechtsen D
15 Diomansy Kamara F
16 Steve Watson D
19 Curtis Davies D
21 Kevin Campbell F
24 Ronnie Wallwork D
29 Tomasz Kuszczak G
33 Junichi Inamoto M
Substitutes
6 Neil Clement
17 Darren Carter on
20 Chris Kirkland
22 Nathan Ellington on ⚽
25 Kanu on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bryan Robson
West Bromwich Albion
Match Information
United vs West Bromwich Albion History
Meeting 114 of 134
134
Played
57
Won
33
Drawn
44
Lost
235
Goals For
198
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 1st October 1892. After this match United had played West Bromwich Albion 114 times: 46W 28D 40L.
7 May 2005 D 1–1 PL 30 Nov 2005 W 3–1 LC 26 Dec 2005 W 3–0 PL
18 Mar 2006 W 2–1 This match
18 Oct 2008 W 4–0 PL 27 Jan 2009 W 5–0 PL 16 Oct 2010 D 2–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 67 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 127 | 79 | 52.2 |
| Away | 67 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 108 | 119 | 32.8 |
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 →