Premiership · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Fulham
3–2
Manchester United beat Fulham 3–2 at Old Trafford on Sunday 19th August 2001 in the Premiership. David Beckham (36') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (51', 53') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Louis Saha 0–1
- 35' Andrew Cole for P.Neville
- 36' David Beckham 1–1
- 41' Alain Goma
- Half Time
- 48' Louis Saha 1–2
- 51' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–2
- 53' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–2
- 76' Luke Chadwick for van Nistlerooy
- 80' Wesley Brown for Veron
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
- Ruud van Nistelrooy scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Gary Neville made his 300th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Juan Sebastian Veron made his Manchester United debut.
- David Beckham's 1st goal of 2001-2002, and his 58th for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's brace took him to 2 in 2001-2002 and 2 for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Andrew Cole
35' for P.Neville
Luke Chadwick
76' for van Nistlerooy
Wesley Brown
80' for Veron
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jean Tigana
Fulham
Match Information
United vs Fulham History
Meeting 54 of 97
97
Played
59
Won
23
Drawn
15
Lost
190
Goals For
103
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 14th January 1905. After this match United had played Fulham 54 times: 29W 14D 11L.
12 Feb 1979 W 1–0 FAC 14 Feb 1999 W 1–0 FAC 7 Jan 2001 W 2–1 FAC
19 Aug 2001 W 3–2 This match
30 Dec 2001 W 3–2 PL 19 Oct 2002 D 1–1 PL 22 Mar 2003 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 47 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 103 | 40 | 78.7 |
| Away | 47 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 44.7 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 33.3 |
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 →