Premiership · Matchday 32
Manchester United v Portsmouth
2–0
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 22nd April 2009 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (9') and Michael Carrick (82') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 9' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- 13' John O'Shea for G.Neville
- 24' Nemanja Vidic
- Half Time
- 52' Rafael da Silva for O'Shea
- 76' Michael Carrick for Anderson
- 82' Michael Carrick 2–0
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
John O'Shea
13' for G.Neville
Rafael da Silva
52' for O'Shea
Michael Carrick
82' 76' for Anderson
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
5 Glen Johnson RB
6 Hayden Mullins CM-R
7 Hermann Hreidarsson LB
9 Peter Crouch F
10 David Nugent RM
15 Sylvain Distin CD-L
22 Richard Hughes AM
23 Sol Campbell CD-R
28 Sean Davis CM-L
39 Nadir Belhadj LM
Substitutes
14 Jermaine Pennant on
16 Noe Pamarot
17 John Utaka
20 Martin Cranie
27 Kanu
31 Asmir Begovic
33 Angelos Basinas
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Paul Hart
Portsmouth
Match Information
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 73 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 73 times: 34W 19D 20L.
8 Mar 2008 L 0–1 FAC 10 Aug 2008 D 0–0 CS 25 Aug 2008 W 1–0 PL
22 Apr 2009 W 2–0 This match
28 Nov 2009 W 4–1 PL 6 Feb 2010 W 5–0 PL | 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 →