Premiership · Matchday 15
Manchester United v Newcastle United
5–3
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 5–3 at Old Trafford on Saturday 23rd November 2002 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (25'), Ruud van Nistelrooy (38', 45', 53') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (55') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 25' Paul Scholes 1–0
- 35' Olivier Bernard 1–1
- 38' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–1
- 45' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–1
- Half Time
- 50' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
- 52' Alan Shearer 3–2
- 53' Ruud van Nistelrooy 4–2
- 55' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 5–2
- 57' Gary Speed
- 58' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 59' Nikos Dabizas
- 64' Kieran Richardson for van Nistlerooy
- 69' Lee Roche for Blanc
- 75' Craig Bellamy 5–3
- 79' Juan Sebastian Veron for Forlan
- Full Time 5–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Kieran Richardson
64' for van Nistlerooy
Lee Roche
69' for Blanc
Juan Sebastian Veron
79' for Forlan
Newcastle United Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
5 Andy O'Brien D
7 Jermaine Jenas M
8 Kieron Dyer M
9 Alan Shearer F ⚽
10 Craig Bellamy F ⚽
11 Gary Speed M
12 Andy Griffin D
18 Aaron Hughes D
34 Nikos Dabizas D
35 Olivier Bernard D ⚽
Substitutes
3 Robbie Elliott
4 Nolberto Solano on
6 Clarence Acuna
13 Steve Harper
23 Shola Ameobi
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Bobby Robson
Newcastle United
Match Information
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 136 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 136 times: 65W 32D 39L.
30 Dec 2000 D 1–1 PL 15 Sep 2001 L 3–4 PL 2 Jan 2002 W 3–1 PL
23 Nov 2002 W 5–3 This match
12 Apr 2003 W 6–2 PL 23 Aug 2003 W 2–1 PL 11 Jan 2004 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 →