Premiership · Matchday 18
Manchester United v Everton
2–1
Manchester United beat Everton 2–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 23rd December 2007 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (22', 88') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Wayne Rooney
- 8' Patrice Evra
- 13' Tim Cahill
- 14' Tony Hibbert
- 22' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–0
- 27' Tim Cahill 1–1
- 44' Oliveira Anderson
- 45' John O'Shea for Simpson
- Half Time
- 71' Louis Saha for Carrick
- 84' Steven Pienaar
- 86' Darren Fletcher for Anderson
- 88' Cristiano Ronaldo pen 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
7 Cristiano Ronaldo 22', 88'
Everton Lineup
Starting XI
2 Tony Hibbert D
4 Joseph Yobo D
5 Joleon Lescott D
8 Andrew Johnson F
16 Phil Jagielka M
17 Tim Cahill M ⚽
18 Phil Neville D
20 Steven Pienaar M
22 Yakubu Ayegbeni F
24 Tim Howard G
26 Lee Carsley M
Substitutes
10 Thomas Gravesen on
11 James Mcfadden
19 Nuno Valente
28 Victor Anichebe on
33 Stefan Wessels
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David Moyes
Everton
Match Information
United vs Everton History
Meeting 175 of 216
216
Played
97
Won
50
Drawn
69
Lost
326
Goals For
292
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 175 times: 76W 38D 61L.
29 Nov 2006 W 3–0 PL 28 Apr 2007 W 4–2 PL 15 Sep 2007 W 1–0 PL
23 Dec 2007 W 2–1 This match
25 Oct 2008 D 1–1 PL 31 Jan 2009 W 1–0 PL 19 Apr 2009 D 0–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 59 | 26 | 20 | 183 | 98 | 56.2 |
| Away | 105 | 36 | 23 | 46 | 140 | 189 | 34.3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 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 →