FA Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v West Ham United
6–0
Manchester United beat West Ham United 6–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 26th January 2003 in the FA Cup. Ryan Giggs (8', 29'), Ruud van Nistelrooy (49', 58'), Phil Neville (50') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (69') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Ryan Giggs 1–0
- 29' Ryan Giggs 2–0
- 45' Diego Forlan for Scholes
- Half Time
- 49' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–0
- 50' Phil Neville 4–0
- 51' Nicky Butt for Veron
- 58' Ruud van Nistelrooy 5–0
- 63' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Beckham
- 69' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 6–0
- Full Time 6–0
Match Facts
- Phillip Neville made his 300th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Ryan Giggs' brace took him to 8 in 2002-2003 and 105 for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's brace took him to 24 in 2002-2003 and 58 for United.
- Phil Neville's 2nd goal of 2002-2003, and his 7th for United.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 12th goal of 2002-2003, and his 110th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Diego Forlan
45' for Scholes
Nicky Butt
51' for Veron
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
69' 63' for Beckham
West Ham United Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
5 Lee Bowyer M
6 Michael Carrick M
8 Trevor Sinclair M
9 Jermain Defoe F
11 Steve Lomas M
15 Gary Breen D
19 Ian Pearce D
20 Scott Minto D
25 Edouard Cisse M
26 Joe Cole M
Substitutes
4 Don Hutchison
7 Christian Dailly on
17 Raimond Van Der Gouw
21 Richard Garcia on
23 Glen Johnson on
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Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Glenn Roeder
West Ham United
United vs West Ham United History
Meeting 109 of 158
158
Played
74
Won
34
Drawn
50
Lost
279
Goals For
196
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th February 1911. After this match United had played West Ham United 109 times: 47W 24D 38L.
16 Mar 2002 W 5–3 PL 17 Nov 2002 D 1–1 PL 14 Dec 2002 W 3–0 PL
26 Jan 2003 W 6–0 This match
27 Nov 2005 W 2–1 PL 29 Mar 2006 W 1–0 PL 17 Dec 2006 L 0–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 67.1 |
| Away | 75 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 103 | 120 | 25.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →