Premiership · Matchday 19
Everton v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Everton 2–0 at Goodison Park on Wednesday 26th December 2001 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (78') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (85') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 31' Gary Neville
- Half Time
- 56' David Beckham for Butt
- 78' Ryan Giggs 0–1
- 85' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–2
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 78'
Substitutes
David Beckham
56' for Butt
Everton Lineup
Starting XI
2 Steve Watson D
5 David Weir D
6 David Unsworth D
7 Niclas Alexandersson M
8 Tomasz Radzinski F
12 Jesper Blomqvist M
13 Steve Simonsen G
15 Gary Naysmith D
16 Thomas Gravesen M
17 Scot Gemmill M
24 Abel Xavier D
Substitutes
1 Paul Gerrard
10 Duncan Ferguson on
14 Idan Tal
18 Paul Gascoigne on
19 Joe-Max Moore on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Walter Smith
Everton
Match Information
United vs Everton History
Meeting 162 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 162 times: 66W 36D 60L.
16 Sep 2000 W 3–1 PL 3 Feb 2001 W 1–0 PL 8 Sep 2001 W 4–1 PL
26 Dec 2001 W 2–0 This match
7 Oct 2002 W 3–0 PL 11 May 2003 W 2–1 PL 26 Dec 2003 W 3–2 PL | 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 →