Premiership · Matchday 20
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic
3–1
Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 3–1 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 26th December 2006 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (47', 51') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 46' Cristiano Ronaldo for Fletcher
- 47' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–0
- 51' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–0
- 59' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 3–0
- 62' Kieran Richardson for Scholes
- 70' Gabriel Heinze for Evra
- 90+2' Leighton Baines pen 3–1
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 76,018.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's brace took him to 10 in 2006-2007 and 36 for United.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 7th goal of 2006-2007, and his 120th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Cristiano Ronaldo
47', 51' 46' for Fletcher
Kieran Richardson
62' for Scholes
Gabriel Heinze
70' for Evra
Wigan Athletic Lineup
Starting XI
4 Matt Jackson D
5 Fitz Hall D
8 Kevin Kilbane M
9 Emile Heskey F
11 Andreas Johansson M
13 Chris Kirkland G
15 David Wright D
17 Emmerson Boyce D
20 Gary Teale M
25 Svetoslav Todorov F
26 Leighton Baines D ⚽
Substitutes
12 Michael Pollitt
14 Denny Landzaat
21 Tomasz Kupisz
22 David Cotterill on
24 Josip Skoko on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Paul Jewell
Wigan Athletic
Match Information
United vs Wigan Athletic History
Meeting 5 of 20
20
Played
19
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
62
Goals For
5
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 14th December 2005. After this match United had played Wigan Athletic 5 times: 5W 0D 0L.
26 Feb 2006 W 4–0 LC 6 Mar 2006 W 2–1 PL 14 Oct 2006 W 3–1 PL
26 Dec 2006 W 3–1 This match
6 Oct 2007 W 4–0 PL 11 May 2008 W 2–0 PL 14 Jan 2009 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 88.9 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 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 →