Premiership · Matchday 03
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday 28th August 2004 in the Premiership. Alan Smith (90'+3') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 13' Jonathan Stead
- 17' Paul Dickov 1–0
- 35' Jose Pereira Kleberson
- 40' Lorenzo Amoruso
- 45' Louis Saha for Kleberson
- Half Time
- 71' Lorenzo Amoruso
- 75' Liam Miller for Spector
- 80' David Bellion for Djemba-Djemba
- 90' Tugay Kerimoglu
- 90+3' Alan Smith 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
14 Alan Smith 90'+3
Substitutes
Louis Saha
45' for Kleberson
Liam Miller
75' for Spector
David Bellion
80' for Djemba-Djemba
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Brad Friedel G
2 Lucas Neill D
4 Lorenzo Amoruso D
6 Craig Short D
8 Tugay Kerimoglu M
9 Jonathan Stead F
10 Paul Dickov F ⚽
12 Morten Pedersen F
16 Barry Ferguson M
20 David Thompson M
22 Dominic Matteo D
Substitutes
7 Brett Emerton on
11 Javier De Pedro
13 Peter Enckelman
14 Nils-Eric Johansson on
15 Dwight Yorke on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Graeme Souness
Blackburn Rovers
Match Information
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 94 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 94 times: 41W 24D 29L.
19 Apr 2003 W 3–1 PL 22 Nov 2003 W 2–1 PL 1 May 2004 L 0–1 PL
28 Aug 2004 D 1–1 This match
2 Apr 2005 D 0–0 PL 24 Sep 2005 L 1–2 PL 11 Jan 2006 D 1–1 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 →