Premiership · Matchday 25
Sunderland v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Sunderland 1–0 at Stadium of Light, Sunderland on Wednesday 31st January 2001 in the Premiership. Andrew Cole (46') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 46' Andrew Cole 0–1
- 67' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Sheringham
- 77' Nicky Butt for Scholes
- 86' Phillip Neville for Silvestre
- Minute not recorded
- — Andrew Cole
- Full Time 0–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Andrew Cole 46'
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
67' for Sheringham
Nicky Butt
77' for Scholes
Phillip Neville
86' for Silvestre
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Peter Reid
Sunderland
United vs Sunderland History
Meeting 117 of 147
147
Played
67
Won
38
Drawn
42
Lost
254
Goals For
208
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 117 times: 46W 32D 39L.
15 Apr 2000 W 4–0 PL 9 Sep 2000 W 3–0 PL 28 Nov 2000 L 1–2 LC
31 Jan 2001 W 1–0 This match
13 Oct 2001 W 3–1 PL 2 Feb 2002 W 4–1 PL 31 Aug 2002 D 1–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 150 | 77 | 58.9 |
| Away | 73 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 99 | 130 | 31.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →