Premiership · Matchday 23
Manchester United v Everton
1–0
Manchester United beat Everton 1–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 31st January 2009 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (44') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 44' Cristiano Ronaldo pen 1–0
- Half Time
- 56' Wesley Brown for G.Neville
- 75' Ryan Giggs for Fletcher
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
- A 7th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Darren Fletcher made his 200th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's 14th goal of 2008-2009, and his 105th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Everton Lineup
Starting XI
2 Tony Hibbert RB
3 Leighton Baines LB
5 Joleon Lescott CD-L
6 Phil Jagielka CD-R
10 Mikel Arteta CM-R
17 Tim Cahill F
18 Phil Neville CM-L
20 Steven Pienaar LM
21 Leon Osman RM
24 Tim Howard G
25 Marouane Fellaini RCF
Substitutes
1 Carlo Nash
4 Joseph Yobo
8 Segundo Castillo
15 Lars Jacobsen
26 Jack Rodwell
28 Victor Anichebe on
32 Dan Gosling
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David Moyes
Everton
Match Information
United vs Everton History
Meeting 177 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 177 times: 77W 39D 61L.
15 Sep 2007 W 1–0 PL 23 Dec 2007 W 2–1 PL 25 Oct 2008 D 1–1 PL
31 Jan 2009 W 1–0 This match
19 Apr 2009 D 0–0 FAC 21 Nov 2009 W 3–0 PL 20 Feb 2010 L 1–3 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 →