Premiership · Matchday 31
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
4–1
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 31st March 2007 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (61'), Michael Carrick (72'), Ji-Sung Park (83') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 28' John O'Shea for Vidic
- 29' Matthew Derbyshire 0–1
- 44' David Dunn
- Half Time
- 46' Gabriel Heinze
- 61' Paul Scholes 1–1
- 71' Morten Pedersen
- 72' Michael Carrick 2–1
- 83' Ji-Sung Park 3–1
- 84' Alan Smith for Giggs
- 84' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Ronaldo
- 88' Brett Emerton
- 90' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 4–1
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 14 matches in all competitions.
- A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 76,098.
- Nemanja Vidic made his 50th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Paul Scholes' 7th goal of 2006-2007, and his 134th for United.
- Michael Carrick's 3rd goal of 2006-2007, and his 3rd for United.
- Ji-Sung Park's 5th goal of 2006-2007, and his 7th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
John O'Shea
28' for Vidic
Alan Smith
84' for Giggs
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
90' 84' for Ronaldo
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Brad Friedel G
5 Tugay Kerimoglu M
6 Ryan Nelsen D
7 Brett Emerton M
10 Benni McCarthy F
12 Morten Pedersen M
15 Aaron Mokoena D
19 David Dunn M
21 Christopher Samba D
22 Stephen Warnock D
27 Matt Derbyshire F ⚽
Substitutes
9 Shabani Nonda
13 Peter Enckelman
16 Stephane Henchoz
30 Jason Roberts on
31 Sergio Peter on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Mark Hughes
Blackburn Rovers
Match Information
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 101 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 101 times: 44W 26D 31L.
25 Jan 2006 W 2–1 LC 1 Feb 2006 L 3–4 PL 11 Nov 2006 W 1–0 PL
31 Mar 2007 W 4–1 This match
11 Nov 2007 W 2–0 PL 19 Apr 2008 D 1–1 PL 4 Oct 2008 W 2–0 PL | 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 →