Manchester United v Birmingham City, 26 March 2006

Score3-0 to Manchester United
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance69,070
KICK-OFF: 4.00pm

Goals:

Ryan Giggs 3 G
Ryan Giggs 15 G
Wayne Rooney 83 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar
Defender Rio Ferdinand
Defender Gary Neville
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Nemanja Vidić
Midfielder Ryan Giggs
Forward Wayne Rooney
Forward Louis Saha

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Mario Melchiot Defender/Right back
Kenny Cunningham Defender
Martin Latka Defender
Stephen Clemence Midfielder
Jiří Jarošík Midfielder
Damien Johnson Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis Midfielder
Jermaine Pennant Midfielder
DJ Campbell Forward
Emile Heskey Forward

Substitutions:

PARK Ji-sung for Kieran Richardson 39
Ruud Van Nistelrooy for Louis Saha 73
Darren Fletcher for Ryan Giggs 77

Substitutions:

Olivier Tebily for Mario Melchiot 82
Alex Bruce for Stan Lazaridis 87
Neil Kilkenny for Emile Heskey 87

Cards:

Cards:

Martin Latka 25 Y
Jiří Jarošík 36 Y
Jermaine Pennant 45 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder PARK Ji-sung

On the bench:

Defender Alex Bruce
Defender Olivier Tebily
Midfielder Neil Kilkenny

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Tim Howard and Patrice Evra The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Manchester United’s first goal against Birmingham City on 26th March has been confirmed as a Ryan Giggs goal. [re: Circular 4 - 23/05/2006]

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Nico Vaesen and Mikael Forsell

Goals:

Ryan Giggs 3 G
Ryan Giggs 15 G
Wayne Rooney 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar
Defender Rio Ferdinand
Defender Gary Neville
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Nemanja Vidić
Midfielder Ryan Giggs
Forward Wayne Rooney
Forward Louis Saha

Substitutions:

PARK Ji-sung for Kieran Richardson 39
Ruud Van Nistelrooy for Louis Saha 73
Darren Fletcher for Ryan Giggs 77

Cards:

On the bench:

Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder PARK Ji-sung

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Tim Howard and Patrice Evra The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Manchester United’s first goal against Birmingham City on 26th March has been confirmed as a Ryan Giggs goal. [re: Circular 4 - 23/05/2006]

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Mario Melchiot Defender/Right back
Kenny Cunningham Defender
Martin Latka Defender
Stephen Clemence Midfielder
Jiří Jarošík Midfielder
Damien Johnson Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis Midfielder
Jermaine Pennant Midfielder
DJ Campbell Forward
Emile Heskey Forward

Substitutions:

Olivier Tebily for Mario Melchiot 82
Alex Bruce for Stan Lazaridis 87
Neil Kilkenny for Emile Heskey 87

Cards:

Martin Latka 25 Y
Jiří Jarošík 36 Y
Jermaine Pennant 45 Y

On the bench:

Defender Alex Bruce
Defender Olivier Tebily
Midfielder Neil Kilkenny

Comments:

League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Nico Vaesen and Mikael Forsell