Portsmouth v Manchester United, 25 August 2008

Score1-0 to Manchester United
RefereeChris Foy
CompetitionPremier League
VenueFratton Park
Attendance20,540

View Portsmouth v Manchester United head to head

KICK-OFF: 8.00pm

0 Portsmouth

1 Manchester United

Goals:

Goals:

Darren Fletcher 32 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David James
Defender Sol Campbell
Defender Sylvain Distin
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Armand Traoré
Midfielder Sean Davis
Midfielder Lassana Diarra
Midfielder Papa Bouba Diop
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Jermain Defoe

Starting lineup:

Edwin van der Sar Goalkeeper
Wes Brown Defender
Patrice Evra Defender
Rio Ferdinand Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Nemanja Vidić Defender
Anderson Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Paul Scholes Midfielder
Wayne Rooney Forward
Carlos Tevez Forward

Substitutions:

Jerome Thomas for Armand Traoré 56
John Utaka for Sean Davis 66

Substitutions:

Rodrigo Possebon for Anderson 76

Cards:

Papa Bouba Diop 18 Y
Jermain Defoe 80 Y

Cards:

Wes Brown 44 Y
Darren Fletcher 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown
Defender Hermann Hreidarsson
Defender/Midfielder Lauren
Midfielder Arnold Mvuemba
Midfielder Jerome Thomas
Midfielder/Forward John Utaka
Forward Ben Sahar

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak
Defender/Right back Rafael Da Silva
Defender Gary Neville
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Rodrigo Possebon
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Comments:

League position: 20th

Comments:

League position: 5th The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Manchester United’s goal against Portsmouth on 25th August has been confirmed as a Darren Fletcher goal. [re: Circular 1 - 5/11/2008]

0 Portsmouth

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David James
Defender Sol Campbell
Defender Sylvain Distin
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Armand Traoré
Midfielder Sean Davis
Midfielder Lassana Diarra
Midfielder Papa Bouba Diop
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Jermain Defoe

Substitutions:

Jerome Thomas for Armand Traoré 56
John Utaka for Sean Davis 66

Cards:

Papa Bouba Diop 18 Y
Jermain Defoe 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown
Defender Hermann Hreidarsson
Defender/Midfielder Lauren
Midfielder Arnold Mvuemba
Midfielder Jerome Thomas
Midfielder/Forward John Utaka
Forward Ben Sahar

Comments:

League position: 20th

1 Manchester United

Goals:

Darren Fletcher 32 G

Starting lineup:

Edwin van der Sar Goalkeeper
Wes Brown Defender
Patrice Evra Defender
Rio Ferdinand Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Nemanja Vidić Defender
Anderson Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Paul Scholes Midfielder
Wayne Rooney Forward
Carlos Tevez Forward

Substitutions:

Rodrigo Possebon for Anderson 76

Cards:

Wes Brown 44 Y
Darren Fletcher 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak
Defender/Right back Rafael Da Silva
Defender Gary Neville
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Rodrigo Possebon
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Comments:

League position: 5th The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Manchester United’s goal against Portsmouth on 25th August has been confirmed as a Darren Fletcher goal. [re: Circular 1 - 5/11/2008]