Man United 3-0 Fulham - February 18, 2009 / Premier League 2008/2009
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MU
12' - Goal
Paul Scholes12
30' - Goal
Dimitar Berbatov30
MU
61' - Substitution
Dimitar Berbatovis substituted by Wayne Rooney61
62' - Substitution
John O'Sheais substituted by Jonny Evans62 63' - Goal
Wayne Rooney63
67' - Substitution
John Paintsilis substituted by Olivier Dacourt
69' - Substitution
Michael Carrickis substituted by Darron Gibson69
80' - Substitution
Danny Murphyis substituted by Robert Milsom
86' - Substitution
Zoltán Gerais substituted by Wayne Brown
FUL
FUL
Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Edwin Van der Sar | 38 | 174 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rio Ferdinand | 30 | 296 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nemanja Vidic | 27 | 134 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John O'Shea | 62 | 27 | 320 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Patrice Evra | 27 | 125 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Carrick | 69 | 27 | 126 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ji-sung Park | 27 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Scholes | 12 | 34 | 590 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dimitar Berbatov | 3061 | 28 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Carlos Tévez | 25 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 24 | 273 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
205
Fulham
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mark Schwarzer | 36 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Paintsil | 67 | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Brede Hangeland | 27 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aaron Hughes | 29 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Toni Kallio | 30 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Baird | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Murphy | 80 | 31 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Simon Davies | 29 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Zoltán Gera | 86 | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bobby Zamora | 28 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Clint Dempsey | 25 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
42
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Jonny Evans | 62 | 21 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Darron Gibson | 69 | 21 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Wayne Rooney | 6361 | 23 | 219 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Olivier Dacourt | 67 | 34 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Wayne Brown | 86 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Robert Milsom | 80 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Dimitar Berbatov
IN
Ryan Giggs
OUT
Paul Scholes
IN
Darren Fletcher
OUT
Edwin Van der Sar
IN
Ben Foster
OUT
Carlos Tévez
IN
Nani
OUT
Nemanja Vidic
IN
Jonny Evans
OUT
John O'Shea
IN
Rafael
OUT
Michael Carrick
IN
Darron Gibson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Chris Baird
IN
Paul Konchesky
OUT
Bobby Zamora
IN
Andy Johnson
OUT
Clint Dempsey
IN
Erik Nevland
OUT
John Paintsil
IN
Olivier Dacourt
OUT
Toni Kallio
IN
Fredrik Stoor
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
67
1256
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
Ferguson vs Fulham
14 victories
3 draws
1 loss
Ferguson vs Hodgson
5 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
61
49
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Hodgson vs Man United
0 victory
0 draw
5 losses
Hodgson vs Ferguson
0 victory
0 draw
5 losses
Referee
Andre Marriner
30 victories |
6 draws |
12 losses |
Man United48 matches | General total | Fulham27 matches | 5 victories |
8 draws |
14 losses |
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Man United2 matches | Season total | Fulham3 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
2 losses |
| Latest figure on May 04, 2023 | Latest figure on March 13, 2021 | |||||||
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Key figures
No Manchester United manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Sir Alex Ferguson has done less than 0.9 goals conceded per game .
Man United keeps its 16 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 18/12/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 14/01/2006-09/04/2006 time period (17 matches).
Only back at the time of Sir Matt Busby head of Manchester United (28/12/1970-02/06/1971), you can see a manager go over Sir Alex Ferguson with 1.82 goals scored per game in Premier League (1.98).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VManchester United 1-0 Middlesbrough29/12/2008 | VManchester United 3-0 Chelsea11/01/2009 | VManchester United 1-0 Wigan14/01/2009 | VManchester United 4-2 Derby County20/01/2009 | VManchester United 2-1 Tottenham24/01/2009 | VManchester United 1-0 Everton31/01/2009 |
| Overall | VManchester United 4-2 Derby County20/01/2009 | VManchester United 2-1 Tottenham24/01/2009 | VWest Bromwich Albion 0-5 Manchester United27/01/2009 | VManchester United 1-0 Everton31/01/2009 | VWest Ham 0-1 Manchester United08/02/2009 | VDerby County 1-4 Manchester United15/02/2009 |
Current form
| Away | DTottenham 0-0 Fulham26/12/2008 | VSheffield Wednesday 1-2 Fulham03/01/2009 | LWest Ham 3-1 Fulham18/01/2009 | LSunderland 1-0 Fulham27/01/2009 | DWigan 0-0 Fulham07/02/2009 | DSwansea 1-1 Fulham14/02/2009 |
| Overall | LWest Ham 3-1 Fulham18/01/2009 | VKettering 2-4 Fulham24/01/2009 | LSunderland 1-0 Fulham27/01/2009 | VFulham 3-1 Portsmouth31/01/2009 | DWigan 0-0 Fulham07/02/2009 | DSwansea 1-1 Fulham14/02/2009 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 6 | 9 |
| Unbeaten streak | 26 | 9 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 15 |
| Scoring streak | 17 | 9 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
1 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
74 |
|
1 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
8 |
Results
|
24 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
23 |
|
11 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
17 |
Victories (Competition total) |
7 |
|
10 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
7 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
|
41 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
22 |
|
25 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
10 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
19 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
1.71 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.96 |
|
2.27 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.25 |
|
0.42 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.83 |
|
0.36 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.83 |
Betting aid
|
7 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
18 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
9 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
10 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
6 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
10 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
39 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
23 |
|
12 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
2 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | Andy Johnson |  |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Ki-hyeon Seol |  |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Danny Murphy | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Jimmy Bullard |  |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 4 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 3 goals, 2 assists during the last 6 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Erik Nevland |  |
Historical head to head
Home
74 gf
29 ga
Away
54 gf
45 ga
Total
128 gf
74 ga
Historical head to head
Home
45 gf
54 ga
Away
29 gf
74 ga
Total
74 gf
128 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
March 26, 1960 |
| Home | 5 - 1 |
August 20, 2006 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
October 25, 2003 |
| Away | 3 - 1 |
October 25, 2003 |
Latest head to head
March 01, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008
December 03, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008
February 24, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007
August 20, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007
February 04, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006
Best historical scorers against Fulham
 |
Bobby Charlton | 10 goals | 1958 - 1968 |
 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 10 goals | 2001 - 2005 |
 |
David Herd | 9 goals | 1961 - 1965 |
|
Cristiano Ronaldo | 7 goals | 2005 - 2007 |
 |
Alex Dawson | 5 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
 |
Dennis Viollet | 4 goals | 1959 - 1961 |
Best historical scorers against Man United
 |
Pat O'Connell | 3 goals | 1960 - 1963 |
 |
Brian McBride | 2 goals | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Johnny Haynes | 2 goals | 1964 - 1964 |
 |
Steve Marlet | 2 goals | 2001 - 2002 |
 |
Steed Malbranque | 2 goals | 2003 - 2004 |
|
Steve Earle | 2 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
Players with most games played vs Fulham
|
Bobby Charlton | 20 matches | 1958 - 1968 |
 |
Bill Foulkes | 19 matches | 1958 - 1968 |
|
Paul Scholes | 13 matches | 2001 - 2008 |
 |
Shay Brennan | 13 matches | 1958 - 1965 |
|
Tony Dunne | 13 matches | 1961 - 1968 |
 |
Ryan Giggs | 13 matches | 2001 - 2007 |
Players with most games played vs Man United
 |
George Cohen | 14 matches | 1960 - 1967 |
|
Johnny Haynes | 12 matches | 1960 - 1968 |
|
Steed Malbranque | 11 matches | 2001 - 2006 |
 |
Tony Macedo | 11 matches | 1961 - 1968 |
 |
Luis Boa Morte | 10 matches | 2001 - 2006 |
 |
Bobby Robson | 10 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
They played in both sides
275 matches
39 matches
173 matches
154 matches
145 matches
1 match
124 matches
141 matches
80 matches
59 matches
6 matches
24 matches
They played in both sides
173 matches
154 matches
124 matches
141 matches
80 matches
59 matches
275 matches
39 matches
3 matches
34 matches
6 matches
24 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 30, 2008
August 31, 2008
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