- 35' David Bentley
- 37' Louis Saha
- 41' David Bentley
- 45+3' Lucas Neill (penalty)
- 56' David Bentley
- 63' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 65' Ruud van Nistelrooy
Starting XI
5-2-3 — approximate shape; some positions inferred from career data, not this match
Substitutes
- Ruud van Nistelrooy×2on 54'
- Park Ji-sungon 54'
- Mikaël Silvestreon 76'
Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.
Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.
Manchester United went in as the favourite by rating, 1728 to Blackburn Rovers’s 1547.
Previous head-to-head results
98 previous meetings with Blackburn Rovers · 43% win rate
This exact result, before
Other away meetings with Blackburn Rovers that finished 3–4. Full head-to-head →
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attendance:supporting, opposition-goals, result, starting-lineup, united-scorers, used-substitutes
attendance:supporting, opposition-goals, result, starting-lineup, united-scorers, used-substitutes