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Man United 2-0 Portsmouth - January 30, 2008 / Premier League 2007/2008

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Premier League 2007/2008 - Round 24

Old Trafford - Manchester - England

January 30, 2008

75 415

Man United

2 - 0

Portsmouth

(right foot) Cristiano Ronaldo

10'

(free kick) Cristiano Ronaldo

12'

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10' - Goal Cristiano Ronaldo10

12' - Goal Cristiano Ronaldo12

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46' - Substitution Sylvain Distinis substituted by Arnold Mvuemba photo Hermann Hreidarsson

46' - Substitution Laurenis substituted by Hermann Hreidarsson

62' - Substitution Paul Scholesis substituted by Anderson62

73' - Substitution Cristiano Ronaldois substituted by Owen Hargreaves photo Carlos Tévez

73' - Substitution Wayne Rooneyis substituted by Carlos Tévez73

79' - Substitution Milan Barosis substituted by Richard Hughes

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Man United

2 - 0

Portsmouth

Man United Portsmouth

Team line-ups

Man United

1 Van der Sar

Edwin Van der Sar

Netherlands

B.date29/10/1970

Age37 years

H1m97

positionGoalkeeper

6 Brown

Wes Brown

England

B.date13/10/1979

Age28 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

5 Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand

England

B.date07/11/1978

Age29 years

H1m95

positionCentral defender

15 Vidic

Nemanja Vidic

Serbia

B.date21/10/1981

Age26 years

H1m89

positionRight central defender

3 Evra

Patrice Evra

France

B.date15/05/1981

Age26 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

16 Carrick

Michael Carrick

England

B.date28/07/1981

Age26 years

H1m82

positionDefensive Midfielder

18 Scholes62

Paul Scholes

England

B.date16/11/1974

Age33 years

H1m71

positionCentre Midfield

13 Park

Ji-sung Park

South Korea

B.date25/02/1981

Age26 years

H1m77

positionMidfield

7 Ronaldo101273

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal

B.date05/02/1985

Age22 years

H1m85

positionRight Winger

10 Rooney73

Wayne Rooney

England

B.date24/10/1985

Age22 years

H1m76

positionStriker

17 Nani

Nani

Portugal

B.date17/11/1986

Age21 years

H1m75

positionRight Winger

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Edwin Van der Sar		37	123	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Wes Brown		28	281	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Rio Ferdinand		29	246	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Nemanja Vidic		26	82	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Patrice Evra		26	79	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Michael Carrick		26	79	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Paul Scholes	62	33	550	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	M	Ji-sung Park		26	69	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	F	Cristiano Ronaldo	101273	22	218	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Wayne Rooney	73	22	169	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Nani		21	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

175

Portsmouth

James

David James

England

B.date01/08/1970

Age37 years

H1m93

positionGoalkeeper

Distin46

Sylvain Distin

France

B.date16/12/1977

Age30 years

H1m91

positionLeft central defender

Campbell

Sol Campbell

England

B.date18/09/1974

Age33 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

Pamarot

Noé Pamarot

France

B.date14/04/1979

Age28 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Lauren46

Lauren

Cameroon

B.date19/01/1977

Age31 years

H1m80

positionRight full-back

Johnson

Glen Johnson

England

B.date23/08/1984

Age23 years

H1m81

positionRight full-back

Diarra

Lassana Diarra

France

B.date10/03/1985

Age22 years

H1m73

positionDefensive Midfielder

Kranjcar

Niko Kranjcar

Croatia

B.date13/08/1984

Age23 years

H1m86

positionMidfield

Davis

Sean Davis

England

B.date20/09/1979

Age28 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

Baros79

Milan Baros

Czech Republic

B.date28/10/1981

Age26 years

H1m83

positionStriker

Benjani

Zimbabwe

B.date13/08/1978

Age29 years

H1m82

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	David James		37	68	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Sylvain Distin	46	30	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Sol Campbell		33	56	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Noé Pamarot		28	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Lauren	46	31	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Glen Johnson		23	48	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Lassana Diarra		22	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Niko Kranjcar		23	52	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sean Davis		28	68	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Milan Baros	79	26	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Benjani		29	77	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
4	M	Owen Hargreaves	73	27	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Anderson	62	19	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
32	F	Carlos Tévez	73	23	28	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

			Age	Match num	Note
D	Hermann Hreidarsson	46	33	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Arnold Mvuemba	46	23	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Richard Hughes	79	28	103	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Nani

Ryan Giggs

OUT

Paul Scholes

Owen Hargreaves

OUT

Nemanja Vidic

John O'Shea

OUT

Ji-sung Park

Carlos Tévez

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Sol Campbell

Hermann Hreidarsson

OUT

Sean Davis

Pedro Mendes

OUT

Milan Baros

David Nugent

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Sir Alex Ferguson

1190

Success rate in this team:

58 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

57 %

Ferguson vs Portsmouth

13 victories

3 draws

3 losses

Latest figure on January 30, 2008

Ferguson vs Redknapp

18 victories

7 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on January 30, 2008

Manager

Age

Match num

Harry Redknapp

212

Success rate in this team:

44 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

Redknapp vs Man United

5 victories

7 draws

19 losses

Latest figure on January 30, 2008

Redknapp vs Ferguson

4 victories

7 draws

18 losses

Latest figure on January 30, 2008

Referee

Martin Atkinson

31 victories	12 draws	14 losses	Man United57 matches	General total	Portsmouth15 matches	4 victories	5 draws	6 losses
2 victories	0 draw	0 loss	Man United2 matches	Season total	Portsmouth3 matches	1 victory	0 draw	2 losses
Latest figure on May 22, 2022					Latest figure on May 07, 2011

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Key figures

Wayne Rooney played his game number 10 vs Portsmouth in his professional career

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 6 goals vs Portsmouth in Premier League with Manchester United

End of streak for Man United after 3 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Portsmouth at home (since 16/03/1931). It's a record streak. The first of history

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General ranking

+1	1	Manchester United	57 pts	24 rd
-1	2	Arsenal	57 pts	24 rd
	3	Chelsea	53 pts	24 rd
	4	Everton	43 pts	24 rd
	5	Aston Villa	41 pts	24 rd

General ranking

-1	7	Liverpool	40 pts	23 rd
	8	Blackburn	38 pts	24 rd
	9	Portsmouth	37 pts	24 rd
	10	West Ham	36 pts	23 rd
	11	Tottenham	28 pts	24 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester United 2-0 Fulham03/12/2007

VManchester United 4-1 Derby County08/12/2007

VManchester United 2-1 Everton23/12/2007

VManchester United 1-0 Birmingham City01/01/2008

VManchester United 6-0 Newcastle United12/01/2008

VManchester United 3-1 Tottenham27/01/2008

Overall

LWest Ham 2-1 Manchester United29/12/2007

VManchester United 1-0 Birmingham City01/01/2008

VAston Villa 0-2 Manchester United05/01/2008

VManchester United 6-0 Newcastle United12/01/2008

VReading 0-2 Manchester United19/01/2008

VManchester United 3-1 Tottenham27/01/2008

Current form

Away

VBirmingham City 0-2 Portsmouth24/11/2007

VAston Villa 1-3 Portsmouth08/12/2007

LLiverpool 4-1 Portsmouth22/12/2007

VReading 0-2 Portsmouth01/01/2008

VIpswich Town 0-1 Portsmouth05/01/2008

LSunderland 2-0 Portsmouth13/01/2008

Overall

LPortsmouth 0-1 Middlesbrough29/12/2007

VReading 0-2 Portsmouth01/01/2008

VIpswich Town 0-1 Portsmouth05/01/2008

LSunderland 2-0 Portsmouth13/01/2008

VPortsmouth 3-1 Derby County19/01/2008

VPortsmouth 2-1 Plymouth26/01/2008

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	12	5
Unbeaten streak	12	5
Drawless streak	16	9
Scoring streak	12	13
Conceding streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	2
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	2
Winless streak	1	0
Drawless streak	13	6
Scoring streak	0	2
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	1	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

2	General ranking (Competition total)	9
2	General ranking (Home / Away)	4
1	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	55
1	FBDB index ranking (National)	10

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

23	Number of games (Competition total)	23
12	Number of games (Home / Away)	12
17	Victories (Competition total)	10
11	Victories (Home / Away)	7
3	Draws (Competition total)	7
1	Draws (Home / Away)	1
3	Losses (Competition total)	6
0	Losses (Home / Away)	4

Goals

46	Goals scored (Competition total)	34
29	Goals scored (Home / Away)	20
11	Goals conceded (Competition total)	23
3	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	14
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.48
2.42	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.67
0.48	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1
0.25	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.17

Betting aid

9	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	8
5	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	5
14	Clean sheets (Competition total)	10
9	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	5
3	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	9
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	2
7	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	9
3	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	5
1-0 (3 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-0 (4 times)

Bookings

29	Yellow cards (Competition total)	40
14	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	24
1	Red cards (Competition total)	1
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Cristiano Ronaldo	17 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	12 goals	Benjani
Cristiano Ronaldo	12 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	5 goals	Benjani
Louis Saha	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Matthew Taylor
Cristiano Ronaldo	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Patrice Evra	1 assist	Player with most assists (Competition total)		-
Wayne Rooney	1 assist	Player with most assists (Home / Away)		-
Cristiano Ronaldo	17 goals, 1 assist during the last 16 matches	The fittest player	3 goals during the last match	Benjani

Historical head to head

Home

35 matches

22 v

7 d

6 l

68 gf

31 ga

Away

31 matches

9 v

10 d

12 l

36 gf

44 ga

Total

66 matches

31 v

17 d

18 l

104 gf

75 ga

Historical head to head

Home

31 matches

12 v

10 d

9 l

44 gf

36 ga

Away

35 matches

6 v

7 d

22 l

31 gf

68 ga

Total

66 matches

18 v

17 d

31 l

75 gf

104 ga

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	March 27, 1959
Home	6 - 1	March 27, 1959

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	October 19, 1957
Away	3 - 0	October 19, 1957

Latest head to head

August 15, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008

Portsmouth

1 - 1

Man United

April 07, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007

Portsmouth

2 - 1

Man United

January 27, 2007 - FA Cup 2006/2007

Man United

2 - 1

Portsmouth logo Portsmouth

November 04, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007

Man United

3 - 0

Portsmouth logo Portsmouth

February 11, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006

Portsmouth

1 - 3

Man United

Best historical scorers against Portsmouth

Bobby Charlton	5 goals	1959 - 1970
Wayne Rooney	5 goals	2005 - 2007
Ruud van Nistelrooy	4 goals	2003 - 2006
Cristiano Ronaldo	4 goals	2003 - 2006
Brian McClair	4 goals	1987 - 1994
Dennis Viollet	4 goals	1956 - 1959

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 01/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Man United

Steve Stone	2 goals	2003 - 2004
Matthew Taylor	2 goals	2006 - 2007
Paul Walsh	2 goals	1994 - 1994
David Unsworth	1 goal	2004 - 2004
Benjani	1 goal	2007 - 2007
Kevin Dillon	1 goal	1987 - 1987

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 01/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Portsmouth

Ryan Giggs	14 matches	1991 - 2007
Cristiano Ronaldo	9 matches	2003 - 2007
Paul Scholes	9 matches	2003 - 2007
Rio Ferdinand	9 matches	2003 - 2007
Wes Brown	8 matches	2003 - 2007
Brian McClair	7 matches	1987 - 1994

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 01/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Man United

Matthew Taylor	10 matches	2003 - 2007
Gary O'Neil	7 matches	2003 - 2007
Lomana Trésor LuaLua	7 matches	2004 - 2007
Dejan Stefanovic	7 matches	2003 - 2007
Linvoy Primus	6 matches	2003 - 2007
Benjani	5 matches	2006 - 2007

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 01/09/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Andy Cole

275 matches

22 matches

1995 - 2007

Lee Sharpe

265 matches

1 match

1988 - 2001

Teddy Sheringham

154 matches

38 matches

1997 - 2004

John Curtis

18 matches

7 matches

1997 - 2004

Total : 4 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/09/1988. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Teddy Sheringham

154 matches

38 matches

1997 - 2004

Andy Cole

275 matches

22 matches

1995 - 2007

John Curtis

18 matches

7 matches

1997 - 2004

Lee Sharpe

265 matches

1 match

1988 - 2001

Total : 4 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/09/1988. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

January 26, 2008

Aston Villa

1 1

Blackburn

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January 29, 2008

Arsenal

3 0

Newcastle United

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January 30, 2008

Derby County

1 1

Manchester City

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West Ham

1 0

Liverpool

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Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
+11	Manchester United	57	24	18	3	3	48	11	+37
-12	Arsenal	57	24	17	6	1	49	17	+32
3	Chelsea	53	24	16	5	3	37	16	+21
4	Everton	43	24	13	4	7	40	23	+17
5	Aston Villa	41	24	11	8	5	43	31	+12
+16	Manchester City	41	24	11	8	5	31	25	+6
-17	Liverpool	40	23	10	10	3	37	17	+20
8	Blackburn	38	24	10	8	6	32	31	+1
9	Portsmouth	37	24	10	7	7	34	25	+9
10	West Ham	36	23	10	6	7	29	21	+8
11	Tottenham	28	24	7	7	10	44	40	+4
12	Newcastle United	27	24	7	6	11	27	42	-15
13	Middlesbrough	25	24	6	7	11	21	37	-16
14	Sunderland	23	24	6	5	13	24	42	-18
15	Bolton Wanderers	22	24	5	7	12	24	34	-10
16	Reading	22	24	6	4	14	30	50	-20
17	Birmingham City	20	24	5	5	14	23	36	-13
18	Wigan	20	24	5	5	14	23	40	-17
19	Fulham	16	24	2	10	12	23	42	-19
20	Derby County	8	24	1	5	18	12	51	-39

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Man United 2-0 Portsmouth - January 30, 2008 / Premier League 2007/2008

Man United

2 - 0

Portsmouth

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Ferguson vs Portsmouth

Ferguson vs Redknapp

Manager

Redknapp vs Man United

Redknapp vs Ferguson

Referee

Videos

Comments

Key figures

General ranking

General ranking

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against Portsmouth

Best historical scorers against Man United

Players with most games played vs Portsmouth

Players with most games played vs Man United

They played in both sides

They played in both sides

Competition info

The other matches

Post-match general ranking