Manchester United vs Charlton Athletic

Premier League
4-1
Final
Charlton
14-7-16
Old Trafford
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

MANAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CHA
70%Possession30%
21Shots4
14On target2
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0

Who won: Man United 4-1

Manchester United beat Charlton Athletic 4-1 on Saturday, May 3, 2003 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: David Beckham (11') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (32', 37', 53'). Goals for Charlton: Claus Jensen (13').

Play by play

  1. 90'

    And that's it as Halsey blows for full-time. United emphatic winners, 4-1. A match ball for Van Nistelrooy and an eight-point lead at the top

  2. 90'

    Silvestre rises 'from the deep' but nowhere near enough on the header.. Kiely collects

  3. 89'

    United press on to win a corner on the right though...

  4. 89'

    Sankofa heads away after great play between Forlan and Van Nistelrooy

  5. 88'

    Now Parker intervenes as Van Nistelrooy looks to find room for a shot

  6. 87'

    Beckham drives the freekick into the box and Fortune is the man to head clear with you-know-who lurking behind in the six-yard box

  7. 87'

    Van Nistelrooy brought crashing to the floor by Fortune's sliding challenge from behind. Yellow card

  8. 86'

    Veron fires in a low cross from the inside left - too quick for Forlan to control

  9. 85'

    On comes Jonatan Johansson, complete with bottle-blond streak, replacing Lisbie

  10. 84'

    ...Played back to Keane, who hammers over the top

  11. 83'

    Van Nistelrooy drops wide to the right before crossing for Forlan, who is shepherded away from danger but wins a corner nonetheless...

  12. 82'

    Jensen expasperated by ref Halsey's decision to award a freekick against him as Forlan tumbles. United play it around until Keane surges forward, looking for Van Nistelrooy but Young is back

  13. 80'

    Brown slides in to halt Lisbie's break down the Charlton left. United, enjoying the continual chorus from their supporters, content to sit back

  14. 79'

    Butt overhits looking for Beckham down the inside right

  15. 77'

    Double change for United as Forlan and Butt replace Giggs and Solskjaer... as Bart-Williams comes on for Euell

  16. 76'

    Giggs' driven cross is just too high for Van Nistelrooy

  17. 74'

    On comes Charlton youngster Sankofa as Curbishley rings the changes

  18. 73'

    Kiely collects Beckham's corner...

  19. 72'

    Beckham leads the break, but Solskjaer dallies. Keane arrives in support, unleashing a ferocious drive which Kiely has to palm over

  20. 71'

    Brown penalised for a shove on Powell wide on the Charlton left. Jensen clips in the freekick but Ferdinand is up to head clear

  21. 70'

    Silvestre cuts out Euell's chipped ball towards the United box. United counter through Giggs and Van Nistelrooy but Veron is crowded out

  22. 70'

    Veron replaces Scholes

  23. 69'

    Konchesky steps in to deny Keane as he runs onto Giggs' return ball into the box

  24. 68'

    Fortune heads clear after Scholes feeds Solskjaer on the right

  25. 67'

    Bartlett is the target at the far post but Brown is up to win it. Charlton probe again before teh South African is beaten in the air a second time