Manchester United vs Portsmouth

Premier League

Man United

18-8-2

2-1

Final

Portsmouth

8-6-14

Old Trafford

TV: Fubo

Match pulse

MANAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'POR

55%Possession45%

13Shots8

6On target4

4Corners3

4Saves6

15Fouls15

Who won: Man United 2-1

Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2-1 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Wayne Rooney (8', 81'). Goals for Portsmouth: Gary O'Neil (47').

Play by play

91'
FULL TIME: Rooney's goal ten minutes from time ended half-an-hour of frustration for United. Chelsea's lead is cut to six points at the top of the Premiership.
90'
Giggs almost gets on the end of a Smith knock-down, but De Zeeuw clears.
89'
Lua Lua takes control of a short free-kick and lashes a shot high over the bar from 30 yards out.
87'
Giggs latches on to a Smith lay-off and crashes a volley so very high over the bar. He looks ashamed of himself, and rightly so.
86'
Kamara breaks in to the box but can't find a Portsmouth man with his low cross. Mezague then thumps a shot against his own man; it looked to be flying in to the top corner.
85'
67,989 fans have watched the game inside Old Trafford this evening - a record attendance for a Premiership match.
83'
SUB: Van Nistelrooy off, Fortune on. A move to close out the match from Ferguson.
82'
Kamara comes on for Portsmouth as they bid to try and snatch another equaliser. It looks unlikely, but you never know.
81'
A great deal of relief around Old Trafford at the moment. To be fair, United thoroughly deserve all the points; they have dominated the possession all game.
80'
GOAL! Van Nistelrooy finds Rooney on the edge of the box, and the England man drifts past Stefanovic before staying calm and picking his spot with a side-foot finish past Chalkias.
79'
The visitors are using all the tactics they can think of to waste a bit of time and snatch the draw.
78'
Neville was angered by a two-footed challenge from Taylor, but replays showed that the Portsmouth man got the ball.
77'
Neville and Taylor shove each other after a strong challenge from the Portsmouth man. Both are yellow carded.
76'
A Rooney volley from the edge of the box is blocked by De Zeeuw; a very important effort from the Portsnmouth captain.
75'
Yakubu and Heinze exchange words after the striker fouled the left-back, but play goes on. United are looking increasingly frantic.
74'
It takes a great last-ditch tackle from Griffin to stop Rooney in full flight, before Van Nistelrooy's first effort of the game - a looping header - is easily saved by Chalkias.
73'
Yakubu takes the ball in to the corner, and make-shift left-back Van Nistelrooy clatters in to him to give away a free-kick.
72'
More sharp passing on the edge of the box from United but they still can't fashion a chance.
71'
It's a bit of a seige at the moment. Giggs sprints down the left, his cross is put out for a corner by De Zeeuw.
69'
Mezague almost puts Taylor in trouble with a sloppy pass, but the left-back sweeps up well. Portsmouth still need to be careful.
68'
Rooney teams up with Ronaldo to work some space before crashing a low shot just wide. Rooney is looking like the man most likely to provide the spark for the home side.
67'
Portsmouth win a corner from a swift counter-attack. Stone flights the ball in, but United head clear.
66'
United are currently playing 4-4-2, with Smith and O'Shea as the central midfielders. Not an orthodox line-up for the home side.
65'
A foul 25 yards out gives Giggs the chance to stamp his mark on the game early, but he whips his free kick well wide.
64'
SUB: Scholes off, Giggs on. It's a surprise to see Scholes going off; he's been good this evening.