Man Utd vs. Fulham: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Fulham and Manchester United went head-to-head at Craven Cottage on the Premier League's fifth gameweek, with the two under pressure sides having to settle for a point each after a 1-1 draw.

Alvaro Arbeloa's side took the lead after a calamitous Man Utd own-goal, only for Matheus Cunha to score a deflected strike in the final minutes to snatch a point for Michael Carrick's men.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Manchester United and Fulham.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 97

Man Utd wins: 59

Draws: 22

Fulham wins: 16

Manchester United unsurprisingly lead the overall head-to-head record against Fulham, having won 59 of their previous 97 meetings, suffering only 16 defeats in the process, while there have also been 22 draws.

The first-ever league meeting between the two teams came back in October 1922, with the contest finishing 1-1, and four of the opening six contests between the pair actually finished level, including two games in the FA Cup.

The Premier League era has been dominated by Man United, though, with the 20-time English champions triumphing in 27 of their 39 contests with Fulham in that particular competition, suffering just four defeats in the process.

The first-ever Premier League game between the two sides took place in August 2001, with Man United recording a 3-2 victory at Old Trafford, which included a double from Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Fulham were actually victorious when the two teams met in the league in February 2024, with the London outfit recording a 2-1 win at Old Trafford courtesy of a late effort from Alex Iwobi.

That success was the capital outfit's first league victory over Man United since December 2009, and it proved to be just their second-ever Premier League win at Old Trafford.

During the 2023-24 campaign, Man United won 1-0 at Craven Cottage, with Bruno Fernandes netting the only goal of the contest in second-half stoppage time.

The Red Devils were then victorious on the opening matchday of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign, with Joshua Zirkzee scoring on his debut in a 1-0 home success at Old Trafford.

Fulham were bidding to make it back-to-back away league wins over Man United for the first time in their history, and Marco Silva's side had a number of positive moments during the opening-night contest.

However, Zirkzee, who arrived from Bologna over the summer, came off the bench to register on his Man United debut, with the Netherlands international turning a low cross from Alejandro Garnacho into the back of the net from close range to secure a vital three points for the home side.

The Red Devils also prevailed by the same scoreline away from home in January 2025, but Fulham had their revenge in knockout circumstances a couple of months later, dumping Ruben Amorim's men out of the FA Cup on penalties in the fifth round after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

Then, in August 2025, Man United were aiming to make it nine straight away wins against Fulham in the Premier League, only to be pegged back in another two-goal stalemate.

However, the Red Devils put things right in February 2026, edging a close contest 3-2 at Old Trafford by virtue of Benjamin Sesko's last-gasp winner.

Fulham looked to have secured their revenge as they led 1-0 at Craven Cottage heading into the final minutes in September 2026, but as happens so often in this fixture, another late goal was scored as Cunha's deflected effort snatched a late point for Manchester United.

Wayne Rooney is the all-time leading goalscorer in this particular fixture, finding the back of the net on 10 occasions, while Van Nistelrooy managed eight and Cristiano Ronaldo seven.