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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 135
Southampton wins: 28
Draws: 37
Man Utd wins: 70
Southampton and Manchester United have faced each other a total of 135 times across all competitions, with the Red Devils comfortably leading the head-to-head record having posted 70 wins to the Saints' 28, while there have also been 37 draws between these two teams.
Almost 128 years have passed since these two clubs faced off for the very first time back in August 1897, when Southampton played out a 1-1 draw with Man United (known back then as Newton Heath) in the FA Cup second round.
Newton Heath won the reverse fixture 2-1 at Bank Street, before Southampton claimed their first win over the Red Devils in March 1923 by the same scoreline in a Division Two clash at Old Trafford.
In the Premier League era (since 1992-93), Man United have faced the Southampton 50 times, winning 31, drawing seven and losing 12, while they also boast an impressive record in cup competitions during this period, winning all five meetings across the FA Cup and EFL Cup by an aggregate score of 14-3.
The only time these two teams have faced off in a final was in February 2017 when Jose Mourinho's Man United beat Claude Puel's Southampton 3-2 in an entertaining EFL Cup showpiece at Wembley Stadium, where Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice including an 87th-minute winner.
In the 21st century, Southampton have only beaten Man United four times in 39 meetings across all tournaments. Their last victory against the Red Devils was in January 2016 when Charlie Austin scored the only goal in a surprise 1-0 Premier League victory at Old Trafford.
Since then, the Saints have failed to beat the Red Devils in any of their last 17 encounters, losing nine and drawing eight. Man United's secured the joint-biggest win in Premier League history over Southampton when they demolished the Saints 9-0 on home soil in February 2021.
Three of the last six meetings since have ended all square, but Man United came out on top the last time they squared off in January 2025, securing a 3-1 comeback victory in the Premier League at Old Trafford courtesy of a 12-minute hat-trick from Amad Diallo.
Previous meetings
Jan 16, 2025: Man Utd 3-1 Southampton (Premier League)
Sep 14, 2024: Southampton 0-3 Man Utd (Premier League)
Mar 12, 2023: Man Utd 0-0 Southampton (Premier League)
Aug 27, 2022: Southampton 0-1 Man Utd (Premier League)
Feb 12, 2022: Man Utd 1-1 Southampton (Premier League)
Aug 22, 2021: Southampton 1-1 Man Utd (Premier League)
Feb 02, 2021: Man Utd 9-0 Southampton (Premier League)
Nov 29, 2020: Southampton 2-3 Man Utd (Premier League)
Jul 13, 2020: Man Utd 2-2 Southampton (Premier League)
Aug 31, 2019: Southampton 1-1 Man Utd (Premier League)
Mar 02, 2019: Man Utd 3-2 Southampton (Premier League)
Dec 01, 2018: Southampton 2-2 Man Utd (Premier League)
Dec 30, 2017: Man Utd 0-0 Southampton (Premier League)
Sep 23, 2017: Southampton 0-1 Man Utd (Premier League)
May 17, 2017: Southampton 0-0 Man Utd (Premier League)
Feb 26, 2017: Man Utd 3-2 Southampton (EFL Cup Final)
Aug 19, 2016: Man Utd 2-0 Southampton (Premier League)
Jan 23, 2016: Man Utd 0-1 Southampton (Premier League)
Sep 20, 2015: Southampton 2-3 Man Utd (Premier League)
Jan 11, 2015: Man Utd 0-1 Southampton (Premier League)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Jan 16, 2025: Man Utd 3-1 Southampton (Premier League)
Sep 14, 2024: Southampton 0-3 Man Utd (Premier League)
Mar 12, 2023: Man Utd 0-0 Southampton (Premier League)
Aug 27, 2022: Southampton 0-1 Man Utd (Premier League)
Feb 12, 2022: Man Utd 1-1 Southampton (Premier League)
Aug 22, 2021: Southampton 1-1 Man Utd (Premier League)
Feb 02, 2021: Man Utd 9-0 Southampton (Premier League)
Nov 29, 2020: Southampton 2-3 Man Utd (Premier League)
Jul 13, 2020: Man Utd 2-2 Southampton (Premier League)
Aug 31, 2019: Southampton 1-1 Man Utd (Premier League)
Oliver Thomas
