Saturday 24 January 1998

Won

Man Utd
5–1
Walsall

10′
Cole
39′
Solskjær
66′
Cole
68′
Solskjær
74′
Johnsen
72′
Boli
0′HTFT
  1. 10' Andy Cole
  2. 39' Ole Gunnar Solskjær
  3. 66' Andy Cole
  4. 68' Ole Gunnar Solskjær
  5. 72' Roger Boli
  6. 74' Ronny Johnsen

Starting XI

9Cole×213McClair20Solskjær×2
18Scholes↓ 69′23Thornley↓ 65′7Beckham
3Irwin↓ 25′5Johnsen12Neville21Berg
1Schmeichel

4-3-3 — approximate shape; some positions inferred from career data, not this match

Substitutes

Verified from 30 cited sources and the canonical match record.