Manchester United 5 – 0 Sunderland

1. 36′GoalOle Gunnar SolskjærManchester United1 – 0
2. 43′Goal, penaltyEric Cantona (c)Manchester United2 – 0
3. 48′GoalOle Gunnar SolskjærManchester United3 – 0
4. 58′GoalNicky ButtManchester United4 – 0
5. 79′GoalEric Cantona (c)Manchester United5 – 0

According to Wikipedia: the scorers and minutes in the clubs' season articles, shown because each article's score equals this archive's and the scorers add up to it. Own goals are listed under the side they counted for.

Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Manchester United F.C. season”, revision 1366660527, read 16 Oct 2026; “1996–97 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1356622070, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.

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Scorers, attendance, referee

English Wikipedia, the clubs' season articles (secondary source, CC BY-SA 4.0), each checked against the stored result before use

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22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST (the archive's last successful import)

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27 May 2026

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22 Oct 2026, 14:47 BST

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