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 "updated": "2026-10-19",
 "after_match": "Leeds 1-1 Man Utd (18 October 2026)",
 "scope": "All competitive matches, all competitions (league, FA Cup, League Cup, Europe, Charity/Community Shield, 1890s Test Matches). Friendlies excluded: neither main source includes them. Games decided on penalties count as draws.",
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   "name": "MUFCINFO opponent head-to-head pages (competitive first-team matches only; updated to 18 Oct 2026)",
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  },
  {
   "name": "Soccerbase head-to-head (competitive matches; updated to 18 Oct 2026)",
   "url": "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=142"
  },
  {
   "name": "Wikipedia: Manchester derby (H2H table as of 13 Sep 2026)",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_derby"
  },
  {
   "name": "Wikipedia: Leeds United F.C.-Manchester United F.C. rivalry (H2H table as of 18 Oct 2026)",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C.%E2%80%93Manchester_United_F.C._rivalry"
  },
  {
   "name": "Wikipedia: 2026-27 Premier League (club list)",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026%E2%80%9327_Premier_League"
  },
  {
   "name": "NBC Sports: Premier League teams 2026-27 (club list)",
   "url": "https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/news/sports/soccer/premier-league-teams-2026-27/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Wikipedia: 2026-27 Manchester United F.C. season (current-season results)",
   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026%E2%80%9327_Manchester_United_F.C._season"
  }
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   "club": "Arsenal",
   "p": 245,
   "w": 100,
   "d": 55,
   "l": 90,
   "gf": 368,
   "ga": 349,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-01-25",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Arsenal 2-3 Man Utd"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/arsenal",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=142"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Aston Villa",
   "p": 202,
   "w": 108,
   "d": 42,
   "l": 52,
   "gf": 372,
   "ga": 259,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-03-15",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Man Utd 3-1 Aston Villa"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/aston-villa",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=154"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Bournemouth",
   "p": 26,
   "w": 14,
   "d": 7,
   "l": 5,
   "gf": 52,
   "ga": 31,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-03-20",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Bournemouth 2-2 Man Utd"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/bournemouth",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=359"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Brentford",
   "p": 23,
   "w": 12,
   "d": 3,
   "l": 8,
   "gf": 46,
   "ga": 39,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-04-27",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Man Utd 2-1 Brentford"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/brentford",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=378"
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  {
   "club": "Brighton & Hove Albion",
   "p": 39,
   "w": 22,
   "d": 6,
   "l": 11,
   "gf": 65,
   "ga": 40,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-09-16",
    "competition": "EFL Cup",
    "result": "Man Utd 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/brighton",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=381"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": "Last meeting was the EFL Cup third round."
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  {
   "club": "Chelsea",
   "p": 199,
   "w": 82,
   "d": 61,
   "l": 56,
   "gf": 312,
   "ga": 238,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-04-18",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Chelsea 0-1 Man Utd"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/chelsea",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=536"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Coventry City",
   "p": 84,
   "w": 43,
   "d": 18,
   "l": 23,
   "gf": 140,
   "ga": 83,
   "last": {
    "date": "2024-04-21",
    "competition": "FA Cup",
    "result": "Man Utd 3-3 Coventry City (United won 4-2 on penalties, Wembley)"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/coventry-city",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=621"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": "Last meeting was the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley (neutral venue). Man Utd won 4-2 on penalties, but it counts as a draw here."
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  {
   "club": "Crystal Palace",
   "p": 70,
   "w": 43,
   "d": 14,
   "l": 13,
   "gf": 119,
   "ga": 65,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Man Utd 2-1 Crystal Palace"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/crystal-palace",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=646"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Everton",
   "p": 216,
   "w": 97,
   "d": 50,
   "l": 69,
   "gf": 326,
   "ga": 292,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-09-06",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Everton 2-2 Man Utd"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/everton",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=942"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Fulham",
   "p": 97,
   "w": 59,
   "d": 23,
   "l": 15,
   "gf": 190,
   "ga": 103,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-09-20",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Fulham 1-1 Man Utd"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/fulham",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=1055",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904%E2%80%9305_FA_Cup"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": "Soccerbase has 94 games (W59 D21 L14) because it leaves out the 1904-05 FA Cup intermediate-round tie (2-2, 0-0, then a 0-1 second replay at Villa Park in Jan 1905). Wikipedia's 1904-05 FA Cup page and 11v11 confirm those three games, so they are included. League figures match exactly (W50 D18 L13). Soccerbase's page lists only post-2009 matches, so its goal totals could not be checked line by line; GF/GA come from mufcinfo and agree with Soccerbase's totals once the 1905 tie is removed."
  },
  {
   "club": "Hull City",
   "p": 33,
   "w": 21,
   "d": 5,
   "l": 7,
   "gf": 62,
   "ga": 30,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-08-22",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Hull City 2-0 Man Utd"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/hull-city",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=1310"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Ipswich Town",
   "p": 60,
   "w": 31,
   "d": 10,
   "l": 19,
   "gf": 100,
   "ga": 71,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-08-30",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Man Utd 5-2 Ipswich Town"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/ipswich-town",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=1372"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Leeds United",
   "p": 116,
   "w": 50,
   "d": 39,
   "l": 27,
   "gf": 171,
   "ga": 118,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-10-18",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Leeds United 1-1 Man Utd"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/leeds-united",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=1524",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C.%E2%80%93Manchester_United_F.C._rivalry"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": "mufcinfo shows 118 games (W51 D39 L28, 174-122) because it counts two 1905-06 Second Division games against Leeds City, a different club that was dissolved in 1919. Those are left out here. That gives 116 games, which matches Soccerbase and the Wikipedia Leeds-Man Utd rivalry table (as of 18 Oct 2026)."
  },
  {
   "club": "Liverpool",
   "p": 218,
   "w": 85,
   "d": 61,
   "l": 72,
   "gf": 296,
   "ga": 294,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-05-03",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Man Utd 3-2 Liverpool"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/liverpool",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=1563"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": "Includes 1890s Test Matches and Charity/Community Shields."
  },
  {
   "club": "Manchester City",
   "p": 199,
   "w": 81,
   "d": 55,
   "l": 63,
   "gf": 280,
   "ga": 279,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-09-13",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Man Utd 0-1 Man City"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/manchester-city",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=1718",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_derby"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": "Soccerbase has 198 games (W80, 275-278) because it leaves out the 3 Oct 1891 FA Cup game, Newton Heath 5-1 Ardwick (City's predecessor). It also gives wrong dates for three cup games. mufcinfo and the Wikipedia Manchester derby table (as of 13 Sep 2026) both have 199 games, W81 D55 L63, 280-279."
  },
  {
   "club": "Newcastle United",
   "p": 183,
   "w": 93,
   "d": 41,
   "l": 49,
   "gf": 351,
   "ga": 259,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-03-04",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Newcastle United 2-1 Man Utd"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/newcastle-united",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=1823"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Nottingham Forest",
   "p": 116,
   "w": 55,
   "d": 25,
   "l": 36,
   "gf": 206,
   "ga": 148,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-05-17",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Man Utd 3-2 Nottingham Forest"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/nottingham-forest",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=1845"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "club": "Sunderland",
   "p": 147,
   "w": 67,
   "d": 38,
   "l": 42,
   "gf": 254,
   "ga": 208,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-05-09",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Sunderland 0-0 Man Utd"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/sunderland",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=2493"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "notes": "Includes 1890s Test Matches."
  },
  {
   "club": "Tottenham Hotspur",
   "p": 208,
   "w": 96,
   "d": 54,
   "l": 58,
   "gf": 327,
   "ga": 275,
   "last": {
    "date": "2026-10-10",
    "competition": "Premier League",
    "result": "Man Utd 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur"
   },
   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/opponents/tottenham-hotspur",
    "https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=1724&team2_id=2590"
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   "verified": true,
   "notes": ""
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