Manchester United vs Chelsea

Manchester United

2 - 1

Chelsea

🕒 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 3 · Chelsea 10

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

22 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.82
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	64%
Draws	14%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (11-5).
Chelsea controlled possession (59%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 24

Avg: 2.05 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 27

Avg: 1.68 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.21

PPG

1.37

2.05

1.68

1.26

1.42

58%

O2.5

74%

68%

BTTS

68%

79%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Manchester United rank3rd

Chelsea rank10th

Manchester United points71

Chelsea points52

Manchester United: #3 · 71 pts · GD +19

7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals12-8

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chelsea last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 0%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home89%

Manchester United clean sheet at home21%

Chelsea score away84%

Chelsea clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first79%

Manchester United win after scoring first80%

Chelsea score first26%

Chelsea win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 0% · Chelsea 58%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 25.5' · Chelsea 33.4'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.05 vs 1.53

Manchester United concede at home1.26 vs 1.22

Chelsea score away1.68 vs 1.22

Chelsea concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Manchester United score 34% above league average, while Chelsea score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 3% above league average at home, and Chelsea are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 12

31-45 9

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

371

550

Passes Accurate

292

466

Passes %

79%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' Robert Sánchez

6' ↑↓

↑↓

6' ⇄ Estêvão

1st substitution · For: F. Jörgensen

7' ↑↓

↑↓

7' ⇄ Pedro Neto

2nd substitution · For: T. Adarabioyo

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Bruno Fernandes

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Dorgu

17'

17' Casemiro

21' ↑↓

↑↓

21' ⇄ C. Palmer

3rd substitution · For: Andrey Santos

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Casemiro

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Maguire

44'

44' Marc Cucurella

45+5'

45+5' Casemiro

45+5'

45+5' Casemiro

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Šeško

1st substitution · For: M. Ugarte

48'

48' E. Fernández

50'

50' T. Chalobah

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ N. Mazraoui

2nd substitution · For: Matheus Cunha

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ W. Fofana

4th substitution · For: Tyrique George

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Marc Cucurella

5th substitution · For: M. Gusto

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ B. Mbeumo

3rd substitution · For: M. Mount

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ H. Maguire

4th substitution · For: L. Yoro

72'

72' Tyrique George

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

T. Chalobah

Normal Goal · Assist: R. James

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Bruno Fernandes

5th substitution · For: K. Mainoo

90+6'

90+6' T. Adarabioyo

Manchester United vs Chelsea 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday, 20 September 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Robert Sánchez received a red card for Chelsea at 5'. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 6', with Estêvão replacing F. Jörgensen. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 7', with Pedro Neto replacing T. Adarabioyo. Manchester United took the lead at 14' when Bruno Fernandes scored, with the assist credited to P. Dorgu, making the score 1-0. Casemiro received a yellow card for Manchester United at 17'. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 21', with C. Palmer replacing Andrey Santos. Manchester United extended the lead at 37' when Casemiro scored, with the assist credited to H. Maguire, making the score 2-0. Marc Cucurella received a yellow card for Chelsea at 44'. Casemiro received a yellow card for Manchester United at 45+5'. Casemiro received a red card for Manchester United at 45+5'.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Šeško replacing M. Ugarte. E. Fernández received a yellow card for Chelsea at 48'. T. Chalobah received a yellow card for Chelsea at 50'. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 64', with N. Mazraoui replacing Matheus Cunha. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 64', with W. Fofana replacing Tyrique George. Chelsea made their 5th substitution at 64', with Marc Cucurella replacing M. Gusto. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 69', with B. Mbeumo replacing M. Mount. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 70', with H. Maguire replacing L. Yoro. Tyrique George received a yellow card for Chelsea at 72'. Chelsea reduced the deficit at 80' when T. Chalobah scored, with the assist credited to R. James, making the score 2-1. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 87', with Bruno Fernandes replacing K. Mainoo. T. Adarabioyo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 90+6'.

Manchester United used 5 substitutions while Chelsea used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Chelsea got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.