Manchester United v Chelsea, 20 September 2025

Score2-1 to Manchester United
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance74,124

View Manchester United v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 67 Manchester United won: 20 Drawn: 27 Chelsea won: 20 Manchester United scored: 87 Chelsea scored: 83 . This was the first time that both teams had a player sent off in the first half of a game in the Premier League since Crystal Palace versus Chelsea on 18 October 2014 (Damien Delaney and César Azpilicueta).

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Bruno Fernandes 14 G
Casemiro 37 G

Goals:

Trevoh Chalobah 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Forward Benjamin Seško

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Estêvão Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Manuel Ugarte for Benjamin Seško 46
Matheus Cunha for Noussair Mazraoui 65
Mason Mount for Bryan Mbeumo 69
Leny Yoro for Harry Maguire 70
Kobbie Mainoo for Bruno Fernandes 87

Substitutions:

Filip Jörgensen for Estêvão 6
Tosin Adarabioyo for Pedro Neto 7
Andrey Santos for Cole Palmer 21
Tyrique George for Wesley Fofana 64
Malo Gusto for Marc Cucurella 64

Cards:

Casemiro 17 Y
Casemiro 45+5 Y
Casemiro 45+5 R

Cards:

Robert Sánchez 5 R
Marc Cucurella 44 Y
Enzo Fernández 48 Y
Trevoh Chalobah 50 Y
Tyrique George 72 Y
Tosin Adarabioyo 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Tyler Fredricson
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 10th . Manchester United had now won consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time 1 December 2024 (manager Ruben Amorim’s first home game in charge). . Bruno Fernandes had now become the 28th player to make 200 appearances for the Red Devils in the Premier League, and the 23rd player to scored 100 goals for them in all competitions. . Casemiro had now become the first player to score and be sent off in the first half of a game in the Premier League since Emmanuel Adebayor for Tottenham Hotspur against Arsenal on 17 November 2012.

Comments:

League position: 6th . Chelsea had now become the first-ever team to make three or more substitutions in the opening 21 minutes of a game in the Premier League. . They had now became the 18th team to lose a game in this Premier League season; only Crystal Palace and Liverpool now remained unbeaten in the division after five games in 2025-26. . Casemiro became the first opposition player to be sent off in a league game against the Blues since Jack Stephens of Southampton on 4 December 2024: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League.

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

Goals:

Bruno Fernandes 14 G
Casemiro 37 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Forward Benjamin Seško

Substitutions:

Manuel Ugarte for Benjamin Seško 46
Matheus Cunha for Noussair Mazraoui 65
Mason Mount for Bryan Mbeumo 69
Leny Yoro for Harry Maguire 70
Kobbie Mainoo for Bruno Fernandes 87

Cards:

Casemiro 17 Y
Casemiro 45+5 Y
Casemiro 45+5 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Tyler Fredricson
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

Comments:

League position: 10th . Manchester United had now won consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time 1 December 2024 (manager Ruben Amorim’s first home game in charge). . Bruno Fernandes had now become the 28th player to make 200 appearances for the Red Devils in the Premier League, and the 23rd player to scored 100 goals for them in all competitions. . Casemiro had now become the first player to score and be sent off in the first half of a game in the Premier League since Emmanuel Adebayor for Tottenham Hotspur against Arsenal on 17 November 2012.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Trevoh Chalobah 80 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Estêvão Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Filip Jörgensen for Estêvão 6
Tosin Adarabioyo for Pedro Neto 7
Andrey Santos for Cole Palmer 21
Tyrique George for Wesley Fofana 64
Malo Gusto for Marc Cucurella 64

Cards:

Robert Sánchez 5 R
Marc Cucurella 44 Y
Enzo Fernández 48 Y
Trevoh Chalobah 50 Y
Tyrique George 72 Y
Tosin Adarabioyo 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Jorrel Hato
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 6th . Chelsea had now become the first-ever team to make three or more substitutions in the opening 21 minutes of a game in the Premier League. . They had now became the 18th team to lose a game in this Premier League season; only Crystal Palace and Liverpool now remained unbeaten in the division after five games in 2025-26. . Casemiro became the first opposition player to be sent off in a league game against the Blues since Jack Stephens of Southampton on 4 December 2024: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League.