Chelsea vs Manchester United – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Chelsea
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Chelsea defeated Manchester United 2–0 on 31 October 2026 at Stamford Bridge in Premier League.
Lineups
Chelsea: (4-2-3-1) Marco Palestra, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, M. Caicedo, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Mike Penders, Estêvão, Roméo Lavia.
Manchester United: (4-2-3-1) Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martínez, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Leny Yoro, Amad Diallo, Andrey Santos, Bryan Mbeumo, Carlos Baleba.
Substitutions
Chelsea: Pep Chavarría for Marco Palestra, Valentín Barco for Pedro Neto, Malo Gusto for Estêvão, Danny Welbeck for M. Caicedo, Geovany Quenda for Cole Palmer.
Manchester United: Kobbie Mainoo for Carlos Baleba, Ayden Heaven for Andrey Santos, Mason Mount for Matheus Cunha, Joshua Zirkzee for Amad Diallo.
Sidelined players
Chelsea: Jamie Gittens, Aarón Anselmino, Emiliano Martínez, Reece James, João Pedro, Jorrel Hato, Maxence Lacroix.
Manchester United: Manuel Ugarte, Patrick Dorgu, Benjamin Sesko.
Match statistics
Chelsea had 59% of the possession, compared with 41% for Manchester United.
Chelsea registered 18 shots, with 9 on target. Manchester United had 12 shots, with 5 on target.
Chelsea won 8 corners, while Manchester United won 7.
Top players
Chelsea: Cole Palmer scored 1 goal, Roméo Lavia provided 1 assist, and Joshua Kofi Acheampong was the highest-rated player (8.2).
Manchester United: Senne Lammens was the highest-rated player (7.7), Amad Diallo had 2 shots on target, and Bruno Fernandes created 3 chances.