Man United vs Chelsea 2023-24 English Premier League

Manchester United

19': Scott McTominay
69': Scott McTominay

FT
2 - 1

Chelsea

45': Cole Palmer

McTominay double gives Man United much-needed win over Chelsea

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Manchester United's Scott McTominay scored either side of halftime to lift his team to a well-deserved 2-1 Premier League victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
9': Penalty saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
14': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
19': Goal! Manchester United 1, Chelsea 0. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
22': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
45': Goal! Manchester United 1, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
45'+8': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Chelsea 1.
45': Substitution, Manchester United. Sergio Reguilón replaces Victor Lindelöf.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Marc Cucurella.
69': Goal! Manchester United 2, Chelsea 1. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho with a cross.
77': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
82': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Rasmus Højlund.
90'+2': Substitution, Manchester United. Jonny Evans replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
90'+4': Sergio Reguilón (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Chelsea 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,607

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	36	65	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

CHE		MAN
12	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	12
7	Saves	2
55.2	Possession	44.8
13	SHOTS	28
3	ON GOAL	9
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
440	Accurate Passes	339
512	Passes	397
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	30
0.4	Cross %	0.2
43	Long Balls	38
26	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	8
6	Effective Tackles	13
12	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	6
13	Effective Clearances	9
13	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	André Onana (GK)
2	Victor Lindelöf
5	Harry Maguire
23	Luke Shaw
20	Diogo Dalot
8	Bruno Fernandes
4	Sofyan Amrabat
39	Scott McTominay
11	Rasmus Højlund
17	Alejandro Garnacho
21	Antony

Substitutes:

Anthony Martial, Kobbie Mainoo, Altay Bayindir, Facundo Pellistri, Jonny Evans, Donny van de Beek, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Marcus Rashford, Sergio Reguilón.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
2	Axel Disasi
26	Levi Colwill
3	Marc Cucurella
20	Cole Palmer
8	Enzo Fernández
25	Moisés Caicedo
15	Nicolas Jackson
10	Mykhailo Mudryk
7	Raheem Sterling