Premiership · Matchday 14
Manchester United v Chelsea
0–3
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Chelsea at Old Trafford on Saturday 1st December 2001 in the Premiership.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Paul Scholes
- 6' Mario Melchiot 0–1
- 29' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 40' Celestine Babayaro
- Half Time
- 51' Slavisa Jokanovic
- 59' Graeme Le Saux
- 64' Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 0–2
- 67' Gary Neville for Fortune
- 76' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Beckham
- 86' Eidur Gudjohnsen 0–3
- 90' Luke Chadwick for Cole
- Full Time 0–3
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Gary Neville
67' for Fortune
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
76' for Beckham
Luke Chadwick
90' for Cole
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
3 Celestine Babayaro D
8 Frank Lampard M
9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink F ⚽
10 Slavisa Jokanovic M
13 William Gallas D
14 Graeme Le Saux D
15 Mario Melchiot D ⚽
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen F ⚽
23 Carlo Cudicini G
24 Samuele Dalla Bona M
26 John Terry D
Substitutes
1 Ed de Goey
11 Boudewijn Zenden
12 Mario Stanic on
25 Gianfranco Zola on
32 Mikael Forssell on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Claudio Ranieri
Chelsea
Match Information
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 132 of 199
199
Played
82
Won
61
Drawn
56
Lost
312
Goals For
238
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 132 times: 60W 38D 34L.
13 Aug 2000 L 0–2 CS 23 Sep 2000 D 3–3 PL 10 Feb 2001 D 1–1 PL
1 Dec 2001 L 0–3 This match
20 Apr 2002 W 3–0 PL 23 Aug 2002 D 2–2 PL 17 Dec 2002 W 1–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 94 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 148 | 88 | 44.7 |
| Away | 94 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 149 | 136 | 39.4 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 27.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →