Premiership · Matchday 15

Manchester United v Chelsea

2–1

HT 1–1

Wednesday 6th December 2023 · Old Trafford · Att: 73,607

Manchester United beat Chelsea 2–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 6th December 2023 in the Premiership. Scott McTominay (19', 69') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Chris Kavanagh.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
15' Luke Shaw
19' Scott McTominay 1–0
22' Alejandro Garnacho
45' Cole Palmer Assist: Mykhaylo Mudryk 1–1
45' Sergio Reguilon for Lindelof
Half Time 1–1
69' Scott McTominay Assist: Alejandro Garnacho 2–1
82' Diogo Dalot
84' Marcus Rashford for Hojlund
90' Sergio Reguilon
90' Jonny Evans for Garnacho
Full Time 2–1

Match Facts

Scott McTominay scored his 25th goal for United in all competitions.

45%

Possession

4-2-3-1

Formation

Chris Kavanagh

Referee

Bruno Fernandes

Captain

Starting XI

Player

17 Alejandro Garnacho

39 Scott McTominay 19', 69'

Substitutes

Sergio Reguilon

45' for Lindelof

Marcus Rashford

84' for Hojlund

Jonny Evans

90' for Garnacho

Chelsea Lineup

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1 Robert Sánchez G

2 Axel Disasi CD-R

3 Marc Cucurella RB

6 Thiago Silva CD-L

7 Raheem Sterling AM-R

8 Enzo Fernández LM

10 Mykhailo Mudryk AM-L

15 Nicolas Jackson F

20 Cole Palmer AM ⚽

25 Moisés Caicedo RM

26 Levi Colwill LB

Substitutes

5 Benoît Badiashile

19 Armando Broja on

24 Reece James on

28 Djordje Petrovic

29 Ian Maatsen

36 Deivid Washington

42 Alfie Gilchrist

52 Alex Matos

54 Leo Castledine

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC

Erik ten Hag

Manchester United

OPP

Mauricio Pochettino

Chelsea

Match Information

Man Utd

4-1-4-1

Formation

Chelsea

4-2-3-1

Man Utd Chelsea

45%

Possession

55%

4.2

Expected Goals (xG)

1.5

Shots

Shots on Target

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Big Chances

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

7.50

Avg Player Rating

6.70

26.2

Avg Age

25.3

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 194 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

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 194 times: 80W 60D 54L.

28 Apr 2022 D 1–1 PL 22 Oct 2022 D 1–1 PL 25 May 2023 W 4–1 PL

6 Dec 2023 W 2–1 This match

4 Apr 2024 L 3–4 PL 3 Nov 2024 D 1–1 PL 16 May 2025 L 0–1 PL

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

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Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →