Premiership · Matchday 37
Manchester United v Chelsea
1–3
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Chelsea at Old Trafford on Tuesday 10th May 2005 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (7') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 17' Tiago Mendes 1–1
- 31' Roy Keane
- Half Time
- 51' Claude Makelele
- 61' Eidur Gudjohnsen 1–2
- 63' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 64' Frank Lampard
- 72' Louis Saha for Fletcher
- 73' William Gallas
- 82' Joe Cole 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Louis Saha
72' for Fletcher
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
2 Glen Johnson D
4 Claude Makelele M
6 Ricardo Carvalho D
8 Frank Lampard M
10 Joe Cole M ⚽
13 William Gallas D
14 Geremi M
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen F ⚽
23 Carlo Cudicini G
29 Robert Huth D
30 Tiago M ⚽
Substitutes
1 Petr Cech
24 Mikael Forssell
27 Jiri Jarosik on
33 Nuno Morais on
42 Anthony Grant on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jose Mourinho
Chelsea
Match Information
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 142 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 142 times: 63W 41D 38L.
15 Aug 2004 L 0–1 PL 12 Jan 2005 D 0–0 LC 26 Jan 2005 L 1–2 LC
10 May 2005 L 1–3 This match
6 Nov 2005 W 1–0 PL 29 Apr 2006 L 0–3 PL 26 Nov 2006 D 1–1 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 |
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 →