Premiership · Matchday 17
Manchester United v Chelsea
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Wednesday 16th December 1998 in the Premiership. Andrew Cole (45') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 45' Andrew Cole 1–0
- Half Time
- 61' David Beckham for Yorke
- 77' Ryan Giggs for Blomqvist
- 83' Gianfranco Zola 1–1
- 85' Teddy Sheringham for Scholes
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Andrew Cole 45'
Substitutes
David Beckham
61' for Yorke
Ryan Giggs
77' for Blomqvist
Teddy Sheringham
85' for Scholes
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gianluca Vialli
Chelsea
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 123 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 123 times: 58W 34D 31L.
24 Sep 1997 D 2–2 PL 4 Jan 1998 W 5–3 FAC 28 Feb 1998 W 1–0 PL
16 Dec 1998 D 1–1 This match
29 Dec 1998 D 0–0 PL 7 Mar 1999 D 0–0 FAC 10 Mar 1999 W 2–0 FAC | 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →