League Cup · 5th Round
Manchester United v Chelsea
1–0
Manchester United beat Chelsea 1–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 17th December 2002 in the League Cup. Diego Forlan (80') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 80' Diego Forlan 1–0
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
- A 8th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Diego Forlan's 7th goal of 2002-2003, and his 7th for United.
Starting XI
Player
21 Diego Forlan 80'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
8 Frank Lampard M
9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink F
12 Mario Stanic M
13 William Gallas D
14 Graeme Le Saux D
15 Mario Melchiot D
20 Jody Morris M
21 Enrique De Lucas M
23 Carlo Cudicini G
25 Gianfranco Zola F
26 John Terry D
Substitutes
1 Ed de Goey
2 Albert Ferrer
6 Marcel Desailly
11 Boudewijn Zenden on
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen 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
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 135 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 135 times: 62W 39D 34L.
1 Dec 2001 L 0–3 PL 20 Apr 2002 W 3–0 PL 23 Aug 2002 D 2–2 PL
17 Dec 2002 W 1–0 This match
18 Jan 2003 W 2–1 PL 30 Nov 2003 L 0–1 PL 8 May 2004 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →