Premiership · Matchday 24
Manchester United v Chelsea
2–1
Manchester United beat Chelsea 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 18th January 2003 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (39') and Diego Forlán (90+3') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 30' Eidur Gudjohnsen 0–1
- 39' Paul Scholes 1–1
- 45' Ryan Giggs for P.Neville
- Half Time
- 71' Diego Forlán for van Nistlerooy
- 85' Juan Sebastián Verón for Silvestre
- 90+3' Diego Forlán 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 39'
Substitutes
Ryan Giggs
45' for P.Neville
Diego Forlán
90+3' 71' for van Nistlerooy
Juan Sebastián Verón
85' for Silvestre
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
3 Celestine Babayaro D
6 Marcel Desailly D
8 Frank Lampard M
9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink F
13 William Gallas D
14 Graeme Le Saux D
15 Mario Melchiot D
17 Emmanuel Petit M
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen F ⚽
23 Carlo Cudicini G
30 Jesper Gronkjaer M
Substitutes
1 Ed de Goey
11 Boudewijn Zenden on
20 Jody Morris
21 Enrique De Lucas on
25 Gianfranco Zola 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 136 of 200
200
Played
82
Won
61
Drawn
57
Lost
312
Goals For
240
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 136 times: 63W 39D 34L.
20 Apr 2002 W 3–0 PL 23 Aug 2002 D 2–2 PL 17 Dec 2002 W 1–0 LC
18 Jan 2003 W 2–1 This match
30 Nov 2003 L 0–1 PL 8 May 2004 D 1–1 PL 15 Aug 2004 L 0–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 94 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 148 | 88 | 44.7 |
| Away | 95 | 37 | 25 | 33 | 149 | 138 | 38.9 |
| 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 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →