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Manchester United v Chelsea

3–1
HT 3–0
Sunday 18th September 2011 · Old Trafford · Att: 75,455

Manchester United beat Chelsea 3–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 18th September 2011 in the Premiership. Chris Smalling (8'), Nani (37') and Wayne Rooney (45') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 8' Chris Smalling Assist: Ashley Young 1–0
  3. 37' Nani Assist: Jonny Evans 2–0
  4. 45' Wayne Rooney Assist: Nani 3–0
  5. Half Time 3–0
  6. 46' Fernando Torres Assist: Nicolas Anelka 3–1
  7. 49' Ramires
  8. 49' Ramires
  9. 56' John Terry
  10. 62' Antonio Valencia for Smalling
  11. 62' Michael Carrick for Anderson
  12. 78' Ashley Cole
  13. 79' Dimitar Berbatov for Hernandez
  14. 80' Antonio Valencia
  15. 85' Darren Fletcher
  16. Full Time 3–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
1 David de Gea
3 Patrice Evra
4 Phil Jones
6 Jonny Evans
8 Oliveira Anderson
10 Wayne Rooney 45'
12 Chris Smalling 8'
14 Javier Hernandez
17 Luis Nani 37'
18 Ashley Young
24 Darren Fletcher
Substitutes
Antonio Valencia
62' for Smalling
Michael Carrick
62' for Anderson
Dimitar Berbatov
79' for Hernandez

Chelsea Lineup

4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Petr Cech G
2 Branislav Ivanovic CD-R
3 Ashley Cole LB
7 Ramires RM
8 Frank Lampard LM
9 Fernando Torres LF ⚽
10 Juan Mata F
16 Raul Meireles CM
17 José Bosingwa RB
23 Daniel Sturridge RF
26 John Terry CD-L
Substitutes
4 David Luiz
6 Oriol Romeu
12 John Obi Mikel on
15 Florent Malouda
18 Romelu Lukaku on
22 Ross Turnbull
39 Nicolas Anelka on

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

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Andre Villas-Boas
Chelsea

Match Information

Man Utd
4-4-1-1
Formation
Chelsea
4-3-3
Man Utd Chelsea
50%
Possession
50%
14
Shots
22
8
Shots on Target
9
5
Corners
10
11
Fouls
14
2
Offsides
0

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 162 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 162 times: 71W 47D 44L.
6 Apr 2011 W 1–0 EC 12 Apr 2011 W 2–1 EC 8 May 2011 W 2–1 PL
18 Sep 2011 W 3–1 This match
5 Feb 2012 D 3–3 PL 28 Oct 2012 W 3–2 PL 31 Oct 2012 L 4–5 LC
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 94423220 1488844.7
Away 94372532 14913639.4
Neutral 11344 151427.3
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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 →