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Premiership · Matchday 02

Chelsea v Manchester United

2–2
Friday 23rd August 2002 · Stamford Bridge · Att: 41,541

Manchester United drew 2–2 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Friday 23rd August 2002 in the Premiership. David Beckham (26') and Ryan Giggs (66') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 3' William Gallas 1–0
  3. 26' David Beckham 1–1
  4. 28' Phillip Neville
  5. 45' Bolo Zenden 2–1
  6. Half Time
  7. 63' Marcel Desailly
  8. 64' David Beckham
  9. 66' Ryan Giggs 2–2
  10. 76' Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
  11. 76' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Scholes
  12. 82' Enrique De Lucas
  13. 84' Juan Sebastián Verón for Giggs
  14. 90' Diego Forlán for van Nistlerooy
  15. Full Time 2–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
3 Phillip Neville
5 Laurent Blanc
7 David Beckham 26'
8 Nicky Butt
10 Ruud van Nistelrooy
11 Ryan Giggs 66'
13 Roy Carroll
16 Roy Keane
18 Paul Scholes
22 John O'Shea
27 Mikaël Silvestre
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
76' for Scholes
Diego Forlán
90' for van Nistlerooy

Chelsea Lineup

Starting XI
3 Celestine Babayaro D
6 Marcel Desailly D
8 Frank Lampard M
9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink F
11 Boudewijn Zenden M ⚽
13 William Gallas D ⚽
15 Mario Melchiot D
17 Emmanuel Petit M
21 Enrique De Lucas M
23 Carlo Cudicini G
25 Gianfranco Zola F
Substitutes
1 Ed de Goey
2 Albert Ferrer
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen on
30 Jesper Gronkjaer on
39 Carlton Cole 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

Man Utd Chelsea
100%
Possession
0%
9
Shots
11
7
Shots on Target
5
0
Corners
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Saves
0

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 134 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 134 times: 61W 39D 34L.
10 Feb 2001 D 1–1 PL 1 Dec 2001 L 0–3 PL 20 Apr 2002 W 3–0 PL
23 Aug 2002 D 2–2 This match
17 Dec 2002 W 1–0 LC 18 Jan 2003 W 2–1 PL 30 Nov 2003 L 0–1 PL
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 94423220 1488844.7
Away 95372533 14913838.9
Neutral 11344 151427.3
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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 →