League Division One · Matchday 14

Manchester United v Chelsea

2–3

Sunday 25th November 1990 · Old Trafford · Att: 37,836

Manchester United lost 2–3 to Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday 25th November 1990 in the League Division One. Danny Wallace (23') and Mark Hughes (72') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
15' Gary Pallister OG 0–1
19' Andy Townsend 0–2
23' Danny Wallace 1–2
Half Time
46' Lee Sharpe for Phelan
72' Mark Hughes 2–2
76' Dennis Wise pen 2–3
82' Lee A. Martin for Blackmore
Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

6 Gary Pallister 15'

10 Mark Hughes 72'

11 Danny Wallace 23'

Substitutes

Lee Sharpe

46' for Phelan

Lee A. Martin

82' for Blackmore

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Bobby Campbell

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 103 of 200

200

Played

Won

Drawn

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 103 times: 50W 26D 27L.

13 Feb 1988 W 2–1 D1 25 Nov 1989 D 0–0 D1 24 Feb 1990 L 0–1 D1

25 Nov 1990 L 2–3 This match

9 Mar 1991 L 2–3 D1 15 Dec 1991 W 3–1 D1 26 Feb 1992 D 1–1 D1

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

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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 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →