League Cup · Semi-Final - 2nd Leg (agg 1-2)
Manchester United v Chelsea
1–2
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Chelsea at Old Trafford on Wednesday 26th January 2005 in the League Cup. Ryan Giggs (67') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 29' Frank Lampard 0–1
- Half Time
- 59' Wayne Rooney for Fortune
- 67' Ryan Giggs 1–1
- 85' Damien Duff 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 67'
Substitutes
Wayne Rooney
59' for Fortune
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
1 Petr Cech G
4 Claude Makelele M
8 Frank Lampard M
11 Damien Duff M
13 William Gallas D
15 Didier Drogba F
16 Arjen Robben F
18 Wayne Bridge D
20 Paulo Ferreira D
26 John Terry D
30 Tiago M
Substitutes
10 Joe Cole on
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen on
23 Carlo Cudicini
27 Jiri Jarosik on
29 Robert Huth
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
José Mourinho
Chelsea
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 141 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 141 times: 63W 41D 37L.
8 May 2004 D 1–1 PL 15 Aug 2004 L 0–1 PL 12 Jan 2005 D 0–0 LC
26 Jan 2005 L 1–2 This match
10 May 2005 L 1–3 PL 6 Nov 2005 W 1–0 PL 29 Apr 2006 L 0–3 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →