Premiership · Matchday 09
Chelsea v Manchester United
2–3
HT 1–2
Manchester United beat Chelsea 3–2 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 28th October 2012 in the Premiership. Robin van Persie (12') and Javier Hernandez (75') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' David Luiz OG 0–1
- 12' Robin van Persie Assist: Antonio Valencia 0–2
- 43' Wayne Rooney
- 44' Juan Mata 1–2
- 45' Fernando Torres
- Half Time 1–2
- 53' Ramires Assist: Oscar 2–2
- 63' Branislav Ivanovic
- 64' Javier Hernandez for Cleverley
- 68' Fernando Torres
- 69' Fernando Torres 2nd yellow
- 73' Ryan Giggs for Rooney
- 75' Javier Hernandez Assist: Rafael 2–3
- 76' John Obi Mikel
- 90' Antonio Valencia
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Robin van Persie's 9th goal of 2012-2013, and his 9th for United.
- Javier Hernandez's 4th goal of 2012-2013, and his 35th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Chelsea Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Petr Cech G
2 Branislav Ivanovic RB
3 Ashley Cole LB
4 David Luiz CD-L
7 Ramires RM ⚽
9 Fernando Torres F
10 Juan Mata AM-R ⚽
11 Oscar AM
12 John Obi Mikel LM
17 Eden Hazard AM-L
24 Gary Cahill CD-R
Substitutes
6 Oriol Romeu
13 Victor Moses
21 Marko Marin
22 Ross Turnbull
23 Daniel Sturridge on
28 César Azpilicueta on
34 Ryan Bertrand on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Roberto Di Matteo
Chelsea
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-1-1
Formation
Chelsea
4-2-3-1
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 164 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 164 times: 72W 48D 44L.
8 May 2011 W 2–1 PL 18 Sep 2011 W 3–1 PL 5 Feb 2012 D 3–3 PL
28 Oct 2012 W 3–2 This match
31 Oct 2012 L 4–5 LC 10 Mar 2013 D 2–2 FAC 1 Apr 2013 L 0–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 94 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 148 | 88 | 44.7 |
| Away | 94 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 149 | 136 | 39.4 |
| 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 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →