Highlights: Chelsea 2-0 Manchester United | Premier League 2026-27 amid red card
Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Premier League, with both goals after half-time and Lisandro Martinez sent off in the 63rd minute.
Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Premier League 2026-27 season. The match kicked off on 31 October 2026 at 12:30, with Chelsea as the home team and Manchester United as the away team.
Result and goals
The first half ended goalless, and both goals came after the interval.
Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 50th minute, assisted by Romeo Lavia. That goal proved to be the winner.
Cole Jermaine Palmer added the second in the 64th minute from the penalty spot to make it 2-0, which remained the final score.
Cards
Lisandro Martinez of Manchester United was sent off in the 63rd minute, when the score was 1-0 to Chelsea. It was the only red card of the match. A minute later, Cole Jermaine Palmer scored the penalty for the second goal.
The referee also showed seven yellow cards in total: one to Chelsea and six to Manchester United.
Match statistics
Chelsea had 59 per cent of possession to 41 for Manchester United. The home side had 19 shots to 12, and 10 on target to 5.
The corner count was close, at 8 for Chelsea and 7 for Manchester United. Chelsea also recorded 62 dangerous attacks to 38 for the visitors.
Next matches
Next up for Chelsea is a match against Sunderland on 8 November 2026.
Manchester United face Roma on 4 November 2026.
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