Premiership · Matchday 11
Manchester United v Chelsea
1–0
Manchester United beat Chelsea 1–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 6th November 2005 in the Premiership. Darren Fletcher (31') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 31' Darren Fletcher 1–0
- Half Time
- 60' Didier Drogba
- 63' Alan Smith
- 65' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 66' Paulo Ferreira
- 67' Darren Fletcher
- 79' William Gallas
- 82' Ji-Sung Park for van Nistlerooy
- 90' Claude Makelele
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Ji-Sung Park
82' for van Nistlerooy
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
1 Petr Cech G
3 Asier Del Horno D
4 Claude Makelele M
5 Michael Essien M
8 Frank Lampard M
10 Joe Cole M
11 Damien Duff M
13 William Gallas D
15 Didier Drogba F
20 Paulo Ferreira D
26 John Terry D
Substitutes
6 Ricardo Carvalho
12 Carlton Cole on
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen on
23 Carlo Cudicini
24 Shaun Wright-Phillips on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jose Mourinho
Chelsea
Match Information
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 143 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 143 times: 64W 41D 38L.
12 Jan 2005 D 0–0 LC 26 Jan 2005 L 1–2 LC 10 May 2005 L 1–3 PL
6 Nov 2005 W 1–0 This match
29 Apr 2006 L 0–3 PL 26 Nov 2006 D 1–1 PL 9 May 2007 D 0–0 PL | 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →