Premiership · Matchday 37
Manchester United v Chelsea
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Saturday 8th May 2004 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (76') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 18' Jesper Gronkjaer 0–1
- 28' Paul Scholes
- 34' Robert Huth
- 36' Louis Saha for Scholes
- Half Time
- 50' John Terry
- 57' Gary Neville
- 73' Robert Huth
- 76' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–1
- 78' Jose Pereira Kleberson for P.Neville
- 87' Jose Pereira Kleberson
- 87' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Ronaldo
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Louis Saha
36' for Scholes
Jose Pereira Kleberson
78' for P.Neville
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
87' for Ronaldo
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
4 Claude Makelele M
8 Frank Lampard M
10 Joe Cole M
14 Geremi M
15 Mario Melchiot D
18 Wayne Bridge D
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen F
23 Carlo Cudicini G
26 John Terry D
29 Robert Huth D
30 Jesper Gronkjaer M ⚽
Substitutes
2 Glen Johnson on
3 Celestine Babayaro on
12 Mario Stanic
19 Scott Parker on
31 Marco Ambrosio
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Claudio Ranieri
Chelsea
Match Information
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 138 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 138 times: 63W 40D 35L.
17 Dec 2002 W 1–0 LC 18 Jan 2003 W 2–1 PL 30 Nov 2003 L 0–1 PL
8 May 2004 D 1–1 This match
15 Aug 2004 L 0–1 PL 12 Jan 2005 D 0–0 LC 26 Jan 2005 L 1–2 LC | 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 →