Premiership · Matchday 36
Manchester United v Chelsea
2–1
Manchester United beat Chelsea 2–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 8th May 2011 in the Premiership. Javier Hernandez (1') and Nemanja Vidic (23') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' Javier Hernandez 1–0
- 12' Branislav Ivanovic
- 23' Nemanja Vidic 2–0
- 39' Wayne Rooney
- 43' Michael Essien
- Half Time
- 46' Jonny Evans for O'Shea
- 68' Frank Lampard 2–1
- 83' Ryan Giggs
- 86' Ramires
- 88' Chris Smalling for Fabio
- 90' Didier Drogba
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
15 Nemanja Vidic 23'
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
1 Petr Cech G
2 Branislav Ivanovic RB
3 Ashley Cole LB
4 David Luiz CD-R
5 Michael Essien RM
8 Frank Lampard LM ⚽
11 Didier Drogba LF
12 John Obi Mikel CM
15 Florent Malouda F
21 Salomon Kalou RF
26 John Terry CD-L
Substitutes
7 Ramires on
9 Fernando Torres on
10 Yossi Benayoun
19 Paulo Ferreira
22 Ross Turnbull
33 Alex on
39 Nicolas Anelka
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Carlo Ancelotti
Chelsea
Match Information
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 161 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 161 times: 70W 47D 44L.
1 Mar 2011 L 1–2 PL 6 Apr 2011 W 1–0 EC 12 Apr 2011 W 2–1 EC
8 May 2011 W 2–1 This match
18 Sep 2011 W 3–1 PL 5 Feb 2012 D 3–3 PL 28 Oct 2012 W 3–2 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 →