Premiership · Matchday 01
Chelsea v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 15th August 2004 in the Premiership.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Eidur Gudjohnsen 1–0
- Half Time
- 73' Diego Forlan for Djemba-Djemba
- 84' David Bellion for Fortune
- 84' Kieran Richardson for Miller
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Diego Forlan
73' for Djemba-Djemba
David Bellion
84' for Fortune
Kieran Richardson
84' for Miller
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
1 Petr Cech G
4 Claude Makelele M
5 Alexey Smertin M
8 Frank Lampard M
13 William Gallas D
14 Geremi M
15 Didier Drogba F
18 Wayne Bridge D
20 Paulo Ferreira D
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen F ⚽
26 John Terry D
Substitutes
6 Ricardo Carvalho on
7 Adrian Mutu
9 Mateja Kezman on
19 Scott Parker on
23 Carlo Cudicini
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 139 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 139 times: 63W 40D 36L.
18 Jan 2003 W 2–1 PL 30 Nov 2003 L 0–1 PL 8 May 2004 D 1–1 PL
15 Aug 2004 L 0–1 This match
12 Jan 2005 D 0–0 LC 26 Jan 2005 L 1–2 LC 10 May 2005 L 1–3 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 →