Premiership · Matchday 02
Chelsea v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Friday 23rd August 2002 in the Premiership. David Beckham (26') and Ryan Giggs (66') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' William Gallas 1–0
- 26' David Beckham 1–1
- 28' Phillip Neville
- 45' Bolo Zenden 2–1
- Half Time
- 63' Marcel Desailly
- 64' David Beckham
- 66' Ryan Giggs 2–2
- 76' Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
- 76' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Scholes
- 82' Enrique De Lucas
- 84' Juan Sebastian Veron for Giggs
- 90' Diego Forlan for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
76' for Scholes
Juan Sebastian Veron
84' for Giggs
Diego Forlan
90' for van Nistlerooy
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
3 Celestine Babayaro D
6 Marcel Desailly D
8 Frank Lampard M
9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink F
11 Boudewijn Zenden M ⚽
13 William Gallas D ⚽
15 Mario Melchiot D
17 Emmanuel Petit M
21 Enrique De Lucas M
23 Carlo Cudicini G
25 Gianfranco Zola F
Substitutes
1 Ed de Goey
2 Albert Ferrer
22 Eidur Gudjohnsen on
30 Jesper Gronkjaer on
39 Carlton Cole on
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 134 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 134 times: 61W 39D 34L.
10 Feb 2001 D 1–1 PL 1 Dec 2001 L 0–3 PL 20 Apr 2002 W 3–0 PL
23 Aug 2002 D 2–2 This match
17 Dec 2002 W 1–0 LC 18 Jan 2003 W 2–1 PL 30 Nov 2003 L 0–1 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 →