Premiership · Matchday 08
Manchester United v Chelsea
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Wednesday 24th September 1997 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (35') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (86') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 23' Henning Berg OG 0–1
- 35' Paul Scholes 1–1
- Half Time
- 66' Teddy Sheringham for Poborsky
- 66' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Scholes
- 67' Mark Hughes 1–2
- 79' Ryan Giggs for G.Neville
- 86' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 2–2
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 14 matches in all competitions.
- Paul Scholes' 2nd goal of 1997-1998, and his 26th for United.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 1st goal of 1997-1998, and his 20th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Teddy Sheringham
66' for Poborsky
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
86' 66' for Scholes
Ryan Giggs
79' for G.Neville
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ruud Gullit
Chelsea
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 120 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 120 times: 56W 33D 31L.
2 Nov 1996 L 1–2 PL 22 Feb 1997 D 1–1 PL 3 Aug 1997 D 1–1 CS
24 Sep 1997 D 2–2 This match
4 Jan 1998 W 5–3 FAC 28 Feb 1998 W 1–0 PL 16 Dec 1998 D 1–1 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →