Premiership · Matchday 28

Manchester United v Chelsea

2–1

HT 1–1

Sunday 25th February 2018 · Old Trafford · Att: 75,060

Manchester United beat Chelsea 2–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 25th February 2018 in the Premiership. Romelu Lukaku (39') and Jesse Lingard (75') scored for United. United were captained by Antonio Valencia, and the referee was Martin Atkinson.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
30' N'Golo Kanté
32' Willian Assist: Eden Hazard 0–1
39' Romelu Lukaku Assist: Anthony Martial 1–1
Half Time 1–1
64' Jesse Lingard for Martial
68' Antonio Valencia
75' Jesse Lingard Assist: Romelu Lukaku 2–1
81' Eric Bailly for Sanchez
85' Nemanja Matic
88' Álvaro Morata
Full Time 2–1

Match Facts

44%

Possession

4-4-2◆

Formation

Martin Atkinson

Referee

Antonio Valencia

Captain

Starting XI

Player

9 Romelu Lukaku 39'

Substitutes

64' for Martial

75'

Eric Bailly

81' for Sanchez

Chelsea Lineup

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

2 Antonio Rüdiger CD-L

3 Marcos Alonso LM

6 Danny Drinkwater CM-L

7 N'Golo Kanté CM-R

9 Álvaro Morata F

10 Eden Hazard CF-L

13 Thibaut Courtois G

15 Victor Moses RM

22 Willian CF-R ⚽

27 Andreas Christensen CD

28 César Azpilicueta CD-R

Substitutes

1 Wilfredo Caballero

4 Cesc Fàbregas on

11 Pedro on

18 Olivier Giroud on

21 Davide Zappacosta

24 Gary Cahill

33 Emerson

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC

Jose Mourinho

Manchester United

OPP

Antonio Conte

Chelsea

Match Information

Man Utd

4-3-3

Formation

Chelsea

3-4-2-1

Man Utd Chelsea

44%

Possession

56%

Shots

Shots on Target

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Big Chances

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

7.29

Avg Player Rating

6.50

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 179 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

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 179 times: 74W 53D 52L.

13 Mar 2017 L 0–1 FAC 16 Apr 2017 W 2–0 PL 5 Nov 2017 L 0–1 PL

25 Feb 2018 W 2–1 This match

19 May 2018 L 0–1 FAC 20 Oct 2018 D 2–2 PL 18 Feb 2019 W 2–0 FAC

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

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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 →