Premiership · Matchday 20

Chelsea v Manchester United

2–3

Monday 26th December 1994 · Stamford Bridge · Att: 31,161

Manchester United beat Chelsea 3–2 at Stamford Bridge on Monday 26th December 1994 in the Premiership. Mark Hughes (22'), Eric Cantona (46') and Brian McClair (79') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
22' Mark Hughes 0–1
Half Time
46' Eric Cantona pen 0–2
46' Gary Neville for Ince
58' John Spencer pen 1–2
77' Andrei Kanchelskis for Butt
78' Eddie Newton 2–2
79' Brian McClair 2–3
Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Eric Cantona 46'

9 Brian McClair 79'

10 Mark Hughes 22'

Substitutes

46' for Ince

77' for Butt

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Glenn Hoddle

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 112 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 112 times: 54W 28D 30L.

11 Sep 1993 L 0–1 PL 5 Mar 1994 L 0–1 PL 14 May 1994 W 4–0 FAC

26 Dec 1994 W 3–2 This match

17 Apr 1995 D 0–0 PL 21 Oct 1995 W 4–1 PL 2 Dec 1995 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

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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 →