Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 8 May 2004

Result

Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea

Premier League · Saturday 8 May 2004, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea: match report

Manchester United drew with Chelsea 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 8 May 2004. The half-time score was 0-1.

Jesper Gronkjaer opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Manchester United's goal came from Ruud van Nistelrooy (77'). Chelsea scored through Jesper Gronkjaer (19').

Discipline: Manchester United received 3 yellow cards; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Manchester United were 3rd on 71 points from 36 and Chelsea 2nd on 75 points from 36. Manchester United went on to finish that season 3rd with 75 points, and Chelsea 2nd with 79.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Manchester United wins, 3 draws and 2 for Chelsea.

Going into the match Manchester United's last five read L-L-W-L-W and Chelsea's W-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Jesper GronkjaerChelsea · 0-1
  • 28'Yellow card · Paul ScholesManchester United
  • 34'Yellow card · Robert HuthChelsea
  • 50'Yellow card · John TerryChelsea
  • 57'Yellow card · Phil NevilleManchester United
  • 73'Second yellow · Robert HuthChelsea
  • 77'Goal · Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United · 1-1
  • 87'Yellow card · KlébersonManchester United

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Manchester United 2, draws 3, Chelsea 2.

Team news

Manchester United expected line-up

Roy Carroll, Mikaël Silvestre, Wes Brown, Louis Saha, Gary Neville, John O'Shea, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes