Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 25 February 2018

Result

Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea

Premier League · Sunday 25 February 2018, 14:05 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea: match report

Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 25 February 2018. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Willian opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Manchester United's goals came from Romelu Lukaku (39') and Jesse Lingard (75'). Chelsea scored through Willian (32').

Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 3rd on 56 points from 27 and Chelsea 5th on 53 points from 27. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 81 points, and Chelsea 5th with 70.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Chelsea in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Willian of Chelsea (8.7), ahead of Romelu Lukaku (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Manchester United win, 4 draws and 5 for Chelsea.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Yellow card · N'Golo KantéChelsea
  • 32'Goal · WillianChelsea · 0-1
  • 39'Goal · Romelu LukakuManchester United · 1-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Antonio ValenciaManchester United
  • 75'Goal · Jesse LingardManchester United · 2-1
  • 85'Yellow card · Nemanja MatićManchester United
  • 88'Yellow card · Álvaro MorataChelsea

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 1, draws 4, Chelsea 5.

Team news

Manchester United line-up (4-3-1-2)

David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling, Victor Lindelöf, Ashley Young, Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matić, Paul Pogba, Alexis Sánchez, Anthony Martial, Romelu Lukaku

Chelsea line-up (3-4-2-1)

Thibaut Courtois, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rüdiger, Victor Moses, N'Golo Kanté, Danny Drinkwater, Marcos Alonso, Willian, Eden Hazard, Álvaro Morata