Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea: Hosts earn dramatic victory, Sanchez & Casemiro sent off

Bruno Fernandes scored a landmark goal on his 200th Premier League appearance to help Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Chelsea, with both teams having a player sent off.

Match Report

It could hardly have started worse for Chelsea, who were down to 10 men inside five minutes when Robert Sanchez, who had already parried away a Bryan Mbeumo header, caught the Cameroon international with a rash challenge just outside the Blues' box.

Fernandes then made United's numerical advantage count, as his 100th goal for the club handed them a 14th-minute lead at a rain-swept Old Trafford.

Casemiro doubled United's advantage with a close-range header in the 37th minute, but two bookings either side of his goal saw him sent off on the stroke of half-time.

Chelsea – who saw Cole Palmer trudge off due to an apparent injury in the first half – improved after the break, and thought they had pulled a goal back just after the hour when Wesley Fofana headed in from close range, but he was denied by the offside flag.

The Blues then had some hope when Trevoh Chalobah powerfully headed home in the 80th minute, but they failed to find a late equaliser, with their unbeaten start to their league campaign coming to an end.

A much-needed win for United and Ruben Amorim pushes them up to ninth on seven points, just one less than Chelsea, who sit in sixth.

Data Debrief: Amorim gets some welcome relief

Last weekend's derby defeat put the pressure back on Amorim, but this victory now means United have won consecutive home league games within the same season and under the same manager since December 2023 under Erik ten Hag.

They were helped in part by Sanchez's early sending-off, with his red card, timed at 04:01, the earliest Chelsea have ever received in the Premier League.

Casemiro also made his mark; three of his seven Premier League goals have come against Chelsea (43%), but he also received his third red card since his debut in August 2022, more than any other player in the competition.

United racked up 1.74 expected goals (xG) by the end of the game to Chelsea's 0.39, and the Blues' winless streak at Old Trafford extended to 13 league matches (D7 L6).

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

0' Dorgu gets a chance but Reece James makes a vital stop

3' Bryan Mbeumo's header is denied by Sanchez

5' Red Card! Robert Sánchez sent off for fouling Mbeumo in FIVE minutes

7' Estevao and Pedro Neto are replaced by Filip Jorgensen and Adarabioyo

8' Bruno's effort doesn't have enough bite and Mbeumo's follow up brings a corner

12' Sir Alex Ferguson the moment Sanchez was shown a red card!

14' GOAL! Bruno does brilliantly to get to the ball & fire home! Man Utd 1-0 Chelsea

17' Casemiro goes into book for a crunching tackle on Enzo

18' Mbeumo finds time to shoot, but his effort is just a tad too high

19' Highlight from Man Utd vs Chelsea

20' Chelsea get a third sub in 20mins... Cole Palmer is replaced by Andrey Santos

24' Cucurella suffer a nasty clash of heads

28' Cucurella commits a rough challenge and the ref blows his whistle for a foul

31' Highlight from Man Utd vs Chelsea

33' Casemiro's header is disallowed as Amad ran the ball out of play prior

34' Joao Pedro goes down under a challenge in the box but the ref takes no action

37' GOAL! Casemiro puts the ball into the net with a header! Man Utd 2-0 Chelsea

39' Luke Shaw and Enzo are having some quarrels

39' Amad delivers a cross but he misses to find his team-mates

42' Match Event for Man Utd vs Chelsea

42' Sesko shows too much aggression while trying to break free from his opponent

44' Cucurella goes into the box for a nasty challenge on Mazraoui

46' Benjamin Sesko is replaced by Manuel Ugarte

50' Trevoh Chalobah clatters into Bruno Fernandes and is shown a yellow

51' Yellow Card! Enzo Maresca booked

51' Enzo goes into the book for a previous late challenge

52' Cucurella's effort from a narrow angle goes wide

53' RED CARD! Casemiro makes a bad challenge and receives a second yellow card

54' Andrey Santos is asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures

58' Match Event for Man Utd vs Chelsea

61' Joao Pedro thinks MU player commits a foul but the ref takes no action

62' Mazraoui makes way for Cunha, Reece James & Fofana replaced by George & Gusto

63' A goal scored by Wesley Fofana is disallowed due to offside

69' Leny Yoro and Mount on, Maguire and Mbeumo off

72' George clatters into Altay Bayindir and gets a yellow card

74' Moises Caicedo commits a foul for a bad challenge

75' Diallo steps inside his marker and fizzes a shot well wide of the left post

79' GOAL! Chalobah heads home to keep the game on! Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea

83' Bruno with a great individual effort and attempt from long range but it is saved

84' Luke Shaw makes a clear tackle to stop Blues' attacking

85' Highlight from Man Utd vs Chelsea

87' Bruno is replaced by Mainoo

Line-ups

Man Utd XI: Casemiro, Maguire, Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Mazraoui, Altay Bayındır, De Ligt, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko, Amad Diallo Traore, Patrick Dorgu

Subs: Mount, Ugarte, Matheus Cunha, Zirkzee, Senne Lammens, Mainoo, Tyler Fredricson, Yoro, Ayden Heaven

Chelsea XI: Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Robert Sánchez, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, João Pedro, Enzo, Caicedo, Estêvão

Subs: Adarabioyo, Jørgensen, Gusto, Garnacho, Gittens, Jorrel Hato, Andrey Santos, Tyrique George, Guiu