Game is over and the final score is Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd. Jorginho makes up for mistake and moves Tuchel's men clear
2021/2022 Premier League
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Match Report
Chelsea and Manchester United shared the spoils at Stamford Bridge in what was the Red Devils' first Premier League game since the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The first half was, on the whole, uneventful as Chelsea failed to capitalise on their dominance, with Antonio Rudiger coming the closest to opening the scoring with a long-range effort which struck the bar.
The first goal of the game came just five minutes into the second period, however, as Jadon Sancho latched onto a poor touch from Jorginho to give United an unlikely lead.
This opened the match up as Chelsea went in search of an equaliser, and United didn't seem content to settle on their lead, as they brought Cristiano Ronaldo off the bench with just under half an hour to play.
The equaliser came, though, with just over 20 minutes of regulation time remaining when Aaron Wan-Bissaka caught Thiago Silva in the area and Jorginho calmly converted the subsequent penalty to make up for his earlier error.
Timo Werner then missed a golden chance after being played in by Jorginho, but his shot was blocked by Wan-Bissaka.
Thomas Tuchel introduced Romelu Lukaku, who hadn't played since October 20 against Malmo, in the hope that the Belgian could grab the winner against his old side.
Chelsea continued to press for the decisive goal as the clock ticked down, but Edouard Mendy nearly gave United another gift as he played the ball straight to Fred, whose poor lob attempt didn't punish the Blues goalkeeper's mistake.
Rudiger's chance to be the hero
Rudiger had a great chance in the final seconds but blazed a volley over the bar side meaning neither side could find a way to goal in the dying moments.
This draw leaves Chelsea just one point ahead of second-placed Manchester City after 13 games in the Premier League with United in 8th.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
1' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?
2' Ziyech's shot stopped
3' De Gea denied Hudson-Odoi's shot
17' Ziyech's long shot over the bar
24' Werner's header wide out
30' POST! Rudiger's shot hits the post
35' CHANCE! De Gea denied Hudson-Odoi's shot
39' Reece James's long shot wide out
44' Yellow Card! McTominay booked
45' De Gea makes good save
48' Yellow Card! Rashford booked
49' GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Man Utd (Sancho)
57' Werner's shot wide out
63' Sub! Ronaldo in, Sancho out
67' Penalty Goal! Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd (Jorginho)
76' Yellow Card! Bruno Fernandes booked
79' De Gea denied Ziyech's shot
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: Thiago Silva, Alonso, Jorginho, Rudiger, E. Mendy, Werner, Ziyech, Loftus-Cheek, T. Chalobah, Reece James, Hudson-Odoi
Subs: Azpilicueta, Lukaku, Saul , Barkley, Kepa, Christensen, Mount, Pulisic, Havertz
Man Utd XI: Matic, De Gea, Alex Telles, Lindelof, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Bailly, Rashford, Sancho, Wan-Bissaka, McTominay
Subs: Ronaldo, Mata, Jones, Martial, Lingard, Dean Henderson, Van de Beek, Dalot, Greenwood