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.
2025/2026 Premier League
2-1
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.
A BIG #PL win
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 20, 2025
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