Chelsea vs Man United

18 April 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Matheus Cunha 43’

Match summary

Man United beat Chelsea 1-0 on the road. Man United led 1-0 at half-time.

Matheus Cunha put Man United ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Bruno Fernandes.

Chelsea can feel hard done by, creating 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Man United's 0.44 from 4.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
21 Shots 4
3 Shots on target 1
7 Corners 1
118 Attacks 79
71 Dangerous attacks 28
605 Passes 431
89% Pass accuracy 84%
10 Tackles 16
12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Chelsea Man United
Kick-off
EstêvãoShot on target
13’
Alejandro GarnachoEstêvãoInjury
16’
25’
Matheus CunhaFoul
Enzo FernándezShot on target
38’
Jorrel HatoFoul
39’
43’
Matheus CunhaRight foot shot0-1 (Man United)
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
Wesley FofanaShot on target
73’
80’
Amad DialloBenjamin Sesko
Josh AcheampongMalo Gusto
81’
Trevoh Chalobah Wesley Fofana
81’
81’
Mason MountMatheus Cunha
87’
Joshua ZirkzeeBryan MbeumoInjury
Roméo LaviaEnzo FernándezInjury
88’
90+1’
Mason MountArgument
90+4’
Kobbie MainooFoul
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 0.44 43’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), 0-1 43’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 0.44 43’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), 0-1 Cunha 43’
Chelsea 1.29 xGMan United 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Chelsea attacking 
43’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 30’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 67’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 33’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Liam Delap (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Liam Delap (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 62’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Benjamin Sesko (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 30’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 67’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 56’ Liam Delap (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Liam Delap (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 62’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Estêvão (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Benjamin Sesko (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Chelsea 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sánchez
Gusto 81’
Fofana 81’
Hato
Cucurella
Caicedo
Fernández 88’
Estêvão 16’
Palmer
Neto
Delap
Man United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lammens
Shaw
Heaven
Mazraoui
Dalot
Mainoo
Casemiro
Cunha 81’
Fernandes
Mbeumo 87’
Sesko 80’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF860 0.000.183
Jorrel Hato DEF900 0.000.000
Wesley Fofana DEF862 0.170.000
Marc Cucurella DEF900 0.000.122
Enzo Fernández MID903 0.310.205
Moisés Caicedo MID902 0.040.000
Estêvão MID152 0.110.000
Cole Palmer MID904 0.210.041
Pedro Neto MID903 0.130.182
Liam Delap FWD902 0.180.071
Alejandro Garnacho Sub753 0.140.092
Josh Acheampong Sub40 0.000.000
Trevoh Chalobah Sub40 0.000.000
Romeo Lavia Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 45% Avg odds 2.10
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.69
Man United win 29% Avg odds 3.21

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea LWLLL
Man United WLWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man United 2-1 Chelsea, 20 Sep 25 All Chelsea vs Man United meetings, next on 31 Oct 26

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.