Chelsea
Man United
Match summary
Chelsea saw off Man United 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.
Morgan Rogers put Chelsea ahead in the 50th minute, set up by Romeo Lavia and Cole Palmer made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 64th minute.
The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.79 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Man United's 1.39 from 12. Man United had a player sent off.
Chelsea hosted Man United in matchday 9 of the Premier League, controlling the contest across the pitch and registering 59 percent possession alongside 542 passes completed at an accuracy of 88 percent. The home side created significant territorial advantage with 103 attacks and 62 dangerous attacks, accumulating 18 total shots with 9 on target compared to the away side's 12 shots and 5 attempts on target. Discipline proved costly for the visitors, who conceded 20 fouls and collected 6 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Chelsea committed 8 fouls and received 1 yellow card, with corners finishing 8 to 7 in favour of the hosts.
A scoreless first half featured a VAR review in the 34th minute before the deadlock broke 5 minutes after the interval when Morgan Rogers scored with a right foot shot for Chelsea in the 50th minute. Man United made their first change on 58 minutes before Lisandro Martínez received a yellow card for a foul in the 59th minute, followed by a second yellow card and subsequent red card following a 61st-minute VAR review. Cole Palmer converted a penalty goal in the 64th minute to double the lead, after which further yellow cards were shown to Harry Maguire, Kobbie Mainoo, Bryan Mbeumo, and Joshua Zirkzee alongside substitutions for both teams, concluding with a yellow card for Mike Penders for time wasting before the match ended at 2-0.
