Chelsea vs Man United

16 May 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Marc Cucurella 71’

Match summary

Chelsea saw off Man United 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Marc Cucurella put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 71st minute, set up by Reece James.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Man United's 0.34 from 5.

Match stats

Chelsea Man United
11 Shots 4
3 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
1.30 xG 0.34
1.30 Non-penalty xG 0.34
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Chelsea Man United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Marc Cucurella
Assist: Reece James1-0 (Chelsea)
71’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Cole Palmer
Man United
  • Noussair Mazraoui
  • Casemiro
  • Bruno Fernandes
  • Amad Diallo Traore
  • Manuel Ugarte
  • Ayden Heaven

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 1.30 0.34 71’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), 1-0 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 0.34 71’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), 1-0 Cucurella 71’
Chelsea 1.30 xGMan United 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Chelsea attacking 
5’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 73’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 71’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 52’ Mason Mount (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Mason Mount (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Reece James (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 73’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 71’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 52’ Mason Mount (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Mason Mount (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Reece James (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Reece James DEF9012 0.060.311
Levi Colwill DEF900 0.000.000
Tosin Adarabioyo DEF901 0.020.000
Marc Cucurella DEF9011 0.310.000
Enzo Fernández MID901 0.030.000
Moisés Caicedo MID901 0.020.000
Pedro Neto MID901 0.050.021
Cole Palmer MID902 0.050.762
Noni Madueke MID902 0.760.031
Tyrique George FWD860 0.000.051
Romeo Lavia Sub40 0.000.000
Malo Gusto Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 61% Avg odds 1.57
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.53
Man United win 18% Avg odds 5.46

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea DWWWL
Man United LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man United 1-1 Chelsea, 03 Nov 24 Next meeting: Man United 2-1 Chelsea, 20 Sep 25  All Chelsea vs Man United meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.