Manchester United vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction | OneFootball

Old Trafford, home of Manchester United Football Club (Getty Images)

Follow live coverage as Manchester United face Chelsea today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.

The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.

Meanwhile, it’s Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

Manchester United vs Chelsea

A breathless contest that saw both teams reduced to 10 men by the half-time whistle comes to an end, with Manchester United holding on for a 2-1 win against Chelsea at Old Trafford. The match was conditioned just five minutes in, when Sanchez was given the earliest red card in Premier League history, for a miscalculated tackle on Mbeumo, who was in a goal-scoring position. It took just seven more minutes for Fernandes to find the breakthrough, and Casemiro would double the lead eight minutes from the interval with a close-range header. The two-goal advantage would last until the break, but the Brazil international would not, as he was also sent off late in added time - for a second bookable offence on Santos. The evening of the numbers gave Maresca’s side a chance to get back into the game, and they improved significantly in the second half, but left it too little, too late to come back from two goals down. Chalobah halved the deficit with 10 minutes to go courtesy of a powerful header thanks to a James assist, but the visitors were unable to find the second necessary to maintain their unbeaten start. Scoring twice with an xG of 1.74, the win puts Manchester United up in ninth place ahead of a meeting with Brentford in seven days, while Chelsea overperformed their expected goals - scoring with just one effort on target and an xG of 0.39. They stay sixth and take on Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, following a trip to Lincoln in the EFL Cup on Tuesday. That concludes our commentary of the Premier League fixture between Manchester United and Chelsea - we hope you’ve enjoyed it!

20 September 2025 20:00

Manchester United vs Chelsea

All of Chalobah's last eight Premier League goals have been from set-piece situations, with each of the last four coming from corners. His strike is a good omen for Chelsea, who are still behind with five minutes to play, as the centre-back has not lost a league match in which he’s found the back of the net (seven wins and one draw).

20 September 2025 19:24