With Estêvão sidelined, Casemiro scores as United beat Chelsea | OneFootball

Manchester United hosted Chelsea this Saturday for the fifth round of the English Premier League at Old Trafford and won 2-1. The home team’s goals were scored by Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro, while Trevoh Chalobah pulled one back for Chelsea.

Just four minutes into the match, the visitors had to deal with the sending off of goalkeeper Robert Sánchez, forcing the coach to make early changes: Palmer was taken off for tactical reasons and the Brazilian Estêvão was also sacrificed.

Table Situation

With this result, Manchester United jumped to ninth place, with nine points. The hosts also had Casemiro sent off in the 49th minute of the first half. Chelsea, meanwhile, remained in sixth, still with eight points. It’s worth noting that both teams could still lose positions as the round progresses.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 X 1 CHELSEA 🔵

🏆 Competition: English Premier League – fifth round 🏟️ Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester (ENG) 📅 Date: September 20, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Kickoff: 1:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the Match Went

Chelsea started the match with the sending off of goalkeeper Robert Sánchez. The player came out badly and ended up fouling the opposing striker. As a result, coach Enzo Maresca opted to substitute the Brazilian Estêvão and the Portuguese Pedro Neto.

Manchester United took advantage of their numerical superiority and scored in the 14th minute of the first half, with Bruno Fernandes. Patrick Dorgu headed the ball to the Portuguese, who finished into the net.

The Brazilian Casemiro doubled the lead in the 37th minute. Defender Maguire headed the ball to his teammate, who made no mistake.

At 49 minutes, still in the first half, Casemiro pulled the opposing player, received his second yellow card, and was sent off.

Chelsea managed to reduce the deficit in the 35th minute of the second half, with a goal from Trevoh Chalobah. The player received a cross from Reece James and headed it in to beat goalkeeper Altay Bayındır.

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Check out other results from this Saturday in the English Premier League:

Liverpool 2 x 1 Everton Burnley 1 x 1 Nottingham Forest Brighton 2 x 2 Tottenham West Ham 1 x 2 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton 1 x 3 Leeds United

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