Chelsea vs Manchester United 2-0

Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 at Stamford Bridge after a VAR call, a red card and a penalty changed the match after the interval. The home side took control once Lisandro Martínez was sent off, then held the lead to the end.

The first half stayed goalless, although Manchester United thought they had broken through in the 34th minute when Matheus Cunha had a goal ruled out by VAR. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Chelsea went ahead in the 50th minute when Morgan Rogers finished from Romeo Lavia to make it 1-0. United were then punished again after VAR confirmed a penalty for Chelsea on 61 minutes, Lisandro Martínez was dismissed in the 63rd minute, and Cole Palmer converted on 64 minutes to make it 2-0. Manchester United made two changes on 66 minutes, with Kobbie Mainoo replacing Carlos Baleba and Ayden Heaven coming on for Andrey Santos, while Chelsea had a second goal ruled out by VAR in the 71st minute for Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves. Chelsea then made three changes on 87 minutes, with Malo Gusto on for Estêvão, Valentin Barco for Pedro Neto and Danny Welbeck for Moises Caicedo.

Chelsea had 59% of the ball, 540 passes to Manchester United's 379 and 18 shots to 12, with 9 on target compared with 5. They also finished with 2.06 expected goals to 1.13, won 8 corners to 7, and conceded 20 fouls to United's 8. United's 7 saves compared with Chelsea's 3 reflected the pressure they faced, while they still had 7 corners and 2 offsides.

Lisandro Martínez was booked in the 59th minute before his red card in the 63rd. Harry Maguire was booked on 65 minutes, Kobbie Mainoo on 70, Bryan Mbeumo on 81 and Joshua Zirkzee on 86 for Manchester United. Chelsea's only booking went to Mike Penders in the 90+3rd minute.