LONDON. Chelsea had a close win over Manchester United. The hero of the match was C. Palmer who scored in the 90th, 90th and 19th minute. Chelsea capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Thursday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. In front of 39,694 spectators.​ The referee was Jarred Gillett with the help of Darren Cann and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Chelsea

4 - 3

Manchester United

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 28 Total 19
  • 10 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 7
  • 9 Shots blocked 7
  • 101 Attack 95
  • 58 Dangerous attack 36
  • 106 Ball safe 86
  • 13 Free Kicks 10
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 56% while Manchester United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match​.

Chelsea shot 28 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Manchester United shot 19 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández and Malo Gusto). Regarding the opposition, Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Harry Maguire).

Match Timeline

Conor Gallagher(goal)
4'
Cole Palmer(penalty)
19'
Malo Gusto- Yellow
32'
34'
Alejandro Garnacho(goal)
Enzo Fernández - Yellow
35'
39'
Bruno Fernandes(goal)Diogo Dalot
46'
Jonny Evans- sub ->Raphaël Varane
66'
Willy Kambwala- sub ->Jonny Evans
66'
Marcus Rashford- sub ->Rasmus Højlund
67'
Alejandro Garnacho(goal)Antony
Carney Chukwuemeka- sub ->Moisés Caicedo
71'
Raheem Sterling- sub ->Mykhaylo Mudryk
71'
Trevoh Chalobah- sub ->Axel Disasi
75'
Alfie Gilchrist- sub ->Malo Gusto
75'
75'
Scott McTominay- sub ->Casimiro
86'
Mason Mount- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho
Noni Madueke- sub ->Conor Gallagher
89'
Cole Palmer(penalty)
90'
Cole Palmer(goal)Enzo Fernández
90'
Moisés Caicedo- Yellow
90'
90'
Harry Maguire- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Chelsea has 43 points like Brighton & Hove Albion to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United will stays with 48 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away against Sheffield United on the 7th of April with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).

Manchester United will host Liverpool on the 7th of April with a 20-15 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (12 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Djordje Petrovic 28.Serbia
6.4
D
Axel Disasi 2.France
6.8
75'
D
Marc Cucurella 3.Spain
7.0
D
Benoît Badiashile 5.France
6.8
D
Malo Gusto 27.France
7.0
75' 32'
M
Enzo Fernández 8.Argentina
7.3
35'
M
Cole Palmer 20.England
10.2
19', 90', 90'
M
Conor Gallagher 23.England
7.5
89' 4'
M
Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador
6.3
71' 90'
M
Mykhaylo Mudryk 10.Ukraine
6.7
71'
F
Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal
7.1
Substitutes
G
Marcus Bettinelli 13.England
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
D
Trevoh Chalobah 14.England
6.8
75'
D
Alfie Gilchrist 42.England
7.0
75'
M
Carney Chukwuemeka 17.England
6.3
71'
M
Cesare Casadei 31.Italy
F
Raheem Sterling 7.England
6.8
71'
F
Noni Madueke 11.England
7.5
89'

Chelsea adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Đorđe Petrović (6.4), Malo Gusto (7.0), Axel Disasi (6.8), Benoît Badiashile (6.8), Marc Cucurella (7.0), Moisés Caicedo (6.3), Enzo Fernández (7.3), Cole Palmer (10.2), Conor Gallagher (7.5), Mykhaylo Mudryk (6.7) and Nicolas Jackson (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Thiago Silva, Raheem Sterling (6.8), Noni Madueke (7.5), Marcus Bettinelli, Trevoh Chalobah (6.8), Carney Chukwuemeka (6.3), Cesare Casadei, Alfie Gilchrist (7.0) and J. Tauriainen.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 5 changes: Moisés Caicedo for Carney Chukwuemeka (71′), Conor Gallagher for Noni Madueke (89′), Mykhaylo Mudryk for Raheem Sterling (71′), Axel Disasi for Trevoh Chalobah (75′) and Malo Gusto for Alfie Gilchrist (75′).

Player of the match: Conor Gallagher​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Conor Gallagher.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
7.5
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
6.7
46'
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
6.3
90'
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
6.3
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
7.0
M
Kobbie Mainoo 37.England
7.0
M
Casimiro 18.Brazil
6.7
75'
M
Antony 21.Brazil
7.5
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
8.1
39'
M
Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina
8.5
86' 34', 67'
F
Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
Tom Heaton 22.England
D
Willy Kambwala 53.France
6.4
66'
D
Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland
7.1
46'
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
6.8
75'
M
Mason Mount 7.England
7.0
86'
M
Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark
M
Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco
F
Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast
F
Marcus Rashford 10.England
6.4
66'

Also Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erik ten Hag played with: André Onana (7.5), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.0), Harry Maguire (6.3), Raphaël Varane (6.7), Diogo Dalot (6.3), Casimiro (6.7), Kobbie Mainoo (7.0), Antony (7.5), Bruno Fernandes (8.1), Alejandro Garnacho (8.5) and Rasmus Højlund (7.0).

They had on the bench: Sofyan Amrabat, Marcus Rashford (6.4), Scott McTominay (6.8), Jonny Evans (7.1), Mason Mount (7.0), Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, Tom Heaton and Willy Kambwala (6.4).

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of Willy Kambwala (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 5 changes: Raphaël Varane for Jonny Evans (46′), Jonny Evans for Willy Kambwala (66′), Rasmus Højlund for Marcus Rashford (66′), Casimiro for Scott McTominay (75′) and Alejandro Garnacho for Mason Mount (86′).

Player of the match: Alejandro Garnacho​

The most impressive player for Manchester United was Alejandro Garnacho.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 29 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​