LONDON. Chelsea beats Manchester United 1-0 after M. Cucurella scored just 1 goal (71′).
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Friday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. In front of 39,849 spectators. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the collaboration of Lee Betts and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.74 degrees Celsius or 63.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 11 Total 4
- 3 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 85
- 50 Dangerous attack 34
- 61 Ball safe 86
- 16 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Chelsea was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Manchester United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Chelsea shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester United shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 1 yellow card (Cole Palmer). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 6 yellow cards (Amad Diallo, Ayden Heaven, Manuel Ugarte, Noussair Mazraoui, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Chelsea has 66 points like Newcastle United and Aston Villa to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United stays with 39 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away with Nottingham Forest on the 25th of May with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (3 draws).
Manchester United will host Aston Villa on the 25th of May with a 28-4 head to head in favor of Manchester United (18 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
71'
90'
90'
Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez , Reece James , Tosin Adarabioyo , Levi Colwill , Marc Cucurella , Enzo Fernández , Moisés Caicedo , Pedro Neto , Cole Palmer , Noni Madueke and Tyrique George .
The home team had on the bench: Trevoh Chalobah, Roméo Lavia , Benoît Badiashile, Filip Jørgensen, Marcus Bettinelli, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Malo Gusto , Aaron Anselmino and Josh Acheampong.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 2 changes: Tyrique George for Roméo Lavia (81′) and Pedro Neto for Malo Gusto (90′).
Player of the match: Marc Cucurella
The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Marc Cucurella.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12.
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United
Manchester United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim played with: André Onana , Victor Lindelöf , Harry Maguire , Luke Shaw , Noussair Mazraoui , Bruno Fernandes , Casemiro , Patrick Dorgu , Amad Diallo , Mason Mount and Rasmus Højlund .
They had on the bench: Alejandro Garnacho , Kobbie Mainoo , Manuel Ugarte , Altay Bayındır, Christian Eriksen, Ayden Heaven , H. Amass, Toby Collyer and Tyler Fredricson.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 4 changes: Mason Mount for Alejandro Garnacho (70′), Luke Shaw for Ayden Heaven (81′), Bruno Fernandes for Kobbie Mainoo (81′) and Casemiro for Manuel Ugarte (70′).
Player of the match: Patrick Dorgu
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Patrick Dorgu.
His rating is with 31 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
