Chelsea beat Manchester United 2–0 after Martinez's second yellow card
Chelsea beat Manchester United 2–0 in Matchweek 9 of the Premier League. Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer, from the penalty spot, scored after the break, and United played with ten men after Lisandro Martinez's second yellow card.
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A goalless first half
The first half ended without goals. Moises Caicedo hit the post, while Amad Diallo and Pedro Neto missed good chances. Before the break, VAR disallowed a Matheus Cunha goal for United for offside. Chelsea also had a goal ruled out in that half.
Rogers' goal and Martinez's second yellow
In the 50th minute Morgan Rogers picked up the ball after a tackle by Roméo Lavia, cut through the middle of United's defence and beat Senne Lammens with a precise lob. Chelsea led 1–0. Rogers now has 5 league goals this season. In the 59th minute Lisandro Martinez was booked for pulling Rogers' shirt. Four minutes later he elbowed Wesley Fofana. After a VAR review the referee showed him a second yellow card and awarded a penalty, and United were down to ten men.
Palmer's penalty and the table
In the 64th minute Cole Palmer made it 2–0 from the penalty spot. Lammens came close to saving it, but the ball went into the net by the post. Palmer has 3 league goals this season. Chelsea moved up from 5th to 4th and have 16 points, while Manchester United are 16th with 7 points. The defeat extended United's winless run to nine matches in all competitions. It is their worst such spell since the 1988/89 season.
Live · goal
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Minute 652–0
Palmer from the spot, Chelsea 2–0 Manchester United
Cole Palmer doubled Chelsea's lead in the 64th minute, converting a penalty. Earlier, in the 50th minute, Morgan Rogers got on the scoresheet after an assist from Roméo Lavia. Palmer has 3 goals in the Premier League this season.
Number of the match: 3 goals — That is how many Premier League goals Cole Palmer has scored so far this season.
Minute 360–0
Cunha scores for Manchester United in the 34th minute
Matheus Cunha scored the opening goal of the match and put Manchester United ahead. Harry Maguire provided the assist. Cunha now has 2 goals this Premier League season.
Number of the match: 2 goals — That is how many Premier League goals Matheus Cunha has now this season.
Live · half-time · 0–0
Chelsea – Manchester United: visitors have more shots by half-time
In the first half of Chelsea's match with Manchester United, the visitors took 9 shots and the hosts 7. Both teams had three shots on target.
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Number of the match6By half-time Manchester United had taken twice as many corners as Chelsea, who had 3.
More shots for the visitors, same number on target. Manchester United took 9 shots by half-time, Chelsea 7. Each side had three shots on target, so the difference came from attempts that missed the target or were blocked.
Possession and corners. Possession was split almost evenly: Chelsea had 49%, Manchester United 51%. The visitors took more corners, though, 6 to 3.
Before the match
Chelsea v Manchester United: visitors arrive after their worst league start since 1986/87
Chelsea, fifth in the table with 13 points after eight games, host Manchester United in Premier League matchday 9. The visitors are 16th with seven points and have not won in eight games in all competitions.
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Number of the match7 pointsThat is how many points Manchester United have after eight games, their worst league start since 1986/87.
Chelsea without their top scorer
The hosts are missing four players: Reece James, Emiliano Martínez, João Pedro and Pep Chavarría are injured. João Pedro is the team's top league scorer, with five goals and three assists in six games. Head coach Xabi Alonso did not give a return date for Lacroix after the injury he picked up against Liverpool. He said it was too early to assess it for now.
The visitors' squad has gaps too
At Manchester United, Patrick Dorgu and Manuel Ugarte are injured. premierleaguenewsnow.com reports that Benjamin Sesko will not play in this match and that his absence is expected to last until at least January. Luke Shaw is also out of the squad. The visitors' top league scorer is Bryan Mbeumo, who has scored four goals in eight games.
Head-to-head history
In the last four meetings between the sides, counted after 90 minutes, Manchester United won twice, Chelsea once, and one ended in a draw. Chelsea have won only three of their last 19 games against this opponent in all competitions. In total the two sides have met 199 times: Manchester United won 85 games, Chelsea 57, and 57 ended in a draw.
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Dramaweight 50%Red card at 63′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for.2.9Drama: 2.9 out of 10
Heroesweight 20%Rogers scored the winner.Nobody stood out.2.5Heroes: 2.5 out of 10
Stakesweight 15%Not much was at stake yet.2.2Stakes: 2.2 out of 10
Quality of playweight 15%Plenty of chances and shots at both ends.9.2Quality of play: 9.2 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
Worth watching: Highlights will do
GolVolt rating 3.2more watchable than 32% of Premier League matches
34' VAR50'Morgan Rogers1:0twist61' VAR63'twist64'twist71' VAR
0'half-time90+7'
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
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Chelsea beat Manchester United 2–0 after Martinez's second yellow cardThe review gives the result away — switch spoilers back on to read it.
Chelsea beat Manchester United 2–0 in Matchweek 9 of the Premier League. Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer, from the penalty spot, scored after the break, and United played with ten men after Lisandro Martinez's second yellow card.
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