Manchester United 4-1 Chelsea: Hosts secure Champions League place with thumping win
Manchester United secured Champions League football for next season with a 4-1 win over Chelsea at Old Trafford.
Casemiro headed the hosts in front, with Anthony Martial sweeping in Jadon Sancho’s pass from close range to double their advantage.
Bruno Fernandes added United’s third from the penalty spot after being fouled by Wesley Fofana.
And another Fofana error saw Marcus Rashford score a fourth before Joao Felix’s late consolation for the Blues.
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Chelsea
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Squad number1Player nameArrizabalaga
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Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
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Squad number33Player nameFofana
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Squad number14Player nameChalobah
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Squad number67Player nameHall
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Squad number30Player nameChukwuemeka
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Squad number5Player nameFernández
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Squad number23Player nameGallagher
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Squad number31Player nameMadueke
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Squad number29Player nameHavertz
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Squad number15Player nameMudryk
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Squad number10Player namePulisic
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Squad number11Player nameJoão Félix
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Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
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Squad number22Player nameZiyech
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Squad number27Player nameFofana
Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 19Varane
- 2Lindelöf
- 23ShawSubstituted forMalaciaat 45′minutesBooked at 75mins
- 18Casemiro
- 14EriksenSubstituted forFredat 70′minutes
- 21AntonySubstituted forRashfordat 29′minutes
- 8Bruno FernandesSubstituted forMcTominayat 86′minutes
- 25Sancho
- 9MartialSubstituted forGarnachoat 70′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Maguire
- 10Rashford
- 12Malacia
- 17Fred
- 20Dalot
- 27Weghorst
- 31Butland
- 39McTominay
- 49Garnacho
Chelsea
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 28Azpilicueta
- 33Fofana
- 14Chalobah
- 67Hall
- 30ChukwuemekaSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 82′minutes
- 5FernándezBooked at 75mins
- 23GallagherSubstituted forFofanaat 82′minutes
- 31MaduekeSubstituted forZiyechat 82′minutes
- 29HavertzSubstituted forJoão Félixat 64′minutes
- 15MudrykSubstituted forPulisicat 64′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Thiago Silva
- 10Pulisic
- 11João Félix
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 16Mendy
- 22Ziyech
- 26Koulibaly
- 27Fofana
- 58Gilchrist
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 73,561
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester United 4, Chelsea 1.
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Second Half ends, Manchester United 4, Chelsea 1.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
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Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred.
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Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
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Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
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Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
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Goal! Manchester United 4, Chelsea 1. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech following a fast break.
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Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Bruno Fernandes.
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Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Datro Fofana.
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Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Noni Madueke.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
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Substitution, Chelsea. David Datro Fofana replaces Conor Gallagher.
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Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
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David de Gea (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Manchester United 4, Chelsea 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
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Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
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Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fred.
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