Manchester United vs Chelsea
Match pulse
MANAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAN | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CHE | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Man United 3-1
Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-1 on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Chris Smalling (8'), Nani (37') and Wayne Rooney (45'). Goals for Chelsea: Fernando Torres (46').
Play by play
- 95'
<b>FULL TIME</b> An excellent match ends with a fifth straight Premier League win for Manchester United. Chelsea were good, as was Torres, but they couldn't finish their chances - Torres the worst culprit with a miss we will see for years and years. Nani, Rooney excellent again and United go two clear of City at the top.
- 94'
An aimless ball from Anelka tells you the game is all but up.
- 93'
Ivanovic's header is cleared by Evra.
- 92'
Anelka's run is tracked by Carrick and Chelsea win a corner.
- 91'
Another open goal miss from six yards! This time Berbatov after Rooney went clean through. Rooney squares it but the pass is heavy and Cole can slide back and block Berbatov's weak effort, then collide with the post.
- 90'
Five minutes of added time.......
- 88'
One wonders if that miss will destroy the confidence Torres had slowly been building back up.
- 87'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0918/nanicelebvcfc_275x155.jpg"> <br>Nani celebrates his 25-yard strike against Chelsea.
- 86'
The game looks up now - had Torres scored it would have been 3-2 with seven minutes to go. Instead, his entire team are reeling from his catastrophic miss.
- 85'
Good break from United ends with Nani crossing for Rooney to head right at Cech. Still can't get over that Torres miss.
- 84'
That could come to define his Chelsea career. What an unbelievable miss. He was level with the post and heading away from goal but how can you not score that when you are worth £50m?!
- 83'
Oh goodness gracious me! Torres gets clean through, rounds De Gea and from seven yards out with an open goal he has missed. Oh dear, dear me.
- 82'
What with his penalty miss and hitting the post, Rooney could have had his third hat-trick in a row.
- 81'
Hernandez gets a rousing reception as he finally makes his way to the tunnel, limping heavily after that Cole challenge.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Valencia is now carded for bumping into Torres. Bit harsh, Phil.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Meireles is replaced by Mikel and Hernandez goes off to be replaced by Berbatov.
- 77'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Cole is now booked for his attempted block. The replay shows how bad it was. It was a leg-breaker. Doesn't stop Cole moaning, of course.
- 76'
Rooney hits the post! He scuffs Evra's cross onto the far post before Hernandez blasts the rebound wide and is caught by a lunging block from Cole.
- 75'
Chelsea have had double the attempts on goal Man Utd have. 18-9.
- 73'
Ivanovic cuts out a ball meant for Hernandez and strides forward, blasting a shot well wide from 30 yards.
- 72'
At the other end Young gets to the byline and crosses, Ivanovic blocks with his elbow but a corner is given.
- 71'
Two glorious chances for Torres - he turns well to unleash a shot on goal that De Gea saves and when the rebound comes back he volleys over from 12 yards out.
- 70'
From the corner Terry gets a free header but Anelka can't poke it home.
- 69'
The new man nearly makes an immediate impace as Evra prevents Lukaku turning Mata's near post cross beyond De Gea.
- 68'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Sturridge goes off and Lukaku comes on.
Leaders
MANCHE 
