Manchester United vs Chelsea 0:1 (1st half) - Walla! sport

2023-05-25T19:20:30.558Z

Highlights: Manchester United now host Chelsea for a Round of 32 match, with a point enough for the Red Devils to secure their place in the Champions League. If they beat Chelsea, they would overtake Newcastle to move up to third place before the final 90 minutes of the season. As part of Lampard's many changes, his line-up this time has included young Carney Chukwuemeka, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueka and Kai Havertz, while Raheem Sterling has been left out of the squad due to injury.

Casemiro scored again, the Red Devils rose to a quick lead against the hapless Blues and if they keep it they will secure their place in the Champions League next season

Three days before the Premier League finale, Manchester United now host Chelsea for a Round of 32 match, with a point enough for the Red Devils to secure their place in the Champions League. If they beat Chelsea, they would overtake Newcastle to move up to third place before the final 90 minutes of the season.

Brazilian celebration at the opening (Photo: Reuters)

Fortunately for manager Erik ten Hag, Marcus Rashford, who has recovered from injury and illness, has returned to the squad, but he is probably keeping it for Fulham on Sunday and the FA Cup final against Manchester City next Saturday, so the star remains on the bench. In his absence, Jadon Sancho is on the left flank and Anthony Martial has retained his place in the forward - the same 11 who started the win over Bournemouth.

As far as Chelsea are concerned, interim manager Frank Lampard's only win since replacing Graham Potter at the start of April came in a 1-3 away win over Bournemouth, which United beat 0-1 on Saturday. Chelsea played on Sunday and succumbed 1-0 to Manchester City's secondary, a result that dropped them to 12th place and is just waiting for their failed season to end – they are well on their way to finishing outside the top 10 for the first time since 1996. As part of Lampard's many changes, his line-up this time has included young Carney Chukwuemeka, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueka and Kai Havertz, while Raheem Sterling has been left out of the squad due to injury. Lampard can at least take credit for this being the third time in Premier League history that nine players aged 24 or under, after Middlesbrough (10 in 2006) and Aston Villa (10 in 2013).

Returned to the squad, but remained on the bench. Rashford (Photo by Getty Images, Catherine Ivill)

Gameplay

Minute 4: What an opportunity for Chelsea. The young Hall went on the offensive, burst on the left line and passed wide unsurprisingly, Mudryk should have scored in front of De Gea, but did not connect well with the ball and kicked from about five yards out.

Minute 6: Goal! 0:1 to Manchester United. Casemiro with his second goal in four days, after sneaking well wide, got first to a stationary ball picked up by Eriksen and beat Kepa with a tap-in.

English League 2022/23

group	Games	Victories	Even	Losses	Gates	Points
1	Manchester City	36	28	4	4	31-93	88
2	Arsenal	37	25	6	6	43-83	81
3	Newcastle	37	19	13	5	32-67	70
4	Manchester United	36	21	6	9	41-52	69
5	Liverpool	37	19	9	9	43-71	66
6	Brighton	36	18	7	11	50-70	61
7	Aston Villa	37	17	7	13	45-49	58
8	Tottenham	37	17	6	14	62-66	57
9	Brentford	37	14	14	9	46-57	56
10	Fulham	37	15	7	15	51-54	52
11	Crystal Palace	37	11	11	15	48-39	44
12	Chelsea	36	11	10	15	42-36	43
13	Wolves	37	11	8	18	53-31	41
14	West Ham United	37	11	7	19	53-41	40
15	Bournemouth	37	11	6	20	70-37	39
16	Nottingham Forest	37	9	10	18	67-37	37
17	Everton	37	7	12	18	57-33	33
18	Leicester City	37	8	7	22	67-49	31
19	Leeds	37	7	10	20	74-47	31
20	Southampton	37	6	6	25	69-32	24

38th and final Premier League matchday matches

Brentford vs Manchester City
Arsenal vs Wolves
Aston Villa vs Brighton
Southampton vs Liverpool
Chelsea vs Newcastle
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest
Everton FC vs Bournemouth
Leices vs Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester vs West Ham
United Manchester United vs Fulham FC