Another defeat for City, another tennis-like score for Barça
"MU" was reduced to ten men on "Chelsea's" pitch and lost – the team has been unable to win for 9 matches; "City's" second consecutive defeat could benefit "Arsenal" – if the reigning champions do not lose today in the match against "Liverpool", they will take first place. Meanwhile, "Barca" went "wild" after a string of defeats.
Another defeat for City, another tennis scoreline for Barca
Chelsea vs Manchester United: 2–0
Goals:
Rogers, 50 (1:0). Palmer, 64 – penalty (2:0)
Chelsea: Penders, Fofana, Colwill, Palestra (Chavarría, 74), Acheampong, Caicedo (Gusto, 87), Lavia, Palmer (Quenda, 90), Rogers, Estevao (Barco, 87), Pedro Neto (Welbeck, 87)
Manchester United: Lammens, Maguire, Martínez, Dalot, Yoro, Santos (Heaven, 66), Baleba (Mainoo, 58), Bruno Fernandes, Cunha (Mount, 66), Diallo (Zirkzee, 77), Mbeumo
Yellow cards: Penders, 90 – Martínez, 59. Maguire, 65. Mainoo, 70. Mbeumo, 81. Zirkzee, 86
Red card: Martínez, 63 (second yellow)
MU's early-season struggles continue. Carrick's side has won only one match in the EPL, against promoted Ipswich, and the team's internal atmosphere has deteriorated.
In the first half of the match, the "Red Devils" fought on equal terms, created several dangerous chances, and were closer to scoring than the hosts. Chelsea's defense often made mistakes; in the 32nd minute, Amad Diallo went one-on-one with the goalkeeper following a blunder by Fofana, but Penders acted reliably.
Shortly after, the visitors found the back of the net from a corner kick and celebrated the goal for a long time. However, VAR intervened, penalizing a foul in the attack, and Cunha's goal was ruled out.
At the end of the half, Diallo bypassed Fofana once again to go one-on-one, but failed to strike accurately this time as well.
At the start of the second half, Rogers went on a run from the center of the pitch, entered the opponent's penalty area without facing any resistance, and finished the attack himself.
This goal dealt a serious blow to the visitors' morale, and they failed to show the fans the game they played in the first half.
Soon after, during a corner kick taken by the Londoners, Martínez struck an opponent with his elbow inside the penalty area. After a video review, a penalty was awarded against the visitors, and the offender was sent off. Palmer converted precisely from 11 meters, sealing the outcome of the match.