Chelsea player ratings vs Manchester United: Red card for Robert Sanchez and injury to Cole Palmer compound Chelsea woe in loss to Red Devils
Chelsea couldn't recover from their goalkeeper's costly early red card as they suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season. The Blues shipped two goals after the Spaniard was dismissed, courtesy of Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro, who was also sent off, and despite Trevoh Chalobah scoring late on, they succumbed to a 2-1 loss, with Cole Palmer having gone off injured.Chelsea began this chaotic game in nightmarish fashion when Sanchez was shown a straight red after felling Bryan Mbeumo inside five minutes. And almost immediately after, the goalkeeper's replacement, Filip Jorgensen, was picking the ball out of his net in the 14th minute thanks to Bruno Fernandes' well-taken opener.Things went from bad to worse for the Blues when Palmer limped off injured, and then Casemiro made it 2-0 with a close-range header after the Blues failed to clear their lines before the break. The visitors got something of a reprieve in first-half stoppage time when United's Brazilian midfielder needlessly brought down Andrey Santos to pick up his second yellow of the contest, and then Chalobah's 80th-minute header set up a nervy finale. But it was too little too late as a wretched opening proved the west London team's undoing on sodden Saturday evening.GOAL rates Chelsea's players from Old Trafford...
Chelsea couldn't recover from their goalkeeper's costly early red card as they suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season. The Blues shipped two goals after the Spaniard was dismissed, courtesy of Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro, who was also sent off, and despite Trevoh Chalobah scoring late on, they succumbed to a 2-1 loss, with Cole Palmer having gone off injured.Chelsea began this chaotic game in nightmarish fashion when Sanchez was shown a straight red after felling Bryan Mbeumo inside five minutes. And almost immediately after, the goalkeeper's replacement, Filip Jorgensen, was picking the ball out of his net in the 14th minute thanks to Bruno Fernandes' well-taken opener.Things went from bad to worse for the Blues when Palmer limped off injured, and then Casemiro made it 2-0 with a close-range header after the Blues failed to clear their lines before the break. The visitors got something of a reprieve in first-half stoppage time when United's Brazilian midfielder needlessly brought down Andrey Santos to pick up his second yellow of the contest, and then Chalobah's 80th-minute header set up a nervy finale. But it was too little too late as a wretched opening proved the west London team's undoing on sodden Saturday evening.GOAL rates Chelsea's players from Old Trafford...
