Chelsea Down Manchester United as Scores Fly Across English Leagues

Scores

Chelsea beat Manchester United 2‑0. Ollie McBurnie scored a free‑kick for the Tigers to put them ahead after trailing at halftime. Kamari Doyle restored Leicester’s lead against Stevenage in League One. Swansea lead Blackburn 4‑0 in the Championship and Wolves are 3‑0 up on Cardiff. Bolton turned the game against Bristol City to lead 2‑1. West Brom lead West Ham 2‑1 at the London Stadium after a goal from Felix Myhre. Brighton are 1‑0 up at Manchester City. Brentford beat Nottingham Forest 1‑0. Bournemouth beat Leeds 1‑0. Hull beat Ipswich 1‑0. In the lower divisions, Accrington lead Northampton 1‑0, Colchester draw 1‑1 with Walsall, Crewe lose 1‑0 to Barnet, Fleetwood beat Bristol Rovers 1‑0, Oldham draw 0‑0 with Crawley, Salford lose 0‑1 to Exeter, Shrewsbury lose 0‑1 to Gillingham, Swindon beat Rotherham 1‑0, Tranmere beat Cheltenham 3‑1, Barnsley beat Oxford 1‑0, Leicester draw 1‑1 with Stevenage, MK Dons beat Doncaster 2‑0, Notts County beat Mansfield 1‑0, Peterborough beat Luton 1‑0, Stockport draw 0‑0 with Wimbledon, Wigan draw 2‑2 with Bromley, Burton beat Wycombe 1‑0, Burnley draw 0‑0 with Portsmouth, Middlesbrough 2‑0 Charlton, Millwall 3‑0 Derby, Southampton 1‑0 QPR, West Ham 1‑1 West Brom, Wolves 2‑0 Cardiff, Brentford 1‑0 Nottingham Forest, Coventry 2‑0 Sunderland, Hull 0‑1 Ipswich.

Other Action

Sunderland were awarded a penalty after a VAR check for handball. A VAR screen glitch occurred during the offside review. In Scotland, Kilmarnock lead ten‑man St Johnstone 2‑1 and Motherwell are level with St Mirren. Jarrod Bowen equalised for West Ham with a low shot past O’Leary. James Trafford mishandled a goal‑kick that allowed Justin Kluivert to set up Evanilson for a goal. Dango Ouattara’s cross, deflected by Nikola Milenković and Mats Sels, led to a goal for the home side.

Context

These updates capture the busiest Saturday of English football, with Premier League, Championship, League One and Two matches all kicking off at 3 p.m. GMT, plus a handful of Scottish Premiership fixtures, reflecting the league’s congested schedule around cup semi‑finals.