Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United: Ross Barkley secures last-gasp draw after Anthony Martial double at Stamford Bridge
A last-gasp Ross Barkley goal saw Chelsea salvage a 2-2 draw against Manchester United after an Anthony Martial double had put them on the brink of three points.
Barkley pounced from close range in the 96th minute to spark a wild ending to the game at Stamford Bridge as Jose Mourinho was involved in a scuffle by the tunnel with one of Chelsea's backroom staff.
Until then it looked like a happy return for Mourinho after his side had produced a much-improved second half to come from behind and lead 2-1 in the closing stages.
It was largely one-way traffic in the first half as Antonio Rudiger nodded Chelsea in front with a free header from a corner and the hosts enjoyed the majority of possession but could not find a second goal.
Chelsea had a brighter start to the second half too but Martial's first goal ten minutes after the restart - which came with a couple of deflections and with a Chelsea defender down injured - changed the game.
The goals gave United a real lift as they were a stride quicker after drawing level - and if there was some fortune about Martial's first his second had some real quality in the build-up and in the curling finish.
The morale-boosting three points were reduced to one though with almost the last kick of the game as David Luiz hit a post with a header, David De Gea superbly saved Rudiger's rebound and Barkley slotted home to save a point.
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- Chelsea have lost just one of their last 17 home Premier League games against Manchester United (W10 D6 L1), a 2-3 defeat in October 2012.
- Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 65 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge in which they’ve been ahead at half-time (W54 D11), last losing against Arsenal in October 2011 (5-3).
- Ross Barkley's goal was the latest Man Utd have conceded in the Premier League since October 2009, when David Ngog also scored against them at 95:27 for Liverpool.
- Chelsea’s Ross Barkley has scored in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since November 2015 for Everton.
- Since his debut in September 2015, Anthony Martial has scored more goals in all competitions for Man Utd than any other player (40 goals).
- Anthony Martial scored a competitive brace for Man Utd for the first time since November 2016 versus West Ham.
- Manchester United have kept just one clean sheet from their opening nine Premier League games this season, this after recording seven shutouts at this stage of last season.
- All three of Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger’s Premier League goals have come in games at Stamford Bridge.
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