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Rogers shines, 3/10 for sent-off Martinez - player ratings for Chelsea v Man Utd

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Stone, S., & Kinsella, N. (2026, October 31). Rogers shines, 3/10 for sent-off Martinez - player ratings for Chelsea v Man Utd. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3j47prvlz04o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-31 · by Simon Stone, Nizaar Kinsella

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Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer scored goals as Chelsea won 2-0 against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Rogers opened the scoring in the 50th minute; shortly after, Lisandro Martinez was sent off for conceding a penalty that Palmer converted. The article provides player ratings from BBC Sport’s reporters covering both teams’ performances during this match.
Written by AI on 2026-10-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of October 31, 2026, Michael Carrick remains the interim manager of Manchester United despite criticism and poor results. Carrick faced Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, where Manchester United suffered a 2-0 defeat, marking their ninth game without a win in all competitions since 1988-89. The match saw Morgan Rogers score the first goal for Chelsea with a solo strike, followed by Lisandro Martinez being sent off after receiving two yellow cards within minutes, leaving United short-handed. Despite backing from some players like Bruno Fernandes, Carrick's future at Old Trafford remains uncertain as home fans chanted "you’re getting sacked in the morning."

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Who wrote this

Simon Stone
34 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Gave Chelsea a problem but couldn't get last bit right.
🔮 They will also tell you Howe is someone who places an unwavering importance on the methodology of setting a winning culture.
🔮 - Published Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick says Bruno Fernandes is "fully committed" to the club and will continue as captain.
2026-10-29 · assertive framing · 'Fully committed' Fernandes to remain Man Utd captain
🔮 United are preparing for Saturday's trip to Chelsea (12:30 GMT), when Fernandes could return to the starting line-up.
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Carrick and Fernandes hold clear-the-air talks
🔮 However, if anyone in a senior position at the club thinks the issues at Old Trafford will be solved simply by changing the head coach and, more importantly, the fans will be appeased by a new face in the dugout, the reaction from the stands on an awful day on and off the pitch would have very clearly told them otherwise.
🔮 8 Marcus Tavernier (off 87, Adli): Got free on the left on a couple of occasions but couldn't pick out a team-mate with his cross.
🔮 Carrick refused to say in his media conference on Friday whether Fernandes would be dropped.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Fernandes dropped to Man Utd bench - was Carrick right?
🔮 If Carrick were to lose his job, it would be the third change of manager in as many seasons and mean eight long-term bosses, including Ralf Rangnick, have lost their jobs after failing to get close to the heights of Sir Alex Ferguson, who retired in 2013.
2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Man Utd not an unmanageable club - Carrick
🔮 - Published While head coach Michael Carrick is expected to be in charge for Sunday's match against Bournemouth, Manchester United have already begun the process of identifying possible replacements.
🔮 In fact, on the evidence of their 4-1 thrashing of the English side - and with progressive coach Cesc Fabregas in the dugout - you could argue the European newcomers have leapfrogged the Old Trafford outfit and then some.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Paz, Fabregas and Como teach Man Utd a lesson
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Nizaar Kinsella
16 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Gave Chelsea a problem but couldn't get last bit right.
🔮 - Published Whisper it quietly, but could Spurs finally be on their way back?
🔮 Hopefully it will not be too serious, but at the moment we just have to wait."
🔮 - Published The extended three-week international break may have benefited Chelsea more than any other team in the Premier League.
🔮 Against the Cherries though, Caicedo and Henderson provided the balance to suggest Alonso could finally have found an answer - despite still having to wait for their first clean sheet of the league campaign.
🔮 - Published Three years before becoming Chelsea's £117m club-record signing, Morgan Rogers watched his value fall to just £1m and questioned whether he would make it at all.
🔮 Before Chelsea's Champions League final victory in 2021, Azpilicueta could not take his customary pre-match nap and opted to study instead.
🔮 It was a promise I made to my dad that if I played football, I would keep studying.
🔮 - Published Premier League clubs have sought legal advice as to whether they would have a compensation claim over the Manchester City 115 charges case.
🔮 Tuchel said he was not worried that players may put their clubs above playing for their country.
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BBC Sport's Belgian Chelsea Manchester United United

Subjects

Chelsea ORG · 10× United ORG · 5× Moises Caicedo PERSON · 4× Cole Palmer PERSON · 3× Rogers PERSON · 3× Lisandro Martinez PERSON · 2× Manchester United ORG · 2× Mike Penders PERSON · 2× Morgan Rogers PERSON · 2× Palmer PERSON · 2×

Narrative

8 Morgan Rogers: A surprisingly anonymous start and struggled in the number nine position until he was given the chance to run at United's defence, scoring with a sublime dink in the 50th minute.
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🔮 Gave Chelsea a problem but couldn't get last bit right.

Claims (29 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer scored second-half goals as Chelsea secured a 2-0 home win over 10-man Manchester United, who endured another desperate day. asserted
who → score → day
Chelsea's record £117m signing Rogers opened the scoring in the 50th minute before United defender Lisandro Martinez was sent off after conceding a penalty, which Palmer converted. asserted
Palmer → open → which
Here's how BBC Sport's reporters at Stamford Bridge rated the players and your verdicts on the performances. asserted
reporters → rat → performances
The Belgian goalkeeper remains under pressure after his mistake against Tottenham last week, but he was steady here and made several comfortable saves. asserted
he → remain → saves
The young defender looked shaky early on but recovered well, making a fantastic block from a Bruno Fernandes volley and improving as the game went on. asserted
game → look → volley
The Frenchman made a brilliant block from one of Amad Diallo's shots but was twice at fault as the winger broke clear on the counter-attack. asserted
winger → make → attack
His header also struck the post after taking a deflection off Moises Caicedo in a chaotic display. asserted
header → strike → display
Fofana also won the second-half penalty. asserted
Fofana → win → penalty
The England defender was part of an overall poor defensive display but did not make any obvious errors himself. asserted
defender → make → errors
6 Marco Palestra: The Italian made some good recovery runs on his first start for Chelsea but was also part of a below-par defensive display from an organisational perspective. asserted
Italian → make → perspective
7 Moises Caicedo: Influential presence in a scrappy midfield battle, helping Chelsea compete physically in the centre of the pitch. asserted
Chelsea → help → pitch
6 Romeo Lavia: Often the player who helped Chelsea play through United's pressure, sparking several counter-attacks with intelligent passing. asserted
Chelsea → help → passing
7 Pedro Neto: Arguably Chelsea's most dangerous attacker but finishing let him down, with one effort saved and another fired well wide in the first half. asserted
another → let → half
Aside from that, he attempted an ambitious effort from inside his own half and gifted United one of their major chances. asserted
he → attempt → chances
Looked lively throughout, having a couple of dangerous-looking shots on goal and two that he scored but were ruled out for offside. asserted
he → look → offside
8 Morgan Rogers: A surprisingly anonymous start and struggled in the number nine position until he was given the chance to run at United's defence, scoring with a sublime dink in the 50th minute. asserted
he → struggle → minute
8 Subs: Pep Chavarria (on 71, Palestra): Game was already won when he entered. asserted
he → win → Palestra
7 Harry Maguire: Authoritative presence at heart of defence for most part but yet again unable to stop gap opening up for Rogers to score. asserted
Rogers → stop → opening
Lisandro Martinez: Did OK and looked good - until Chelsea scored. asserted
Chelsea → do → ?
3 Diogo Dalot: Played out of position again at left-back and Estevao threatened down his side, but Dalot stuck to his task gamely. asserted
Dalot → play → task
5 Carlos Baleba: Was having his best game in a United shirt so far and tried to prod the visitors forward. asserted
Baleba → have → visitors
But impetuous tackle in midfield proved extremely costly. asserted
tackle → prove → midfield
Fofana blocked another goal-bound effort. asserted
Fofana → block → effort
7 Bruno Fernandes: Returned as captain and should have put the visitors ahead when Mbeumo picked him out. asserted
Mbeumo → return → him
Gave Chelsea a problem but couldn't get last bit right. asserted
bit → give → problem
5 Joshua Zirkzee (on 77, Amad): 5 How did you rate the players? asserted
you → rate → players
The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. asserted
rater → close → whistle
You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. asserted
You → sign → account
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. asserted
score → rate → users
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