Casemiro earns Man United well-deserved point at Chelsea
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LONDON — Chelsea and Manchester United played out a tight 1-1 Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Jorginho converted a penalty to put the hosts in front, only for Casemiro to eke a header over the line and end the 10-plus-hour clean-sheet streak of Kepa Arrizabalaga, and give the Red Devils a deserved share of the spoils.
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It’s as you were for the two clubs in the table, with the Blues occupying fourth place, one point ahead of United in fifth.
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1. Casemiro snatches point for United in dramatic finish at Chelsea
Casemiro scored his first goal for Manchester United with a dramatic headed equaliser four minutes into stoppage time against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Jorginho’s 87th-minute penalty, following a needless foul by Scott McTominay on Armando Broja, looked to have given Chelsea a victory that their performance barely deserved. But Brazil international Casemiro, a £70 million summer signing from Real Madrid, salvaged a point for United by beating McTominay to a cross and heading the ball past goalkeeper Kepa, who had pushed it onto the post.
Kepa scrambled to try to keep the ball out of the net, but the goal was given after the Hawk-Eye system confirmed it had narrowly crossed the line.
United had dominated the chances and possession at Stamford Bridge, with Marcus Rashford and Antony wasting clear opportunities to score, but Jorginho looked to have sent them to a fourth league defeat of the season when he sent goalkeeper David De Gea the wrong way from the spot. McTominay had foolishly wrestled Broja to the ground in front of referee Stuart Attwell, leaving the official with no option but to award a penalty.
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It compounded a bad day for United, who lost defender Raphael Varane…
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