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Chelsea face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 70 games played, Blues have recorded 17 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Red Devils in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 26 Jan | Man Utd. | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | LC |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 12 Jan | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Man Utd. | LC |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 Aug | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 30 Nov | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Dec | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blues, and 4 goals against.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 74 points from their 36 games. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 91 points from the 36 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Blues could well see them head back from Old Trafford with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Chelsea | 14 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |