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Chelsea face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 73 games played, Blues have recorded 18 wins, and Man. Utd. have come away with 31 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 05 Aug | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | SHLD |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 May | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 09 May | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 26 Nov | Man. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 06 Nov | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 May | Man. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
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, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 11 points from their 6 games. Chelsea find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 11 points they have accumulated from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Chelsea | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |