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Chelsea prepare to entertain Manchester United at Stamford Bridge at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 31 of the 69 previous games, with the Blues winning just 20.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was less than a year ago, in May 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 23 Sep | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
Man. Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Red Devils, and 2 goals against.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 78 points from their 35 games. Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 81 points from the 35 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are starting to turn Stamford Bridge into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 51 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Man. Utd. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |