Chelsea vs Manchester United: Key statistics and facts

This weekend’s match is the second in our double-header of home fixtures against sides from Manchester. Here are all the crucial facts and figures you need before the Red side of the city visits Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

With six top-flight matches left to play, the Blues are currently sixth in the table on 48 points, four behind Liverpool in fifth and seven behind fourth-placed Aston Villa.

Manchester United visit west London sitting third in the table, but off the back of a 2-1 home defeat against Leeds United on Monday evening.

Head-to-head

Manchester United are one of the 19 opponents Chelsea faced in our debut season in Division Two, 1905/06. Both matches between the sides ended as draws.

This is the 199th meeting between the two clubs in all competitions, and the Blues are looking to secure three consecutive top-flight victories over United for the first time since 2006.

That run 20 years ago was completed with a 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge, which ensured the Blues claimed our second consecutive Premier League title.

Manchester United have won just one of their past 12 Premier League away games against Chelsea (five draws, six defeats.

This fixture is the most drawn in Premier League history, with 27 of the previous 67 meetings between the sides finishing level.

United are one of only two sides to have scored more than 300 goals against us in all competitions in our history (311). Arsenal (309) are the other.

We were defeated 2-1 in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford in September, following Robert Sanchez’s dismissal in the fifth minute for denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity.

Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro gave United a two-goal advantage, but in first-half stoppage time, Casemiro received his second yellow card and was sent off. Trevoh Chalobah scored with a header from a Reece James corner in the 80th minute to reduce the deficit.

That result means Man United are looking for a league double over the Blues for the first time since the 2019/20 campaign.

Head-to-head (all competitions)

Played: 198
Won: 56
Drawn: 61
Lost: 81

Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge

Biggest win for each team:

Chelsea 5-0 Manchester United | 1999/00 | Premier League
Manchester United 6-0 Chelsea | 1960/61 | Premier League
Manchester United's biggest win at Stamford Bridge was 4-0 in 1947/48 in Division One

Chelsea stats

Chelsea are looking to avoid four consecutive Premier League defeats for the first time since April and May 2023 (also a run of four).

The Blues have lost each of our last two home Premier League games, against Newcastle United and Manchester City, last losing three on the bounce in November 1993.

Chelsea have gained 13 points from losing positions in the top flight this season.

In total, 20 different Chelsea players have scored for the Blues in all competitions this season. Our club record is 21, originally set in 2021/22 and equalled last season. Benoit Badiashile, Dario Essugo, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Mamadou Sarr are the players in the senior squad yet to find the net this term.

Joao Pedro has 19 Premier League goal involvements this season (14 goals, five assists) and could become the sixth player to reach 20 in his debut season for Chelsea.

The previous players to have achieved the feat are Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 2000/01 (32), Eden Hazard in 2012/13 (20), Diego Costa (23) and Cesc Fabregas (21) in 2014/15 and Cole Palmer in 2023/24 (33).

Joao Pedro has won more duels than any other Chelsea player in the Premier League this season (168).

Premier League scorers
Joao Pedro 14, Palmer 9 (5 pens), Fernandez 8 (2 pens), Neto 5, Caicedo 3, Chalobah 3, Gusto 2, Estevao 2, James 2, Acheampong 1, Cucurella 1, Delap 1, Garnacho 1, own goal 1

Premier League assists
Joao Pedro 5, Garnacho 4, James 4, Neto 4, Cucurella 3, Fernandez 3, Gusto 3, Estevao 2, Gittens 2, Caicedo 1, Fofana 1, Guiu 1, Palmer 1, Sanchez 1

Most Premier League minutes played
Sanchez 2,615, Fernandez 2,583, Chalobah 2,552, Joao Pedro 2,404, Neto 2,309, Caicedo 2,267, Cucurella 2,170, James 1,896, Gusto 1,832, Palmer 1,516

Milestones

If selected, Fofana will make his 50th Premier League appearance for Chelsea and Marc Cucurella will start his 100th Premier League match for the club.

Moises Caicedo made his 100th Premier League appearance against Manchester City last week.

Manchester United stats

This season’s Premier League stats

Most goals: Mbeumo 9, Sesko 9, Casemiro 8, Fernandez 8, Cunha 7
Most assists: Fernandes 17, Dalot 3, Dorgu 3, Mbeumo 3
Most duels won: Casemiro 157, Cunha 151, Dorgu 140, Shaw 138
Clean sheets: Lammens 5
Most fouls conceded: Casemiro 43, Shaw 40, Ugarte 24, Dalot 22
Most yellow cards: Casemiro 8, Shaw 6, Dalot 5, Dorgu 5
Red cards: Casemiro 1, Maguire 1, Martinez 1

Following their early exits in the League Cup to Grimsby Town and FA Cup to Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester United are now guaranteed to play just 40 games in all competitions this season, their fewest since the 1914/15 campaign (39).

Manchester United have lost two of their past four league games (one win, one draw), after losing two of their previous 22 (12 wins, eight draws). They could lose back-to-back Premier League games for the first time this season.

Since Michael Carrick took over as head coach in mid-January, United have won seven of their 11 Premier League games (two draws, two defeats).

Manchester United have kept one clean sheet in their last 21 away Premier League matches.

Man Utd are unbeaten in their last four visits to the capital, since losing at Brentford in September (two wins, two draws).

Bruno Fernandes is one of only three players on record to have created 100 or more chances in a season in the Premier League on three occasions, along with Frank Lampard and Kevin De Bruyne.

Fernandes has provided six assists for Casemiro in the Premier League this season. No other player has provided more than three for a team-mate. Casemiro has scored more headed goals (six) than any other Premier League player this season.

Michael Carrick’s management record vs Chelsea

Won: 1
Drawn: 1
Lost: 1

Last five Manchester United results

Last Premier League line-up

Manchester United 1-2 Leeds United
Monday 13 April
Team (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Mazraoui (Dalot 70), Yoro, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Ugarte; Diallo (Mbeumo 70), Fernandes (c), Cunha; Sesko
Scorer: Casemiro 69
Sent off: Martinez 56

Discipline

Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez is suspended following his red card against Leeds on Monday. Harry Maguire is also suspended, having this week received an additional one-match ban following his red card at Bournemouth last month.

Ten bookings will no longer will result in a suspension. Any player who now reaches 15 yellow cards before the end of the season will be suspended for three matches.

Match officials

Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Stuart Burt, Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth official: Rob Jones
VAR: Tony Harrington
Assistant VAR: Craig Taylor

Michael Oliver is officiating his fourth Chelsea match this season, having previously refereed our 5-1 away win at West Ham in August, our goalless draw at Bournemouth in December and the 1-1 draw at Man City in January.