Chelsea head into the second of consecutive home league fixtures in fifth in the table, two points behind fourth-placed Liverpool. Saturday’s opponents Manchester United have seven points from their eight games played so far and are in 16th.

Head-to-head

The Blues face Manchester United for the 200th time in all competitions, the third opponent we have reached this milestone against after Arsenal (216 meetings) and Liverpool (201). John Terry (34), Frank Lampard (31) and Peter Bonetti (28) have made the most appearances against the Red Devils, while Bobby Tambling (seven), Tommy Baldwin (six) and Frank Lampard (six) have scored the most goals.

Manchester United were among the 19 teams Chelsea faced in our debut season in 1905/06 in Division Two. Hull City are the only other current Premier League side who were also in the division that season.

Our most recent Premier League wins against Man United were at home in May 2025 and April 2024.

Chelsea playing Manchester United is the most drawn fixture in Premier League history, with 27 of the previous 68 meetings between the sides finishing level.

Head-to-head (all competitions)

Played: 199
Won: 56
Drawn: 61
Lost: 82

Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge

28 November 2021 | Premier League D 1-1 | Jorginho pen
22 October 2022 | Premier League D 1-1 | Jorginho pen
4 April 2024 | Premier League W 4-3 | Gallagher, Palmer 3 (2 pens)
16 May 2025 | Premier League W 1-0 | Cucurella
18 April 2026 | Premier League L 1-0

Biggest win for each team:

Chelsea 5-0 Manchester United | 1999/00 | Division One
Tottenham 1-6 Chelsea | 1997/98 | Premier League
Man Utd’s biggest win at Stamford Bridge was 4-0 in the 1947/48 Division One.

Chelsea stats

No Premier League team’s matches have produced more goals after eight matchweeks than Chelsea’s 32 (scored 17, conceded 15).

Chelsea are unbeaten in our past 11 Saturday lunchtime Premier League matches (nine wins, two draws).

Only Everton (65) have committed fewer fouls in the Premier League this season than Chelsea (79).

Morgan Rogers has registered nine direct goal involvements (five goals, four assists) in his first 11 appearances for Chelsea across all competitions.

Danny Welbeck has scored six Premier League goals against Manchester United, the most any player has ever scored against the Red Devils having played for them in the competition previously.

2026/27 Premier League goals
Joao Pedro 5, Rogers 4, Neto 3, Henderson 2, Palmer 2, Lavia 1

2026/27 Premier League assists
Joao Pedro 3, Palmer 3, Hato 2, Chavarria 1, Henderson 1, Lacroix 1, Neto 1, Rogers 1

2026/27 Premier League minutes played
Rogers 703, Palmer 701, Lacroix 634, Colwill 612, Neto 596, Martinez 525, Joao Pedro 521, Acheampong 491, Hato 414, Henderson 360

Milestones

Cole Palmer’s next goal will be his 50th in the Premier League and he would become the third-fastest Chelsea player to reach that milestone with a goal in this match (104 games).

Malo Gusto started his 100th Blues game at Liverpool on Wednesday.

Manchester United stats

Last season

Premier League: Third
FA Cup: Lost 2-1 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round
League Cup: Lost on penalties at Grimsby Town in the second round
Top scorers: Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko - 12

This season's Premier League stats

Most minutes played: Lammens 720, Maguire 720, Mbeumo 720, Fernandes 630
Most goals: Mbeumo 4, Fernandes 3, Cunha 1, Sesko 1, own goal 1
Most assists: Cunha 2, Dorgu 1, Fernandes 1, Mainoo 1, Shaw 1, Tielemans 1
Most touches in opposition box: Mbeumo 38, Cunha 35, Rashford 33, Dalot 22
Most duels won: Maguire 44, Dalot 43, Tielemans 37, Mainoo 29
Clean sheets: None
Most fouls conceded: Cunha 9, Dalot 8, Dorgu 7, Maguire 7, Mbeumo 7
Most interceptions: Maguire 14, Shaw 11, Yoro 10, Dalot 9
Most yellow cards: Maguire 3, Dalot 2, Fernandes 2, Santos 2, Shaw 2
Red cards: None

Following their early exits in the League Cup to Grimsby and FA Cup to Brighton, Manchester United played just 40 games in all competitions last season, their fewest since the 1914/15 campaign (39).

Man United have not won on their travels since the last day of last season against Brighton.

Beginning with a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge on 18 April, Manchester United finished last season with five wins and a draw to secure third place and UEFA Champions League qualification. This season they have won seven points from eight games (one win, four draws, three defeats), their lowest at this stage of a league season since 1986/87.

The Red Devils are winless in eight consecutive matches across all competitions (three draws, five defeats). They last had a longer run in October-November 1988 (nine).

Manchester United have suffered heavy defeats in their past two matches, losing 4-1 to Como and 3-0 to Bournemouth. They have not lost three consecutive matches by at least three goals in all competitions since November-December 1961.

They have kept one clean sheet in their last 12 games in all competitions. That was against Azerbaijani side Sabah in the Champions League in September.

Manchester United have won one of their last seven Premier League away games in the Saturday lunchtime slot (two draws, four defeats).

The Red Devils are the only Premier League side yet to score in the opening 30 minutes of a league match this season.

Matheus Cunha has scored five goals in seven games in the Premier League against Chelsea, and four of them have come at Stamford Bridge.

Michael Carrick's managerial record vs Chelsea

Won: 2
Drawn: 1
Lost: 1

Last five results

Tottenham Hotspur (h) | Premier League | D 1-1
Atletico Madrid (a) | Champions League | L 2-0
Leeds United (a) | Premier League | D 1-1
Como (a) | Champions League | L 4-1
Bournemouth (h) | Premier League | L 3-0

Last Premier League line-up

Manchester United 0-3 Bournemouth
Sunday 25 October
Team (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Yoro, Maguire (c), Heaven (Martinez 65), Dalot; Santos, Baleba (Zirkzee 72); Amad (Lacey 78), Tielemans (Cunha h-t), Mount; Mbeumo

Discipline

There are no suspensions. In the Premier League, five yellow cards received before 19 league fixtures have been completed will result in a one-match suspension in the competition.

Chelsea Premier League bookings
Rogers 3, Neto 2, Palmer 2, Acheampong 1, Barco 1, Colwill 1, Fofana 1, James 1, Joao Pedro 1, Lacroix 1, Lavia 1

Match officials

Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistants: Gary Beswick, Blake Antrobus
Fourth official: Paul Tierney
VAR: James Bell
Assistant VAR: Tim Wood

Peter Bankes will referee his first Blues game since our 4-2 FA Cup win at Wrexham in March.