Chelsea vs Man United head-to-head

We won our last meeting with Manchester United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in May. We will now be looking to secure consecutive Premier League wins against them for the first time since 2011, when Carlo Ancelotti was in charge (three in a row).

The Blues’ two wins in our past three league games versus the Red Devils (one drawn) are as many as in our previous 17 beforehand (W2 D9 L6).

Chelsea’s overall Premier League record versus Man United has us ahead on victories, with 20 wins to Man Utd’s 19.

Chelsea’s results against Man United make it the most drawn fixture in Premier League history, with 27 of the previous 66 meetings between the sides finishing level.

Our six Premier League victories at Old Trafford have come under six different managers: Glenn Hoddle, Ruud Gullit, Claudio Ranieri, Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez.

Chelsea have not won any of our past 12 away league games against Manchester United (seven draws, five defeats) which is our longest current such run against any present Premier League club. Our win rate of 18 per cent at Old Trafford in the Premier League (6/33) is our lowest away to any side we have visited ten or more times in the competition.

It is 12 years since Chelsea’s last victory at Old Trafford. Juan Mata’s 87th-minute strike in May 2013 secured all three points for the Blues when Benitez was in charge. The last time the Blues scored more than one league goal at Old Trafford was in April 2010 - when we triumphed 2-1 with goals from Joe Cole and Didier Drogba - on the way to winning the Premier League.

Man Utd are one of only two sides to have scored more than 300 goals against us across all competitions in our history (309). Arsenal (302) are the other.

Chelsea have only played more games against Arsenal (211) than we have played against Man United.

Head-to-Head (all competitions)

Played 197
Won 56
Drawn 61
Lost 80

Biggest win for each team

Chelsea 5-0 Man Utd 1999/00 Premier League
Man Utd 6-0 Chelsea 1960/61 Division One

Chelsea’s biggest win at Old Trafford is 4-0 in 1968/69 in Division One

Last five meetings at Old Trafford

24 Oct 2020: Premier League D 0-0
28 Apr 2022: Premier League D 1-1 Alonso
25 May 2023: Premier League L 1-4 Joao Felix
6 Dec 2023: Premier League L 1-2 Palmer
3 Nov 2024: Premier League D 1-1 Caicedo

Chelsea stats

Chelsea are one of three teams still unbeaten in the Premier League this season (Crystal Palace and Liverpool are the others).

The Blues are on a run of 16 wins from our past 21 matches across all competitions (two draws, three defeats). In the Premier League we have won seven out of our past ten games (two draws, one defeat).

Since the start of last season, Chelsea have used 50 different players across all competitions, and every single one has been 27 or younger at the time of playing.

This season, the Blues maintain the youngest starting XI in the Premier League, with an average age of 24 years and 148 days.

Chelsea have won one of our last nine Premier League games kicking off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (four draws, four defeats), since a 3-2 away win at Nottingham Forest in May 2024.

Joao Pedro has contributed five goals (two scored, three assisted) in four Premier League matches for Chelsea. Only Eden Hazard reached five goal involvements in fewer games (three) for the club.

No player has made more tackles (16) or more interceptions (12) than Moises Caicedo in the Premier League this season. He also has the best success rate of any midfielder to contest 30+ duels this season (65.79 per cent).

Milestones

Cole Palmer made his 100th appearance for Chelsea against Bayern Munich and scored his 45th goal. He is the sixth player from the current squad to reach that appearance milestone after Reece James, Enzo Fernandez, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah and Moises Caicedo.

Man United stats

Last season

Premier League - 15th with 42 points, 18 points fewer and seven places below their 2023/24 campaign.
FA Cup - Lost on penalties at home to Fulham in the fifth round
Carabao Cup - Lost 3-4 at Tottenham in the quarter-finals
Europa League - Lost 0-1 to Tottenham in the final
Community Shield - Lost on pens to Man City
Top scorers (all competitions): Bruno Fernandes 19
Top Premier League scorer: Amad Diallo and Bruno Fernandes 8

This season’s Premier League stats

Most minutes played (max 360): Bayindir, De Ligt, Fernandes, Mbeumo all 360
Goals: Own goals 2, Fernandes 1, Mbeumo 1
Assists: Dalot 1
Most duels won: Dorgu 28, Fernandes 28, De Ligt 26

Manchester United's four points from four games marks their worst league start since 1992/93, when they also began with four points but ultimately went on to win the title.

Ruben Amorim has won four of 26 Premier League games against non-promoted teams since taking charge in November last year.

Since Matchday 12 of 2024/25 (Amorim’s first game in charge of Man Utd), no ever-present Premier League team have performed worse than Manchester United (31 points from 31 games with a -13 goal difference).

Manchester United have lost eight of their last 14 home Premier League matches (four wins, two draws), although they have won two of the last three at Old Trafford in the competition.

Man United have had 70 shots in the Premier League this season, 10 more than any other side (Chelsea and Liverpool 60) and have had the most touches in the opposition box compared with any other side (128).

Manchester United have taken 94 shots, scoring five goals, in their last four home Premier League games, with at least 20 attempts each match - their best streak since eight straight games under Sir Alex Ferguson from March to September 2012.

Amorim’s side have hit the woodwork four times in the Premier League this season, two more than any other side.

Only Everton (246) have won more duels in the competition this term than Man United (221).

Man Utd have not won any of their last nine Premier League games kicking off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (four draws, five defeats), since a 3-2 home win over Tottenham in March 2022.

Bryan Mbeumo has been involved in six goals in seven Premier League appearances against Chelsea (three goals, three assists) – all while playing for Brentford and all away from home.

Bruno Fernandes has created the most chances both overall (14) and from open play (10) in the Premier League this season, but is yet to provide an assist.

Matheus Cunha has had more shots on target without scoring than any other player so far (five).

Last five results

Arsenal (h) L 0-1
Fulham (a) D 1-1
Grimsby Town (Carabao Cup a) D 2-2, lost 11-12 on pens
Burnley (h) W 3-2
Man City (a) L 0-3

Last Premier League line-up

Sunday 14 September

Manchester City 3 Manchester United 0

Team (3-4-2-1): Bayindir; Yoro (Maguire 62), De Ligt, Shaw; Mazraoui (Mainoo 62), Ugarte (Casemiro 80), Fernandes (c), Dorgu; Mbeumo, Diallo; Sesko (Zirkzee 80)

Man United's major summer transfers

In

Matheus Cunha - Wolves
Senne Lammens - Royal Antwerp
Diego Leon - Cerro Porteno
Bryan Mbeumo - Brentford
Benjamin Sesko - RB Leipzig

Out

Antony - Real Betis
Christian Eriksen - Released
Jonny Evans - Released, now retired
Alejandro Garnacho - Chelsea
Rasmus Hojlund - Napoli, loan
Victor Lindelof - Released, now Aston Villa
Andre Onana - Trabzonspor, loan
Marcus Rashford - Barcelona, loan
Jadon Sancho - Aston Villa, loan

Match officials

Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistants: Eddie Smart, Blake Antrobus
Fourth official: Tom Kirk
VAR: Craig Pawson
Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes

Peter Bankes’ last Blues game was our 2-1 home win against Brentford in December.