Chelsea vs Manchester United – Insight into matchday No. 12

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Chelsea host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday within the headline fixture of the day. The Blues are fourth within the Premier League desk and looking for to solidify their place within the high 4.

Manchester United are fifth within the league and unbeaten in three straight video games. The Pink Devils rebounded properly from their 6-3 loss to Man Metropolis within the derby, and are actually searching for a fourth straight sport with no defeat.

Erik ten Hag is searching for a second straight win over a Premier League rival. He has already defeated Liverpool, Arsenal, and Spurs this season. Can he add Chelsea to the listing?

Chelsea vs. Manchester United: Head-to-Head

Chelsea are unbeaten of their final 5 video games in opposition to Manchester United in all competitions. Nevertheless, the stat is a bit deceptive, because the final 4 video games between these groups ended as attracts.

Final season’s fixtures between Chelsea and Manchester United each completed as 1-1 attracts. Though Chelsea are unbeaten in 5 straight video games in opposition to Man United, they received simply considered one of their final 10 fixtures in all competitions in opposition to the Pink Devils.

Chelsea and Manchester United performed a complete of 60 matches within the Premier League. The Blues have a file of 18W-25D-17L. The groups have performed 30 instances at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea tallying a file of 12W-12D-6L.

Graham Potter vs. Erik ten Hag

Graham Potter defeated Erik ten Hag earlier this season whereas managing Brighton. Brighton received the match 2-1 as Ten Hag’s time at Man United bought off to a horrible begin.

Since then, Ten Hag has corrected the ship. The supervisor has by no means defeated Chelsea in two earlier conferences.

Potter has a file of 2W-0D-6L in opposition to Manchester United as a supervisor. All six of these conferences got here because the supervisor of Brighton. His solely match in opposition to Ten Hag resulted in a win whereas managing Brighton.

Potter’s Chelsea are unbeaten in 5 straight video games within the Premier League. Brentford stopped Chelsea’s successful streak underneath Potter with a nil-nil draw on Wednesday evening.

High aim scorers in Chelsea vs Manchester United fixtures

• Mark Hughes (MUFC/CFC) – 11 targets

• Denis Legislation (MUFC) – 9 targets

• Wayne Rooney (MUFC) – 9 targets

• Chicharito (MUFC) – 8 targets

Chelsea are in sensible kind underneath Potter, however this would be the measuring keep on with see how far the Blues have come. Manchester United have a powerful file in opposition to conventional top-six groups this season. Can they proceed their glorious kind with a win in opposition to Chelsea?

Historical past tells us a draw might be on the playing cards, with every of the groups’ final 4 conferences ending as stalemates.