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Chelsea prepare to entertain Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 31 of the 72 previous games, with the Blues winning just 22.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was just last season, in November 2009, the Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sun 08 Aug | Chelsea | 1 - 3 | Man. Utd. | SHLD |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Man. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 08 Nov | Chelsea | 1-0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 09 Aug | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | Man. Utd. | SHLD |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 11 Jan | Man. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 21 Sep | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 21 May | Man. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Red Devils's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Chelsea's total of 31 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 34 points from the 16 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Man. Utd. will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Man. Utd. | No sequences of note |