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Chelsea face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 71 games played, Blues have recorded 18 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 May | Man Utd. | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 26 Jan | Man Utd. | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 12 Jan | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Man Utd. | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 Aug | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 30 Nov | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Chelsea however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Blues, and 5 goals against.
Man Utd.'s 18 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 31 points from the 11 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blues's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Man Utd., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |