Chelsea vs Manchester United

Tonight was Manchester United’s 18th league defeat of the season, their most in a season since losing 20 in 1973-74 in the last season in which they were relegated.

Chelsea remain unbeaten in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge in 2025, winning eight and drawing two of 10 games. They’ve won more points on home soil (26) than any other side this calendar year. AT 1-0

Manchester United have gone eight league games without a win (D2 L6) for the first time since an 11-game stretch between December 1989 and February 1990.

Chelsea have won just one of their last 14 Premier League games against Manchester United (D8 L5), though it was a 4-3 victory in this exact fixture last season.

Manchester United have won just one of their last 11 Premier League away games against Chelsea (D5 L5), a 2-0 victory in February 2020 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

This is just the second ever Premier League meeting between Chelsea and Manchester United on a Friday, following a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge in August 2002.

Chelsea vs Manchester United is the most drawn fixture in Premier League history (27). The reverse fixture at Old Trafford this season finished 1-1, with both meetings between the sides finishing level in seven previous campaigns (1998-99, 2000-01, 2006-07, 2015-16, 2018-19, 2020-21 and 2021-22).

Chelsea haven’t lost their final home league game in any of the last 22 seasons (W15 D7), since a 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa in 2001-02.