Chelsea are currently in 12th place in the Premier League standings and have endured a dismal season so far. The away side suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City over the weekend and will need to work hard to bounce back in this fixture.
Manchester United, on the other hand, are in fourth place in the league table at the moment and have been fairly impressive so far this season. The Red Devils edged Bournemouth to a 1-0 victory in their previous game and will look to take it up a notch this week.
- Chelsea are winless in their last nine matches away from home against Manchester United in the Premier League, with their previous such victory coming by a 1-0 scoreline in 2013.
- Manchester United have played out draws in each of their last five matches against Chelsea in the Premier League and could set yet another club record in this regard this week
- Manchester United have a good historical record against Chelsea and have won 81 out of the 192 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Chelsea's 55 victories.
