Chelsea host out-of-form Manchester United at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea entertain Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on 31 October as the two sides head in markedly different directions ten matchdays into the season. The hosts arrive with two wins from their last five league outings, while United have failed to win any of their last five, a run that includes three defeats and two draws.
Recent head-to-head history
The fixture has swung both ways in recent seasons. United won both meetings in 2025-26, including a 1-0 success at Stamford Bridge in April, but Chelsea's record in the fixture before that included a 4-3 win in April 2024 and a 1-0 victory in May 2025. A 1-1 draw in November 2024 is the only other result in this short run of history between the clubs.
Form going into the weekend
Chelsea's recent sequence of LWWLD shows two wins sandwiched between a loss and a draw, suggesting a side capable of good results but yet to find consistency. United's LLDLD form, by contrast, shows no wins at all across their last five matches, leaving them needing a response at Stamford Bridge to arrest their slide.