It has been another headline-grabbing week for Manchester United, for all the wrong reasons.
Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth was expected to result in the dismissal of head coach Michael Carrick but he has been given a stay of execution. Carrick can at least count on captain Bruno Fernandes this afternoon after the pair brokered a peace agreement following the Portuguese’s criticism of the team’s tactics at Como.
Chelsea have also endured a miserable few days.
Xabi Alonso’s side were strangely out of sorts in losing to London rivals Tottenham last Saturday and that was followed by an EFL Cup defeat at Liverpool in midweek.
Where to watch Chelsea vs Man United: TV channel, live online streams
Chelsea vs Manchester United kicks off at 12:30 GMT on Saturday, October 31 at Stamford Bridge.
In the UK, the game is being shown on TNT Sports. Streaming is on HBO Max. In the US, the game kicks off at 8:30am ET.
Here’s the full list of Premier League international broadcasters.
Chelsea vs Manchester United stats, Premier League form
- Chelsea have won two of their last 17 Premier League matches against Manchester United (D8 L7), prevailing at Stamford Bridge in 2023/24 (4-3) and 2024/25 (1-0)
- They have been beaten in both of their Premier League games at Stamford Bridge on Halloween, losing 2-1 to Sheffield United in 1992/93 and 3-1 to Liverpool in 2015/16. They are the only side to have played more than one home game on Halloween and lost every time
- Since the start of March, Chelsea have lost more Premier League games than any other side (11). They have lost 44.4% of their games in 2026 (12/27), which is their worst ratio in a calendar year since 1993, when they lost 20 of 41 games (48.8%)
- Averaging 46% possession and 344 successful passes per game in the Premier League this season, Chelsea have recorded their lowest figures on record since 2003/04. Their passing accuracy of 82.6% is their worst since 2015/16 (82.5%)
- Alonso lost five of his seven Premier League games against Manchester United as a Liverpool player (W1 D1), his joint-most defeats against an opponent, alongside Chelsea
- In all competitions, Alonso’s most recent game against United as a player was a 2-1 win with Real Madrid at Old Trafford in March 2013, when Carrick played the full 90 minutes for the hosts
- United won both Premier League games against Chelsea last season and have not won three consecutive league games against the Blues since September 1965
- That winless eight-game stretch (D3 L5) is their longest such run since a sequence between October and November 1988 (9)
- The Red Devils could lose three consecutive games by three or more goals in all competitions for the first time since a run over November and December 1961
- Harry Maguire could make his 300th Premier League appearance and is one of three United players to have played every minute so far this season, alongside Senne Lammens and Bryan Mbeumo
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