First vs second: Man Utd vs Chelsea
One of the key fixtures of the English Premiership round 36 will see leaders Manchester United take on second placed Chelsea at Old Trafford.
The two teams are separated by just three points and a win for the visitors will see them top the league table.
A win for Manchester United will mean they will need one more win to clinch their 19th title.
A draw will be to United's advantage especially with just two matches left until the end of the season.
In their last two matches, United will play Blackburn away and Blackpool at home whilst Chelsea will play Newcastle at home and Everton away.
Interestingly when the two teams last met in March in the league, Chelsea were fourth then but they have since pulled themselves into second place.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far this season:
Chelsea | Man United | ||||
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Position | 2 | 1 | |||
Played | 35 | 35 | |||
Points | 70 | 73 | |||
Drawn | 7 | 10 | |||
Won | 21 | 21 | |||
Lost | 7 | 4 | |||
Goal difference | 38 | 38 | |||
Clean sheets | 15 | 15 | |||
Failed to score | 8 | 5 | |||
Goals scored | 66 | 71 | |||
Goals conceded | 28 | 33 | |||
Ave. goals scored | 1.9 | 2.0 | |||
Ave. goals conceded | 0.8 | 0.9 | |||
Biggest win | Chelsea 6 - 0 W Brom Wigan 0 - 6 Chelsea | Man United 7 - 1 Blackburn | |||
Biggest loss | Chelsea 0 - 3 Sunderland | Liverpool 3 - 1 Man United | |||
Scored 3 or more | 11 | 10 | |||
Conceded 3 or more | 3 | 2 | |||
Scored 5 or more | 2 | 2 | |||
Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
Home matches | |||||
Played | 18 | 17 | |||
Points | 44 | 49 | |||
Drawn | 2 | 1 | |||
Won | 14 | 16 | |||
Lost | 2 | 0 | |||
Goal difference | 26 | 34 | |||
Goals scored | 37 | 43 | |||
Goals conceded | 11 | 9 | |||
Ave. goals scored | 2.1 | 2.5 | |||
Ave. goals conceded | 0.6 | 0.5 | |||
Away matches | |||||
Played | 17 | 18 | |||
Points | 26 | 24 | |||
Drawn | 5 | 9 | |||
Won | 7 | 5 | |||
Lost | 5 | 4 | |||
Goal difference | 12 | 4 | |||
Goals scored | 29 | 28 | |||
Goals conceded | 17 | 24 | |||
Ave. goals scored | 1.7 | 1.6 | |||
Ave. goals conceded | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Season | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
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2007/8 | 7 | Manchester United | 2 | Chelsea | 0 |
2007/8 | 36 | Chelsea | 2 | Manchester United | 1 |
2007/8 | 13 | Manchester United | 1 | Chelsea | 1 |
2008/9 | 5 | Chelsea | 1 | Manchester United | 1 |
2008/9 | 21 | Manchester United | 3 | Chelsea | 0 |
2009/10 | 12 | Chelsea | 1 | Manchester United | 0 |
2009/10 | 33 | Manchester United | 1 | Chelsea | 2 |
2010/11 | 28 | Chelsea | 2 | Manchester United | 1 |
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