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Premier League Matchday 9

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Home Chelsea
13:30 Sat 31 Oct · your time in 20 h 45 min
Away Manchester United
Pre-match chances
44% Chelsea 25% draw Manchester United 31%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data).

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Where to watch: Telemundo+1 Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London Referee: Peter Bankes

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Manchester United without a win in 8 matches

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 10 September, 4:0 against Sabah.

What's at stake

Chelsea: a match for Europe

21%after a loss 33%after a win

Chances of Europe: 21% after a defeat, 33% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Referee

Peter Bankes: 4.6 yellow cards per match

This season in this competition: 5 matches, 1 red card, no penalty.

Last time

Last meeting, 18 April: Chelsea – Manchester United 0:1

Attack

Chelsea score 1.6 goals per match

Chelsea1.6 Manchester United0.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Manchester United score 0.6.

Rest

Manchester United: 3 more days of rest

Chelsea3 Manchester United6

Since their last match: Chelsea 3 days, Manchester United 6 days.

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

João Pedro

Chelsea · forward

5goals 3assists 7.61avg rating

Last match, Everton: rating 6.6.

Bruno Fernandes 

Manchester United · midfielder

3goals 1assist 7.41avg rating

Last match, Leeds United: rating 6.5.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

Chelsea

  • Reece JamesInjured · until 1 Jan
  • Emiliano MartínezInjured · return date unknown
  • João PedroInjured · return date unknown
  • Pep ChavarríaInjured · return date unknown

Manchester United

  • Patrick DorguInjured · until 30 Nov
  • Benjamin SeskoInjured · return date unknown
  • Manuel UgarteInjured · return date unknown

Preview and report

Before the match

Chelsea v Manchester United: visitors arrive after their worst league start since 1986/87

Chelsea, fifth in the table with 13 points after eight games, host Manchester United in Premier League matchday 9. The visitors are 16th with seven points and have not won in eight games in all competitions.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data and the sources listed below the article

Number of the match 7 points That is how many points Manchester United have after eight games, their worst league start since 1986/87.

Chelsea without their top scorer

The hosts are missing four players: Reece James, Emiliano Martínez, João Pedro and Pep Chavarría are injured. João Pedro is the team's top league scorer, with five goals and three assists in six games. Head coach Xabi Alonso did not give a return date for Lacroix after the injury he picked up against Liverpool. He said it was too early to assess it for now.

The visitors' squad has gaps too

At Manchester United, Patrick Dorgu and Manuel Ugarte are injured. premierleaguenewsnow.com reports that Benjamin Sesko will not play in this match and that his absence is expected to last until at least January. Luke Shaw is also out of the squad. The visitors' top league scorer is Bryan Mbeumo, who has scored four goals in eight games.

Head-to-head history

In the last four meetings between the sides, counted after 90 minutes, Manchester United won twice, Chelsea once, and one ended in a draw. Chelsea have won only three of their last 19 games against this opponent in all competitions. In total the two sides have met 199 times: Manchester United won 85 games, Chelsea 57, and 57 ended in a draw.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Chelsea at home and Manchester United away, as in this match.

Chelsea

at home · 10

6W1D3L2.3scored per match1.6conceded per match

Manchester United

away · 10

2W5D3L1.1scored per match1.4conceded per match

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 5.8 · 4.2; cards 2.2 · 3.0

Head to head

64 meetings since 2000. The last 5 below.

Last time · 18 Apr 2026 · Premier League Chelsea 0:1 Manchester United Cunha 43'. Manchester United: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.
2wins

1 draw2.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

2wins
Show older (5)
  • 6 Dec 2023Premier League Manchester United2:1Chelsea McTominay 19', 69' · Palmer 45' before our records
  • 25 May 2023Premier League Manchester United4:1Chelsea Casemiro 6' · Martial 45+5' · Fernandes 73' (k) · Rashford 78' · Félix 89' before our records
  • 22 Oct 2022Premier League Chelsea1:1Manchester United Jorginho 87' (k) · Casemiro 90+4' before our records
  • 28 Apr 2022Premier League Manchester United1:1Chelsea Ronaldo 62' · Alonso 60' before our records
  • 28 Nov 2021Premier League Chelsea1:1Manchester United Jorginho 69' (k) · Sancho 50' before our records

Expected lineups

The data provider's expected XI.

Official around 12:30, Sat 31 Oct

ChelseaManchester United

When the clubs announce the official lineups (usually an hour before kick-off), they replace the expected ones.

Out

Chelsea: Reece James, Emiliano Martínez, João Pedro, Pep ChavarríaManchester United: Patrick Dorgu, Benjamin Sesko, Manuel Ugarte

Coaches

Xabi AlonsoChelsea Michael CarrickManchester United

Full squads (37 players)

Chelsea

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Squad

Manchester United

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Squad

Player intelligence

Player comparison

Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

44%Chelsea
25%draw
31%Manchester United

Out of 20 matches like this, Chelsea win 9, 5 end level and Manchester United win 6.

Chelsea have the higher chance, mostly thanks to playing at home. By Volt (strength from league results) the clubs are nearly level: 53.1 and 55.5.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

  1. 1:111%
  2. 2:19%
  3. 1:08%
  4. 1:27%
  5. 0:17%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

  • 2+ goals79% Chelsea 10 of 10 · Manchester United 9 of 10
  • 3+ goals57% Chelsea 6 of 10 · Manchester United 5 of 10
  • 4+ goals35% Chelsea 4 of 10 · Manchester United 4 of 10
  • 5+ goals21% Chelsea 3 of 10 · Manchester United 2 of 10

Chelsea: at least two goals in each of the last 10 matches.

Goals at both ends

Chance that each side scores: 59%.

What this match changes in the season

European-place chance after each result.

Club today after a defeat after a draw after a win
Chelsea today 27%
after a defeat
21%
after a draw
27%
after a win
33%
Manchester United today 10%
after a defeat
7%
after a draw
10%
after a win
15%

Chelsea: 12 percentage points of European-place chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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Volt matchup

53.1 55.5
ChelseaManchester United
  • GolVolt’s own goals model
  • XI stability
  • Matches with this profile

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Match sheet

Kick-off
Saturday 31 October, 13:30Your time · in 20 h 45 min
Where to watch
Telemundo, USA Network (Stream) USA · change country
Stadium
Stamford Bridge London · show map
Referee
Peter Bankes 🇪🇳 4.6 yellow cards per match · This season · 5 matches
Rest
Chelsea 3 days · Manchester United 6 days
Table
5. Chelsea (13 pts) and 16. Manchester United (7 pts) Matchday 9 of 38
Weather
13°Cbroken cloudswind 9 km/h
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