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Manchester United vs Chelsea

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium: Old Trafford

Date: 3rd November 2024

Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT

Manchester United will play their first Premier League game post-Erik ten Hag era this Sunday when they welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford.

The Red Devils parted ways with Ten Hag earlier this week after a poor start to the season. The Dutchman, who only signed an extended contract at Old Trafford during the summer, led United to just three wins and four losses (D2) in their opening nine games.

This has left the Red Devils sitting in 14th position, trailing fourth-placed Aston Villa by seven points. Even more telling is that the 11 points United have accrued is their second-fewest at this stage of a Premier League season. If results elsewhere go against them, they could kick off against Chelsea as low as 16th in the table – an astonishingly low ranking for the competition’s most successful club.

However, there could be a new sheriff in town before the game, too, with Man United currently in discussions with Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim over becoming United boss. And even though the Portuguese won’t be in the dugout against Chelsea, United fans will feel hopeful about getting a good result here after Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy led them to a 5-2 win over Leicester City in the Carabao Cup.

Van Nistelrooy can also be inspired by the fact that United are unbeaten in the last 11 league H2Hs at Old Trafford (W5, D6) and could win three such H2Hs in a row for the first time since January 1957. Meanwhile, Chelsea will hope to end their winless run at Old Trafford when they face United on Sunday.

The Blues are in better shape than United but this game remains a huge test for them as they try to break into the top four places. Enzo Maresca’s side enter the weekend within touching distance of the top four, but suffered disappointment in midweek when they were dumped out of the EFL Cup by Newcastle (2-0), the same opposition Chelsea beat in the league last Sunday (2-1).

The Italian coach shuffled his pack for the midweek defeat, so his first-team players should be fresh as Chelsea chases a second consecutive H2H victory over United for the first time since March 2011.

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

February 12, 2025
Everton 20:30 Liverpool
February 14, 2025
Brighton & Hov… 21:00 Chelsea
February 15, 2025
Leicester City 13:30 Arsenal
Fulham 16:00 Nottingham Forest
Manchester City 16:00 Newcastle United
Southampton 16:00 AFC Bournemouth
West Ham United 16:00 Brentford
Aston Villa 16:00 Ipswich Town
Crystal Palace 18:30 Everton
February 16, 2025
Liverpool 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur 17:30 Manchester United
February 21, 2025
Leicester City 21:00 Brentford
February 22, 2025
Everton 13:30 Manchester United
Fulham 16:00 Crystal Palace
Southampton 16:00 Brighton & Hov…
Arsenal 16:00 West Ham United
Ipswich Town 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur
AFC Bournemouth 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aston Villa 18:30 Chelsea

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Liverpool 23 17 5 1 56 21 +35 56
2 Arsenal 24 14 8 2 49 22 +27 50
3 Nottingham Forest 24 14 5 5 40 27 +13 47
4 Chelsea 24 12 7 5 47 31 +16 43
5 Manchester City 24 12 5 7 48 35 +13 41
6 Newcastle United 24 12 5 7 42 29 +13 41
7 AFC Bournemouth 24 11 7 6 41 28 +13 40
8 Aston Villa 24 10 7 7 34 37 -3 37
9 Fulham 24 9 9 6 36 32 +4 36
10 Brighton & Hov… 24 8 10 6 35 38 -3 34
11 Brentford 24 9 4 11 42 42 +0 31
12 Crystal Palace 24 7 9 8 28 30 -2 30
13 Manchester United 24 8 5 11 28 34 -6 29
14 Tottenham Hotspur 24 8 3 13 48 37 +11 27
15 West Ham United 24 7 6 11 29 46 -17 27
16 Everton 23 6 8 9 23 28 -5 26
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 5 4 15 34 52 -18 19
18 Leicester City 24 4 5 15 25 53 -28 17
19 Ipswich Town 24 3 7 14 22 49 -27 16
20 Southampton 24 2 3 19 18 54 -36 9

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