Chelsea have two wins in 17 v Man Utd as both sides slump into clash

📰 Two struggling sides meet at Stamford Bridge on 31 October, and the numbers make awkward reading for both. 📌 Key points 📉 Chelsea have W2 D8 L7 in their last 17 league games against United. 🎃 Chelsea are the only PL side to lose more than one home game on Halloween. 📆 Chelsea have lost 12 of 27 games in 2026, their worst ratio since 1993. ⛔ United are winless in eight, their longest run since 1988. 🎯 Welbeck has six league goals against his old club United. 📝 What happened 📉 According to Opta's The Analyst, Chelsea have won only two of their last 17 Premier League matches against United (D8 L7). Both wins came at Stamford Bridge, 4-3 in 2023-24 and 1-0 the following season. United did the league double over Chelsea last season. 📆 Chelsea have lost the most league games (11) since 1 March, and have lost 12 of 27 matches in 2026 (44.4%), their worst ratio in a calendar year since 1993. Halloween offers little comfort: they lost 2-1 to Sheffield United in 1992-93 and 3-1 to Liverpool in 2015-16, making them the only Premier League side to lose more than one home game on 31 October. ⛔ United have lost 3-0 to Bournemouth and 4-1 at Como and are without a win in eight games in all competitions (D3 L5), their longest such run since a nine-game stretch in 1988. Harry Maguire could make his 300th Premier League appearance. 🎯 With Joao Pedro out, Danny Welbeck could start for Chelsea. He has six Premier League goals against United, the most by any player against them after previously playing for them. Xabi Alonso lost five of his seven Premier League games against United as a Liverpool player. 📊 By the numbers • Chelsea's last 17 league games v United: W2 D8 L7 • Chelsea defeats in 2026: 12 of 27 (44.4%) • United winless run: eight games (D3 L5) • Opta prediction: Chelsea 51.8%, draw 24.6%, United 23.7% 👀 What to watch 🎃 Halloween hoodoo — can Chelsea finally win a home game on 31 October? 🧱 Maguire's 300th — he has played every league minute for United this season. 🎯 Welbeck v his old club — can he fill the gap left by Joao Pedro? 🔙 Palmer returns — he has served his suspension. 🔭 Why it matters Kick-off is 12.30pm on 31 October. The result could change the mood at both clubs.