Man Utd vs Chelsea: Matchweek 10 Preview and Prediction
A big game between Newcastle United and Arsenal kicks things off, with six additional clashes on Saturday. Leaders Man City will travel to Bournemouth at the same time as Liverpool takes on Brighton & Hove Albion after knocking the Seagulls out of the EFL Cup in midweek.
Three games on Sunday include Manchester United taking on Chelsea in their first Premier League match since sacking Erik ten Hag.
Erik ten Hag long appeared doomed at Manchester United. A stay of execution after last season’s FA Cup triumph has, unsurprisingly, ended.
United sacked the Dutchman on Monday, placing his compatriot Ruud van Nistelrooy in temporary charge. The former striker is set to take charge of his second match against Chelsea this weekend.
The Red Devils have moved swiftly to appoint a permanent successor, though, with Ruben Amorim of Sporting CP set to join the club on 11 November.
Maresca has gone with youth this season, so a fearless approach that has mostly been present in the league is perhaps no surprise.
Chelsea have named the youngest starting XI on average in the Premier League this season (23 years, 206 days). In their 2-1 win over Newcastle last weekend, they became just the second team in Premier League history to not name a single outfield player aged 25+ in their starting XI for a match, after Aston Villa who did so in two games in 2013.
Cole Palmer has been the driving force for the Blues. He was directly involved in 33 Premier League goals for Chelsea in 2024 (21 goals, 12 assists); only two players have had more goals and assists in a calendar year for the Blues—Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 2001 (25 goals, 11 assists) and Didier Drogba in 2010 (22 goals, 13 assists).
Manchester United vs Chelsea Head-to-Head
United are unbeaten in their last 11 home league games against Chelsea (W5 D6) and are looking to win three in a row against the Blues at Old Trafford for the first time since January 1957.
These sides last met in April, with Chelsea coming from behind to win a thriller 4-3 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues last won consecutive league meetings with the Red Devils in March 2011 (a run of three).
United vs Chelsea is the most drawn fixture in Premier League history, with 26 of the previous 64 meetings between the sides finishing level.
PREDICTION: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @1.38
Newcastle United vs Arsenal: UNDER 3.5 @1.38
Bournemouth vs Manchester City: 2 DNB @1.25
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion: OVER 2.5 @1.40
SPANISH LALIGA
Atletico Madrid vs Las Palmas: HOME WIN @1.29
Sevilla vs Real Sociedad: UNDER 3.5 @1.20
Barcelona vs Espanyol: OVER 2.5 @1.20
Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis: UNDER 3.5 @1.26
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfB Stuttgart: OVER 2.5 @1.34
Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin: HOME WIN @1.20
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli: BTS @1.51
Borussia Dortmund vs RasenBallsport Leipzig: OVER 2.5 @1.44
