Eager to recover from the humbling against Manchester City, Manchester United will host Chelsea at Old Trafford for their Premier League date on Saturday afternoon.
Chelsea have yet to lose in the Premier League, whereas Man United have already suffered two defeats four matches.
Man United’s poor form has put Ruben Amorim under immense pressure. His future is reportedly up in the air, and at the time of writing, Unai Emery is 4/1 with UK betting sites to become the next Manchester United manager.
Manchester United vs Chelsea Preview and Team News
Preview
The 2024/25 season turned out to be disastrous for Manchester United. After Erik ten Hag’s dismissal, Ruben Amorim took over as the club’s permanent manager. Save for a few flashes of promise, Amorim could not deliver in his first season. The club finished trophyless and in 15th place in the Premier League rankings.
Over the summer, Manchester United spent big to sign the likes of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, and Benjamin Sesko. The investment has yet to pay dividends, as Man United have slipped to 14th place after picking up just four points from as many games.
They have lost to Arsenal (1-0) and Manchester City (3-0), drawn with Fulham (1-1), and claimed their only win over newly promoted Burnley (3-2).
Marcus Rashford: tearing it up for Barcelona in the Champions League
Manchester United: 14th place in the Premier League, not in Europe this season pic.twitter.com/hn46mkzKD8
— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 18, 2025
Chelsea, on the other hand, have scored eight points from their four Premier League outings, recording two wins and two draws. They opened the campaign with a goalless draw with Crystal Palace, beat West Ham United (5-1) and Fulham (2-0) before drawing 2-2 with Brentford.
Enzo Maresca’s side, however, suffered a humbling defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. In their first Champions League outing of the season, the Blues fell to a 3-1 defeat at the Allianz Arena. Cole Palmer scored Chelsea’s only goal.
Manchester United Premier League Form (Recent First): L-W-D-L
Chelsea Premier League Form (Recent First): D-W-W-D
Team News
Manchester United
Man United will be without Lisandro Martinez (knee) while Matheus Cunha (hamstring), Mason Mount (undisclosed), and Diogo Dalot (muscle) are doubtful. Benjamin Sesko, Amad Diallo, and Bryan Mbeumo are expected to lead the attack.
Chelsea
Chelsea, on the other hand, will continue to operate without Levi Colwill (knee), Liam Delap (hamstring), Dario Essugo (thigh), Romeo Lavia (undisclosed), and Benoi Badiashile (undisclosed). Lavia and Badiashile, however, close to returning to action.
Manchester United vs Chelsea Match Details
⚽Teams: Manchester United vs Chelsea
🗓️Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
🏆 Competition: Premier League – Matchday 4
🟥Ref: Peter Bankes
⌚KO: 4:30 PM BST
📺Where to Watch: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Ultra HDR
🏟️Stadium: Old Trafford
Man United vs Chelsea Stats and Head-to-Head
- Manchester United and Chelsea have met 197 times in all competitions: Man Utd 83 wins, Chelsea 57 wins, 57 draws
- Man United and Chelsea have clashed 66 times in the Premier League: United 19 wins, Chelsea 20 wins, 27 draws
- Last meeting: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (16 May 2025, Premier League)
- With 11 goals, Mark Hughes holds the record for scoring most times in Man United vs Chelsea
- Biggest Win: Manchester United 6-0 Chelsea (26 Dec 1960, League Division One)
- Chelsea and Man United have played out 27 draws in the Premier League – the highest in the league’s history
- Chelsea have not beaten Manchester United in their last 12 visits to Old Trafford in the Premier League (D 7, L 5)
- Man United have only beaten Chelsea twice in their last 11 meeting in all competitions (D 6 L 3)
- Chelsea’s win rate of just 18% at Old Trafford is their lowest to any away team in the league
- Chelsea are unbeaten in their last three meetings against Man United (W 2, D 1)
- A win on Saturday will see Chelsea beat Man United in three consecutive matches for the first time since 2011
Man United vs Chelsea Head-to-Head
Manchester United have beaten Chelsea 83 times in all competitions. Although, they are without a win against them in the last three meetings.
Their last victory over the Blues — a 2-1 win — came at Old Trafford on 06 Dec 2023 in the Premier League.
| Competition | Played | Man United (W) | Draw | Chelsea (W) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Division (Incl Premier League) | 164 | 65 | 52 | 47 |
| Second Division | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| Football League Cup | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Community Shield | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| UEFA Champions League | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 197 | 83 | 57 | 57 |
Man United vs Chelsea Betting Odds
Despite Chelsea’s much superior league form, they are not the outright favourites going into Saturday’s showdown at Old Trafford. Bookmakers have kept them slightly ahead at 6/4 while Manchester United are priced at 9/5.
Bookies are, however, expecting both teams to score on Matchday 5.
Match Result
- Man United –9/5
- Draw – 3/1
- Chelsea – 6/4
Both Teams to Score
- Yes – 1/2
- No – 6/4
Anytime Goalscorer
- Cole Palmer – 2/1
- Benjamin Sesko – 2/1
- Bruno Fernandes – 3/1
*Odds are subject to change
Man United vs Chelsea Prediction and Best Bet
Between Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Sesko, and Bryan Mbeumo, Manchester United have plenty of match-winners, but it has not yet come together. After the 3-0 drubbing to Manchester City last week, the Red Devils will be looking for a response, but getting it will be tough in this fixture.
Some players are goalscorers, others provide assists, some dictate play, others dribble, some carry aura, others rise in big games…
Then there’s Cole Palmer — who does it all. 🥶🥶🥶 pic.twitter.com/HYXHZEBteD
— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) September 17, 2025
Chelsea are simply the better team at the moment, and we believe they will get the job done on Saturday.
Our Prediction: Man United 1-2 Chelsea
Best Bet
After a bit of a lull, Cole Palmer has finally started firing for Chelsea. The Englishman scored in the last two matches for the Blues and we are backing him to score against on Saturday.
Best Bet: Cole Palmer to Score for Chelsea Anytime @ 2/1
