
BPL Numbers Game: Chelsea vs Man Utd
Eugene YS Han looks at the facts and figures from Super Sunday's gigantic match between Chelsea and Manchester United.
1 - Manchester United are the last team in the Barclays Premier League to concede a goal from a set-piece this season.
1 - Chelsea are the only club in the Premier League that have not collected a draw.
4 - Sir Alex Ferguson has lost four of his five meetings with Carlo Ancelotti as a manager.
6 - Man Utd have not won on their last six visits to one of the Big Four, losing at Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal, plus drawing at Stamford Bridge last season.
9 - Chelsea are now unbeaten in nine games against Man United at Stamford Bridge (Won five and drawn four).
10 - Chelsea have now won ten out of ten home games in all competitions under Ancelotti - two of them were against Man United and Liverpool.
11 - Chelsea have edged ahead in 35 head-to-head Premier League meetings against the Red Devils: the Blues have won 12 games to United's 10. There have been 14 draws.
21 - Carlo Ancelotti's side have scored 21 of their 29 goals after half-time.
23 - Ferguson celebrated 23 years in charge of the Red Devils last Friday.
250 - Joe Cole made his 250th appearance for Chelsea when he came on as a substitute for Deco. He also celebrated his 28th birthday (Ed: he's 28 already!?) on Sunday.
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