1. Chelsea are looking to extend their 100 per cent home record under Carlo Ancelotti and victory would give the Blues a five-point lead over the current Premier League champions.
2. Didier Drogba has scored nine goals in 11 league games and is in the form of his life.
3. Drogba is the second leading scorer in the Premier League – two behind Fernando Torres. Wayne Rooney is
United’s leading league scorer with seven.
4. Ryan Giggs has scored 99 Premier League goals for United, and Paul Scholes has 98.
5. Sir Alex Ferguson is celebrates 23 years in charge today.
6. United have not won on their last five visits to one of the Big Four, losing at Liverpool (twice),
Chelsea and Arsenal, plus drawing at Stamford Bridge last season. Their last win was at Liverpool in 2007.
7. The Blues are looking for an 11th successive home win in all competitions, which will equal the club record set in 2006. Arsenal were the last side to win at Stamford Bridge, in November 2008.
8. United are the only team not to concede a goal from a set-piece in the Premier League this season.
9.
Joe Cole, who celebrates his 28th birthday on Sunday, is set to make his 250th appearance for Chelsea.
10. Chelsea have won all nine of their home games under Carlo Ancelotti and have not conceded a goal at the Bridge since the opening day - a run of 782 minutes (just over 13 hours).
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