See statistics as Chelsea host Manchester United in FA Cup cracker

Chelsea and Manchester United will do battle in one of the FA Cup’s fifth round encounters tonight.

Here are the Opta statistics ahead of the cracker:

* This will be the 14th FA Cup tie between Chelsea and Manchester United – the Blues have triumphed in each of the last four, including the final last season.

* Manchester United have lost three of their five FA Cup matches against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, winning 5-3 in 1997-98 and 2-0 in 1998-99.

* Chelsea could become the first team to eliminate Manchester United in five consecutive FA Cup meetings.

* In all competitions, Manchester United have won just two of their last 22 away games against Chelsea (D7 L13), failing to win any of their last nine.

* Manchester United have eliminated the FA Cup holders 10 times, more than any other side in the competition’s history. They last did so in 2011-12 against Manchester City.

* Chelsea are looking to reach the FA Cup quarter-final for the fourth consecutive season, reaching the final in each of the last two.

* Manchester United are looking to reach the FA Cup quarter-final for the fifth consecutive season. They last did so in as many between 1961-62 and 1965-66.

* The last side to eliminate both Arsenal and Chelsea in the same FA Cup campaign were Manchester United in 1998-99, while the last side to do in away games were Millwall in 1994-95.