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Chelsea’s fine finishing has them flying high – but how long can it last?

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Confidence read: strong

The move is in advanced talks territory. Source confidence is high with single-source support.

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Despite being at opposite ends of the table, according to Opta’s expected points model, Chelsea have performed worse than Saturday’s opponents Manchester UnitedMichael Carrick will arrive at Stamford Bridge on Saturday with the air of a dead man walking. Yet despite Manchester United being fifth-bottom of the Premier League and Chelsea fifth-top, the Blues have performed worse this season according to Opta’s expected points model.Is there a glitch in the matrix? Has the fabled supercomputer clicked on a suspicious link? Even though the margin between their data is small, it…

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The Guardian Football ↗·rss·13h ago·primary
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