Chelsea’s fine finishing has them flying high – but how long can it last?
By Andrew BeasleyThursday 29 October · 20:21

Despite being at opposite ends of the table, according to Opta’s expected points model, Chelsea have performed worse than Saturday’s opponents Manchester United Michael 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 cl
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