Record of Records

1. Manchester United's record of fewest points dropped in a Premiership term - 23. Chelsea have dropped only 17 so far.

2. Arsenal's record of fewest goals conceded in a Premiership season of 17 and Liverpool's post-war top flight record of 16. They've only shipped 14 so far.

3.Should Chelsea keep a clean sheet that will break the all-time top flight defensive record. Preston conceded 15 goals in the very first season in 1888/1889 when only 22 matches were played.

4.Manchester United's record of most wins ever in a Premiership season of 28. They could end with 30.

5.Manchester United's record of most ever points in a Premier League season of 92. They could finish with 97.

6.Manchester United's record of 24 clean sheets in a Premiership term. One more block out against Newcastle would make 26.

7.Peter Schmeichel's record for Manchester United of 694 minutes without conceding a goal, beaten by Petr Cech, who extended it to 1,024 minutes and thus broke Arsenal's Premiership record of 823 minutes without conceding a goal.

8. The English top flight record of eight successive away victories. Another win here would take their current tally to 10. (in one season)

9. Victory would equal the all-time record spanning two seasons of 10 successive victories on the road in the top division, held by Tottenham Hotspur and set during the 1959/1960 and 1960/1961 seasons

Chelsea's own club record of the longest unbeaten sequence of 27 matches. It would be extended to 29 if defeat is avoided here.

10. So far equal points record with Arsenal for away games in season 47 points (arse last season)