5 Interesting Stats From Premier League Matchday 1
61 - José Mourinho Is Unbeaten In All 61 Premier League Games At Stamford Bridge
José Mourinho marked his return to Stamford Bridge with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Hull City on Sunday extending his record to 61 games in charge at the Bridge and 61 games without defeat. In all, Mourinho's Premier League record at Stamford Bridge is played 61, won 47, drawn 14, lost 0, scored 125, conceded 28. Oscar and Frank Lampard scored Chelsea's goals at the weekend prior to their second game of the season which is at home to Aston Villa on Wednesday (moved forward from the original date at the end of August due to Chelsea facing Bayern Munich in the UEFA Super Cup). José Mourinho's first away game in his second spell as Chelsea manager is to Manchester United on Monday. The Red Devils won their first league game 4-1 under David Moyes at Swansea City on Saturday. Mourinho's first Premier League game in charge of Chelsea back in 2004 saw them beat Manchester United 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. This was followed up with a 1-0 win at Birmingham City before picking up 95 points and losing just 1 game (at Manchester City).
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