Mourinho's Stats In Premier League Openers

Jose Mourinho will be defending a proud record in opening Premier League games when he takes his new Manchester United team to Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium in August.

The former Chelsea boss has never lost on the first day of the league season in England, a run of seven games which began when he beat the Reds in his maiden match at the Stamford Bridge helm in 2004. In fact, his record would be flawless had it not been for the Blues' dramatic 2-2 draw at home to Swansea City last term, when his goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was sent off in the 52nd minute.

2004 - Chelsea 1 United 0
A winning start for Mourinho at the Bridge, thanks to Eidur Gudjohnsen's scrambled effort past Tim Howard. Injury-hit United fielded Roy Keane at centre-back but were unlucky not to rescue a point when Ryan Giggs headed a good chance wide.

2005 - Wigan 0 Chelsea 1
The Latics' first Premier League game ended in heartbreak for the hosts, who were undone by Hernan Crespo's strike deep into stoppage time. Wigan hit the bar through Damien Francis and looked capable of producing an upset until Crespo beat Mike Pollitt from a tight angle at the death.

2006 - Chelsea 3 Manchester City 0
The champions cruised past City with John Terry and Frank Lampard establishing a commanding lead within the opening 26 minutes. Bernando Corradi was sent off on his debut for Stuart Pearce's side and Didier Drogba wrapped things up with a classic diving header.

2007 - Chelsea 3 Birmingham 2
In beating the Midlanders in a five-goal show, Mourinho's team set a new top-flight record of 64 home games without defeat. Claudio Pizarro levelled after Mikael Forssell scored against his old club and Florent Malouda edged the hosts in front. Olivier Kapo made it 2-2 but Michael Essien's strike proved the winner.

2013 - Chelsea 2 Hull 0
Mourinho's first match of his second stint in charge of the West Londoners began with a comfortable win over the newly-promoted Tigers. Lampard had a penalty saved by Allan McGregor but he added to Oscar's opener with a wonderful free-kick to put the game out of sight in the first half.

2014 - Burnley 1 Chelsea 3
The Blues supplied an ominous warning of their title credentials with a hugely impressive triumph at Turf Moor. Scott Arfield may have netted first for the Clarets but Diego Costa soon equalised as Cesc Fabregas ran the show. Andre Schurrle moved the visitors into the lead and defender Branislav Ivanovic also got in on the act.

2015 - Chelsea 2 Swansea 2
Oscar's free-kick had everything going to plan for the champions and, even when Andre Ayew levelled, Federico Fernandez's own goal immediately restored the Blues' lead. After the break, Courtois conceded a penalty and received a red card, which was converted by Bafetimbi Gomes, and the visitors were good value for a point.

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