United vs Chelsea is always a feisty affair but not always one for plenty of goals. In the previous 7 fixtures between the sides at Stamford Bridge both teams have scored in only 2 of them.
Chelsea’s home form has left a lot to be desired this campaign with 18 points from a possible 36 with a weak 16 goals scored in those fixtures. The bulk of the Blues form in the PL is away from home, they’ve scored 63% of their goals away from the Bridge but were very unfortunate to not win against Arsenal in their recent 2-2 draw against the 10 men Gunners. Chelsea have not lost in the Premier League against United since late 2012 in a thrilling 3-2 defeat.
United have been nothing short of disappointing this year and their away form is a massive factor in what has been a season to forget. On the road after 12 matches they’ve accumulated 12 points and only managed to grab 1 clean sheet. With the recent injury to Marcus Rashford they’ve continued to struggle and especially in front of goal. Anthony Martial has scored half of his 8 PL goals this season on their travels and will be the man to look to.
Tammy Abraham is not involved with the Chelsea squad tonight after picking up a knock and not passing fitness tests, Christian Pulisic is also struggling for match fitness and is missing. Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba are still side-lined and continue to be huge misses for the United midfield.
Nemanja Matic starts against his former club, returning from suspension. The Serbian has been carded in 2 of his last 3 fixtures against Chelsea at the Bridge and has been getting progressively more sluggish in his mature years. Jorginho has also tallied up 9 yellow cards this season and is also one away from suspension, Chelsea’s next game is at home against their top 4 rivals, Tottenham.
Chelsea look to have the better form coming into the game but it’s only marginal. United seem poorly equipped without Rashford’s presence and will struggle in front of goal; a cagey Chelsea win seems the most likely outcome.
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