The Old Trafford team needs at least one point against Chelsea to officially win tickets to next season’s Champions League.
Probable teams:
Manchester United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen; Antony, Fernandes, Sancho; Rashford.
Chelsea: Kepa; Chalobah, Silva, Fofana; Azpilicueta, Fernandez, Loftus-Cheek, Hall; Gallagher; Havertz, Sterling.
After the bad results, coach Erik ten Hag’s teachers and students are gradually returning with consecutive victories. Accordingly, Man Utd defeated Wolves and Bournemouth respectively. Along with Liverpool being held back by Aston Villa, Man Utd is firmly building a position in the top 4.
This week, Man Utd will host Chelsea at Old Trafford. Chelsea is not an easy opponent to play despite the crisis. The Old Trafford team certainly cannot be subjective if they want to win tickets to the Champions League soon.
In contrast, the Blues no longer have any goals. In that context, they are expected to cause many difficulties for Man Utd. However, the circumstances of the two teams are very different. While Man Utd is full of opportunities to surpass Newcastle United to take 3rd place, Chelsea is standing in the bottom half of the Premier League table.
Force information:
– Man Utd: The Red Devils do not have the best force for the match against Chelsea. Lisandro Martinez and Donny van de Beek long-term injuries. Marcus Rashford was suddenly ill last game and is likely to return to face Chelsea. Scott McTominay’s situation needs further evaluation. Marcel Sabitzer played his last game for Man United due to the injury of the Austrian player and the rest of the season.
– Chelsea: The visitors enter this match with a long list of injuries such as Armando Broja, Reece James, Benoit Badiashile, N’Golo Kante, Mason Mount, Marc Cucurella, Ben Chilwell and Mateo Kovacic.
Notable stats:
– Manchester United drew last 5 matches against Chelsea in all competitions.
– Manchester United drew Chelsea in the first half and in the whole match in the last 5 times they have faced each other in all competitions.
– An average of under 2.5 goals have been scored in 10 of Manchester United’s last 11 Premier League matches. In other words, the Red Devils’ matches rarely have more than 3 goals.
Forecast:
– Man Utd are unbeaten in their last 27 home games, since losing to Real Sociedad in the Europa League in September, and they have conceded just eight goals in that spectacular run. Most recently, they overcame Wolves with a score of 2-0. Therefore, Old Trafford is the fulcrum for Man Utd in the last 2 matches of the season.
– After a 1-0 win over Bournemouth at the weekend, United need just one point from their last two games to secure a Champions League spot for next season. At home in the Premier League this season, they have only conceded 1 match and 8 goals conceded at Old Trafford is the best achievement in the league.
– Chelsea have only one win in the last 10 matches in the Premier League. Recently, they lost 0-1 to Manchester City. Only three teams in the Premier League have scored worse away from home than the Blues (17 goals) this season.
– Against a Chelsea lack of confidence and absence of many players due to injury, the Red Devils can win 3 points in this match.
Man Utd 3-1 Chelsea (according to Whoscored)