CHELSEA v Manchester United: Preview

Date: Friday sixteenth
Might 2025

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Kick-off: 20:15 BST

The penultimate recreation of the season sees
us again at Stamford Bridge, to play host to Manchester United.

We each come into tonight’s recreation off the
again of defeats. We had a reasonably poor exhibiting towards Newcastle, within the first
half at the very least, with the Geordies clearly extra motivated for the factors below
Eddie Howe than our lacklustre lightweights below Maresca, who’s now about as
welcome as Andrew Tate on a Hen Evening

Bizarrely, United sit sixteenth in
the Premier League going into tonight’s recreation after their defeat to West Ham,
and, much more bizarrely, they are going to nonetheless high quality for the Champions League if
they beat Sp*rs within the Europa League remaining subsequent week and will additionally cease us
from qualifying in the event that they beat us tonight.

Our dwelling type has been higher than away
lately, though that’s not exhausting. The guests, in the meantime, haven’t had a win
for 7 video games and have taken only one level from their final 4 away, so it’s
nailed on they’ll play like a staff possessed towards us, while our aimless sideways
passing, and insistence on bringing the keeper into the sport, will muster up as
many alternatives for them as is humanly attainable in 90 minutes of soccer.

sixteenth or not, they’ll fancy taking
one thing off us.

MANAGER’S VIEWS

Going into
at this time’s recreation, Enzo Maresca, says “I believe initially of the season we
have been, as you mentioned, if somebody mentioned to us that we have to win the final two video games
to succeed in the Champions League spot, most likely we’d have been pleased. I believe
general throughout the season we had moments, as an illustration the primary 5 – 6
months the place we have been second, third, so even higher. Now we’re there and we’re
going to attempt to end properly.

Since
day one, I mentioned that the goal that the membership gave to me was in two years we
need to play within the Champions League. Since day one. However if you arrive to
March and you’ve got been all season, high 4, high 5, it’s pure that the
goal is to complete within the Champions League. So the explanation why it modified from
the start is as a result of we arrived to March, worldwide break, I nonetheless
keep in mind that we have been there all season.

So
it’s regular that then the goal turns into to complete high 4, high 5. So what
has modified is that as a result of we now have been there all season, the goal
routinely turns into end high 4, high 5.”

Manchester
United supervisor, Ruben Amorin, in the meantime, says “One of the best ways is to face the
recreation like we should always face the sport, it’s to win the sport. We have to carry out,
to win factors within the Premier League, and that’s the feeling. We talked about
that after West Ham. We have to enhance in the best way we face
competitions and keep targeted in each second of the sport. Towards West Ham we
had clear conditions to attain. Within the first scenario they’ve, they rating.
These particulars matter. The one method I understand how to organize for a remaining is within the
regular recreation for our league, we should play the identical method as a remaining.

We
need to attempt to recuperate. The very best [way] to organize for the ultimate is to play the
recreation after which the gamers have to grasp that should you play or don’t play
towards Chelsea, it means nothing to the ultimate. That’s necessary.

I
am simply making ready for the sport at Chelsea. That’s my focus. We need to win and
we need to carry out. I don’t know [how close Friday’s team will be to that for
the final]. I do know the beginning XI I’m pondering of for Chelsea after which I’ll
see. Even the best way we play there towards Chelsea, I’ll see it, and it is going to be
necessary for the following one.”

SQUAD NEWS

For Chelsea, Marc Guiu (hamstring), Omari Kellyman
(hamstring), Wesley Fofana (muscle) and Christopher Nkunku (knock) are injured.
Mykhaylo Mudryk and Nicolas Jackson are suspended, while Jadon Sancho is
ineligible to play.

For Manchester United, Joshua Zirkzee (hamstring), Lisandro
Martinez (knee) and Diogo Dalot (calf) are injured, Leny Yoro (foot) is a
doubt.

TEAMS

Chelsea (attainable line-up): Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, George, Neto

MANCHESTER UNITED (Potential line-up): Bayindir; Fredricson, Lindelof, Shaw;
Kamason, Eriksen, Ugarte, Amass; Mainoo, Garnacho; Obi

LAST SEASON

Chelsea 4-3 Manchester
United (4th April 2024)

CURRENT FORM (PL)

CHELSEA: DDWWWL

MANCHESTER UNITED:
DLLDLL

OTHER STUFF

Chelsea have received simply one in every of their final 14 Premier League video games
towards Manchester United.Manchester United have received simply one in every of
their final 11 Premier League away video games towards Chelsea.Chelsea vs Manchester United is probably the most
drawn fixture in Premier League historical past. The reverse fixture at Outdated Trafford this
season completed 1-1, with each conferences between the edges ending stage in
seven earlier campaigns.Chelsea haven’t misplaced their remaining dwelling
league recreation in any of the final 22 seasons.Manchester United have received their remaining
away league recreation in 4 of the final 5 seasons. Manchester United are with out a win in
seven when their remaining match on the highway is at a London facet.Chelsea are unbeaten in all 9 of their
Premier League dwelling video games up to now in 2025. Manchester United are winless of their
final seven Premier League video games.

PREDICTION

Sportsmole: Chelsea 3-1 Manchester United