- The Chelsea vs Manchester United will kick off at 2215EAT.
- Manchester United are in sixth place on 48 points.
- Chelsea are 12th on 40 points.
Sixth-placed Manchester United travel to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night to meet Mauricio Pochettino’s 12th-placed Chelsea in a lowkey English Premier League encounter.
Erik Ten Hag boys followed the memorable FA Cup victory against Liverpool with a horror show against Brentford last Saturday as they conceded deep into stoppage time in their 1-1 draw.
Mason Mount appeared to have grabbed a stoppage-time winner for the Red Devils but they quickly conceded a heartbreaking leveler in the dying minutes of added time.
Elsewhere, Chelsea failed to capitalize on their man advantage against Burnley as they were held to yet another frustrating result.
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Pochettino’s side only managed to grab a point with Cole Palmer once again proving to be the saviour for the Blues courtesy of his brace.
Palmer has been involved in 21 Premier League goals this season, scoring 13 and assisting eight. Only Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (32 in 2000-01) and Diego Costa (23 in 2014-15) have been involved in more in their debut league campaign for Chelsea.
Palmer will be looking to become the first Chelse player since Juan Mata in 2012-13 to score both home and away in the Premier League against the Red Devils. He scored in the reverse meeting this term at Old Trafford where Chelsea lost 2-1 after Scott McTominay’s double.
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Chelsea vs Manchester United Date, kick-off time and venue?
The EPL match will be played on Thursday, March 4 and will kick off at 22:15 Kenyan time.
The match will be played at Chelsea’s home ground, Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Manchester United Team News
Pochettino welcomes Ten Hag with key players missing. The Argentine gaffer has already ruled out Wesley Fofana (knee) and Romeo Lavia (hamstring) for the remainder of the campaign.
Reece James, Christopher Nkunku and Lesley Ugochukwu are also expected to continue on the sidelines due to hamstring injuries.
Moreover, Ben Chilwell and Carney Chukwuemeka returned from international duty nursing problems and Levi Colwill and Robert Sanchez have been struggling for fitness.
The latest setback for the Blues involves Malo Gusto who had established himself at right-back since Christmas but was withdrawn due to a hamstring issue. However, reports suggest Trevoh Chalobah could be fit to play.
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Raheem Sterling dropped to the bench for the visit of Burnley on Saturday but Pochettino hinted the experienced England international could come back in for this fixture.
For United, Victor Lindelof and Lisandro Martinez were ruled out early this week. They join Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia, and Anthony Martial on a growing list of absentees.
Raphael Varane could also be a doubt after being substituted early at the Gtech Community Stadium, although Ten Hag suggested he was taken off as a precaution.
However, the Red Devils will be hoping that Casemiro and Harry Maguire who were introduced as replacements against the Bees, following recovery from injury, could be fit to start this time.
Altay Bayindir and Jonny Evans are also expected to be featured having not been involved in the last two fixtures and missed their respective nations’ recent international outings.
Chelsea vs Manchester United Possible Lineups
Chelsea: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Mudryk; Jackson.
Manchester United: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka; Mainoo, Casemiro; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund.
Chelsea vs Manchester United Head-to-Head
The Blues have not beaten United in the league since November 2017, when Alvaro Morata scored the second-half winner.
Last season, Manchester United thrashed Chelsea 4-1 but fought late at Stamford Bridge to secure a point through Casemiro’s stoppage-time header. Casemiro’s header earned United’s third straight draw at the Bridge.
Chelsea wins: 55
Man Utd wins: 83
Draws: 56
Chelsea vs Manchester United Current Forms
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United: WWLLWD
Chelsea vs Manchester United Predictions
Chelsea is keen to revenge the first-leg defeat when they host Manchester United at the Bridge.
However, United head to the Stamford Bridge bearing in mind that they have not grabbed the three points there for three consecutive times.