Chelsea 2:2 Manchester United

Lucky McLuckerson · Oct 5, 2018

......VS....

Date - Saturday, October 20 2018
Kickoff Time - 1230 Hrs BST
Venue - Stamford Bridge, London

Premier League form guide

8. Manchester United: WWDLW

2. Chelsea: WWDDW

Previous League Meetings

Manchester United 2—1 Chelsea

Chelsea 1—0 Manchester United

Manchester United 2—0 Chelsea

Chelsea 4—0 Manchester United

Chelsea 1—1 Manchester United

All-Time League Record

Manchester United wins: 61
Chelsea wins: 45
Draws: 46

Pre-Match Pressers

José Mourinho

Maurizio Sarri

Team News

Manchester United

Marcos Rojo and Jesse Lingard ruled out. Alexis Sánchez, Luke Shaw, Marouane Fellaini, Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matić and Scott McTominay doubtful.

Chelsea

Ethan Ampadu ruled out. Antonio Rüdiger doubtful.

Know the opposition

Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues and The Pensioners) are a professional football club based in Fulham, London. Chelsea were founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook) after Gus Mears had previously acquired the Stamford Bridge athletics stadium with the aim of turning it into a football ground. Since there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough, the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea, was settled on.

Chelsea's first major title success came in the form of the League Cup with the appointment of former Arsenal player, Ted Drake, who also led Chelsea to the their first ever League title, enabling them to compete in the European Cup, but after objections from The Football League and the FA, Chelsea were persuaded to withdraw from the competition before it started - allowing Matt Busby's Manchester United to start their illustrious adventure with the competition.

After decades of being non-competitors, Chelsea returned to the domestic title fore in 2003 under new owner Roman Abramovich, who fueled an unprecedented spending spree - starting in the mid 2000s. Since the takeover, Chelsea have won 1 Champions League title, 5 Premier League titles, 5 FA Cup titles, 1 Europa League title, and 3 League Cup titles, among others. Chelsea's most prominent rivalries include local clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, title rivals Manchester United, Liverpool and Leeds United. Chelsea play their home games at Stamford Bridge - which had been their home for over a century.

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Mike Dean.

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MyOnlySolskjaer · Oct 6, 2018

Let's go! Aeroplane formation again, Easy 3 Points!

De Gea
Matic Smalling
Pogba
----------------------------Shaw
Young---------Fellaini--------------------------
Mata Martial Alexis
Lukaku-------------------------

Samid · Oct 6, 2018

We can't defend so hope the new manager throws the kitchen sink at them.

DDG
Dalot - Smalling - Matic - Shaw
Pogba
Fred - Fellaini
Mata - Alexis - Martial

Canagel · Oct 6, 2018

Attack them. We are not a defensive team. Just attack. Make them defend instead.

duffer · Oct 6, 2018

Pogba and Matic at centre back please.

Scarecrow · Oct 6, 2018

Lukaku right, Alexis center, Martial left please. Also Mata, Pogba and Shaw should start.

Fill in the blank with whatever, who cares.

J_XO · Oct 6, 2018

We aren’t good at defensive football so let’s try and attack from the start

Devil may care · Oct 6, 2018

I guess Lindelof comes back in, Sanchez probably in for Rashford, but the midfield is crucial, Chelsea have arguably the best midfield in the PL and I think if he goes with his usual of Fellaini and Matic with Pogba instead of just 1 of them we'll struggle, but I think he'll do it anyway.

WensleyMU · Oct 6, 2018

Irrespective of what's happening with the club, Chelsea away is always tough. It's one of those places. I will be happy with a draw, but win here and our season looks quite a bit different doesn't it?

Just hate we've got these pointless internationals to get through first.

PoTMS · Oct 6, 2018

duffer said:
Pogba and Matic at centre back please.

Pogba and Matic v Morata. What a scary thought.

el3mel · Oct 7, 2018

Gonna be our usual annual lose at the Bridge isn't it ?

1-0 Chelsea.

Giant Midget · Oct 7, 2018

We’ll get battered. Repeat of the 4-0 from Jose’s first season.

Ether · Oct 7, 2018

Hazard vs any of our right backs

Hope Martial gets a start here, Arsenal and Liverpool showed that you can create chances against this team so he might be key here with Lukaku out of sorts.

Wednesday at Stoke · Oct 7, 2018

I think the last time we got a decent result at the bridge, chicharito scored.

Expecting nothing from this one. Just don't get embarrassed.

Reiver · Oct 7, 2018

My main worry for this is our defence, it's awful at the moment and Smalling is the only CB who the manager has any faith in at all. I'm usually optimistic but can't see us getting anything out of this. Fingers crossed Hazard gets injured during the international break, that would help.

crossy1686 · Oct 7, 2018

Feeling positive. We'll expose Sarri for the fraud he is and we'll do a job on Hazard. 2-0 United.

crossy1686 · Oct 7, 2018

PoTMS said:
Pogba and Matic v Morata. What a scary thought.

Pogba dropping deep and spraying the ball was brilliant today. More of that.

Yagami · Oct 7, 2018

de Gea
Someone Smalling Matic Shaw
Herrera/Fred/Pereira Pogba
Mata Alexis
Lukaku Martial

Just go for it at this point.

marktan · Oct 7, 2018

PoTMS said:
Pogba and Matic v Morata. What a scary thought.

For who? Morata's worse than Lukaku, and it's not even close.

Charlie Foley · Oct 7, 2018

Wednesday at Stoke said:
I think the last time we got a decent result at the bridge, chicharito scored.

Expecting nothing from this one. Just don't get embarrassed.

We got a point under LVG, which should have been 3. Great Lingard goal

Neo_Mufc · Oct 7, 2018

I think we will get trounced. I'm gonna go 2/3 nil Chelsea.

Jose will sit back and defend. I expect a back 4. In midfield we will have Fellani and Matic Scott and Pogba however Fellani will sit back as a 5 more than likely.

Sanchez Lukaku up top in a 4 3 3. God knows what will happen in this game.

VJ1762 · Oct 7, 2018

Time to introspect during the international break. The thought of Hazard, Kovacic and Jorginho against our defence scares me, but if we play like we do after we are 2-0 down, there is a possibility of getting a score draw or even a victory.

Charlie Foley · Oct 7, 2018

Scarecrow said:
Lukaku right, Alexis center, Martial left please. Also Mata, Pogba and Shaw should start.

Fill in the blank with whatever, who cares.

I pretty much agree with this.

DDG

Dalot Smalling Lindelof* Shaw

Mata (not Matic)** Pogba

Lukaku*** Sanchez Martial

*By default. can't start Bailly after today and please god not Jones.

**I'd like to just say feck it and go for it and put Fred or Pereira in here, their energy would help, especially with Mata. Or drop Mata and play both potentially. Could also seeing it be Fellaini.

***Lukaku isn't working as a 9 at the minute, and he might have more space to run into coming off the right. Also has a great cross on him, set up a goal against these last season. We know he's going to play and he's better out here.

This is probably hilariously naive to some of you but feck it, it's not like our way of playing is defensively solid as is, I'd rather just say feck it and attack.

ayushreddevil9 · Oct 7, 2018

Bogey ground, crisis ongoing - great combo for the upcoming game!

Canagel · Oct 7, 2018

Chelsea have a weakness in behind their fullbacks that we must exploit. Arsenal did it a lot and had some success.

WensleyMU · Oct 7, 2018

A question for the Jose out fans. Particularly those who want him gone, over wanting United to win.

Does a win here go some way to changing your stance on Jose as United manager?

tentan · Oct 7, 2018

-----------De Gea
Dalot---Pogba---Smalling---Shaw
------------Perreira
--------Mata---------Fred
Young-------Sanchez---------Martial

BridgeBanter · Oct 7, 2018

crossy1686 said:
Feeling positive. We'll expose Sarri for the fraud he is and we'll do a job on Hazard. 2-0 United.

Can’t wait for this to age poorly

Amadaeus · Oct 7, 2018

De Gea
Dalot - Pogba - Matic - Shaw
Smalling
Mata - Sanchez
Lukaku - Fellaini - Martial

Walters_19_MuFc · Oct 7, 2018

De Gea
Valencia Smalling Matic Shaw
Fred Fellaini Pogba
Sanchez
Lukaku Martial

haram · Oct 7, 2018

De Gea
Valencia Smalling Lindelof Shaw
Fellaini Matic Pogba
Lingard
Lukaku Martial

SamVimes · Oct 7, 2018

haram said:
De Gea
Valencia Smalling Lindelof Shaw
Fellaini Matic Pogba
Lingard
Lukaku Martial

Valencia will not play. Ever.

haram · Oct 7, 2018

Lukaku and Martial need to exploit the spaces around the Chelsea fullbacks and Pogba, Lingard and Fellaini need to attack the central areas.

SamVimes said:
Valencia will not play. Ever.

Well he is better than Young defensively and I doubt Jose throws Dalot in against Hazard at Stamford Bridge.

SamVimes · Oct 7, 2018

haram said:
Lukaku and Martial need to exploit the spaces around the Chelsea fullbacks and Pogba, Lingard and Fellaini need to attack the central areas.

Well he is better than Young defensively and I doubt Jose throws Dalot in against Hazard at Stamford Bridge.

He's not better than Young defensively. Did you miss the Newcastle game where he subbed Baily and stuck McTomoney centre half? Oh and mostly for liking the post about Mourihno getting sacked. Mourihno never holds grudges!

12OunceEpilogue · Oct 7, 2018

Chelsea away is always tough whether our form is good, bad or indifferent so I'm actually not that concerned about the woeful first half vs Newcastle and am instead hopeful we can take the second half's belief into this one.

There's obviously a worry our defence and midfield could be horribly exposed by Chelsea's quality, so I'd like to see Matic dropped and Fellaini in his place with strict instructions to sit, seek and destroy. I'm not going to quibble about RB and Smalling's partner as nobody is giving me much confidence so one of Tony V/Smash will have to do (I don't think Dalot is getting thrown in) and probably Lindelof. It may be wishful thinking but I'd like Fred to start and match Kante's energy closing down and showing for the ball. Lukaku's poor form is a concern but if we have the likes of Pogba and Sanchez chiming in like they did today in the last 20 I'm hopeful we can get something to stick for the big man, while I'd give Martial another go on the left:

De Gea
Valencia Smalling Lindelof Shaw
Fellaini
Fred Pogba
Sanchez Lukaku Martial

We've shown there's still fight in us, so let's show it against quality opposition.

haram · Oct 7, 2018

SamVimes said:
He's not better than Young defensively. Did you miss the Newcastle game where he subbed Baily and stuck McTomoney centre half? Oh and mostly for liking the post about Mourihno getting sacked. Mourihno never holds grudges!

What does the Newcastle game and Bailly getting subbed have to do with Valencia though?

WR10 · Oct 7, 2018

It will be a demolition job against us. Hopefully we can keep it respectful at a 2-1 loss

marukomu · Oct 7, 2018

I'm expecting a 4-0 or something and will be pissed off, but not so much if they end up beating Liverpool to the title.

Abhinav · Oct 7, 2018

I am dreading our defence getting exposed. Its not about being defensive or attacking when your defenders make blunders that you leave with a big handicap. Against the top sides, 2/3 mistakes like these will leave you with a point of no return

Kapardin · Oct 7, 2018

No hope of getting something from this no matter who's in charge. Our record at the Bridge is terrible.

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