Man Utd vs Chelsea
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Old Trafford
Kick-off: 4.30pm, Sunday April 28
Man Utd and Chelsea lock horns at Old Trafford this Sunday in a match that could go a long way to deciding who finishes in the top-four.
Should Arsenal lose again on the road at Leicester City, United will have the chance to leap-frog the Gunners in fifth – and move level on points with Chelsea, with Maurizio Sarri’s side boasting a more favourable goal-difference.
After won 14 of the first 17 matches under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer across all competitions, United’s form has nose-dived at a remarkable rate: Losing seven of their last nine games.
Will Chelsea heap more misery on Old Trafford after Wednesday’s Manchester derby defeat? Or will Man Utd return to winning ways?
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Man City | 35 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 89 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 35 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 88 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 35 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 70 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 67 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 35 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 66 |
| 6 | Man Utd | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 64 |
Team news and predicted line-ups
With Phil Jones still to return to full fitness, Solskjaer is set to name the same back-three/full-back combination that started against Man City in midweek.
That means that forgotten Matteo Darmian will start a second match in succession, having only featured six times previously all season.
Ander Herrera is also set to miss out and Scott McTominay – who was a surprise exclusion from the derby with City – could return to the side.
Chelsea, meanwhile, will be without Callum Hudson-Odoi after the winger ruptured his Achilles in the draw with Burnley at Stamford Bridge last time out.
Elsewhere, Sarri is likely to be without N’Golo Kante (rib injury), Antonio Rudiger (knee injury) and Marcos Alonso (glute injury).
Man Utd XI: De Gea; Darmian, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; Matic, McTominay, Pogba; Lingard, Lukaku, Rashford
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Luiz, Emerson, Kovacic, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Higuain, Hazard
Score prediction: Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
With so much on the line, neither side can afford to lose this one.
If there is to a be a winner, perhaps United by a nose, but we can see this one finishing all-square.
Betting odds via Betfair | UK users only | Subject to change
Match odds
- Man Utd win: 17/10
- Chelsea win: 17/10
- Draw: 12/5
First goal scorer
- Romelu Lukaku: 9/2
- Gonzalo Higuain: 5/1
- Eden Hazard: 11/2
- Marcus Rashford: 11/2
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TV channel and live stream information
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
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