Manchester United vs Chelsea

Old Trafford plays host as Manchester United and Chelsea go head-to-head in a mouth-watering midweek Premier League showdown.

A brace of embarrassing multi-goal margin beatings to Liverpool and Arsenal have seen Man United slide to sixth in the Premier League table, with departing interim manager Ralf Rangnick already admitting defeat in the top-four race. With fourth-placed Arsenal now six points clear and only four rounds left, the ‘Red Devils’ need a miracle to secure Champions League football for the third season on the bounce. Man United are unbeaten in their last eight home league meetings with Chelsea (W3, D5), keeping five clean sheets in the process. Home and away, the three-time European champions have gone undefeated in eight top-flight H2Hs (W3, D5) since a 1-0 loss in April 2017. Adding to United’s confidence, they’ve not lost any of their last seven Premier League home outings (W4, D3).

On the other hand, Chelsea eked out a 1-0 home triumph over fellow cross-town rivals West Ham United at the weekend in response to a morale-crushing 4-2 home defeat to Arsenal last midweek. However, Thomas Tuchel’s men have been nothing short of impressive away from home of late, racking up nine consecutive away victories across all competitions since a 1-1 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion in mid-January. They’ve been scoring at will lately, netting 2+ goals in their last seven competitive road trips. The ‘Blues’ have bagged over 2.5 goals in their last three Premier League away matches after notching up one or less in their three previous such games beforehand. What’s more, Tuchel has won both of his managerial visits to Old Trafford by a two-goal margin.