Chelsea Vs Man United Preview: Team news, key stats, and probable starting XI

Only six points separate the fourth-placed Chelsea side from eighth in the table Manchester United as competition for the final Champions League place in the Premier League heats up.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be hoping that his Man United players could take advantage of Chelsea’s recent blip-in form when the two sides clash at the Stamford Bridge stadium on Monday night.

The Blues who started the season in brilliant fashion have stumbled in the past few weeks as they have won only one of their last five games in the Premier League coming into this game.

Their inability to bring in a new player in the January transfer window combined with the poor form of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has opened the door for teams below them in the table to make an effort and dethrone Chelsea from the final Champions League place.

Man United have had troubles of their own as they too, like their hosts on Monday, are coming into this heated clash with just one win in five. For this reason, both teams might feel that they have the chance to get a positive result against their fierce rivals.

With United failing to score in their last 3 Premier League games and Chelsea winning none of their six games that they have played against the traditional ‘Big Six’ so far this season, one could expect that this game would end in a stalemate.

Solskjaer’s side might have defeated Chelsea and Manchester City earlier in the season but the absence of Marcus Rashford combined with their recent average form makes it difficult to imagine a scenario in which they’d come out of this clash with all three points in the bag.

That despite the fact that neither Chelsea nor Man United would be happy with a stalemate. While the Blues have the entire chasing pack on their back, United know that anything but a victory in this fixture might see them fall to 9^th place in the table.

However, given the recent form of both sides in general, a draw seems to be the most likely result on Monday night.

Possible Chelsea starting lineup vs Man United (4-2-3-1): Caballero; James, Tomori, Rudiger, Azpilicueta; Jorginho, Kante; Willian, Mount, Hudson-Odoi; Abraham

Possible Man United starting lineup vs Chelsea (3-4-1-2): De Gea; Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Matic, Williams; Bruno Fernandes; Ighalo, Martial