Manchester United vs Chelsea Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Old Trafford Date: 6th December 2023 Kick-off time – 20:15 GMT
The Premier League resumes this week with one of the biggest fixtures in the competition’s history when Manchester United host Chelsea at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. Man United come into this game looking to get back to winning ways after two winless outings in the Champions League and Premier League over the weekend. Erik ten Hag’s side travelled to St. James’ Park on Saturday looking to make it four wins in four league games. Still, they ended up being outworked by Newcastle United losing 1-0 in a game that saw them concede a whopping 2.98 xG while recording just one shot on target. The nature of that loss and their Champions League performance has piled pressure on manager Ten Hag. The Dutchman has cited fixture congestion as a reason for his side’s struggles, but a series of disjointed performances has fans fearing the worst ahead of the festive season. Although Ten Hag could have some excuse for his side’s constant struggles, given their injury record in defence, it’s United’s forward line that has arguably caused them more problems this season, with their return of just 16 league goals better than only Crystal Palace and the bottom-four ahead of this round. The visit of top-half opposition should have even the most optimistic fans worried, given that they’re yet to win a PL point this term against a side currently sitting in the top ten. But the Red Devils’ history in this fixture suggests they could be spared another embarrassment as they’ve lost just one of the last 13 H2Hs against Chelsea (W5, D7). Meanwhile, Chelsea will feel confident of recording a win at Old Trafford having beaten Brighton in a five-goal thriller on Sunday. The nature of that win was particularly morale-boosting as the Blues had to play the second half with ten men after Connor Gallagher was sent off. Manager Mauricio Pochettino said he felt a mix of pride and disappointment as he will be without a key member of his midfield here. That’s hardly ideal timing as they seek to leave Old Trafford victorious for the first time since May 2013 (D6, L4). The legendary Sir Alex Ferguson was still the United manager when Pochettino’s side last won at this ground. However, this crop of players has been confident travellers of late, having won three consecutive PL road trips before their 4-1 defeat to Newcastle last week. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
33
18
6
9
67
52
+15
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
9
Chelsea
33
13
9
11
63
59
+4
48
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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