Chelsea vs Manchester United
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Date: 4th April 2024
Kick-off time – 20:15 GMT
Manchester United’s quest for European football next season continues this Thursday when they travel to London to face Chelsea.
Both sides are part of the Premier League’s traditional big six clubs but are struggling to keep up with the other big boys this season. Chelsea can’t seem to break beyond 10th position, while Man United are struggling to keep their place in sixth.
However, they meet on Thursday and both sides are desperate for a positive result that will brighten their mood and give their fans hope that a place in Europe next season is still possible.
Chelsea are the more desperate side as the Blues are eight points behind Man United with a game in hand. Yet, there seems to be little hope for Mauricio Pochettino’s side which failed to beat ten-man Burnley in their last game and twice failed to hold onto the lead against Vincent Kompany’s side.
They are unbeaten in five league games, though (W2, D3), and have also lost just one of their last eight Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge (W5, D2). However, continuing that record against Manchester United may be a tall order considering that Chelsea has won just one of the last 14 H2Hs (D7, L6). That sole victory came in the FA Cup in 2020 and the Blues’ last league victory over United came in November 2017 (D7, L5).
But Manchester may struggle against Chelsea as they did on their last visit to the capital. The Red Devils faced London club Brentford last weekend and performed poorly even though they nearly grabbed a winner. Manager Erik ten Hag admitted that their opponents showed “more passion, desire and determination” than his team, with the Dutchman again called into question after his side faced an almighty 31 shots in that game alone.
That’s been a theme of United’s season with only newcomers Sheffield United and Luton facing more attempts at goal across Europe’s traditional top-five leagues this term. Such a poor attitude to defending may put a hold to their Champions League ambitions for next season.
Still, United are likely to be confident as they head to the Bridge unbeaten in their last seven matches there (W3, D4).
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
August 16, 2024 |
Manchester United |
20:00 |
Fulham |
August 17, 2024 |
Ipswich Town |
12:30 |
Liverpool |
Arsenal |
15:00 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Everton |
15:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
Newcastle United |
15:00 |
Southampton |
Nottingham Forest |
15:00 |
AFC Bournemouth |
West Ham United |
17:30 |
Aston Villa |
August 18, 2024 |
Brentford |
14:00 |
Crystal Palace |
Chelsea |
16:30 |
Manchester City |
August 19, 2024 |
Leicester City |
20:00 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
August 24, 2024 |
Brighton & Hov… |
12:30 |
Manchester United |
Southampton |
15:00 |
Nottingham Forest |
Tottenham Hotspur |
15:00 |
Everton |
Crystal Palace |
15:00 |
West Ham United |
Manchester City |
15:00 |
Ipswich Town |
Fulham |
15:00 |
Leicester City |
Aston Villa |
17:30 |
Arsenal |
August 25, 2024 |
AFC Bournemouth |
14:00 |
Newcastle United |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
14:00 |
Chelsea |
Liverpool |
16:30 |
Brentford |
Premier League Table
# |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
1 |
AFC Bournemouth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
2 |
Arsenal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
3 |
Aston Villa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
4 |
Brentford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
5 |
Brighton & Hov… |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
6 |
Chelsea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
7 |
Crystal Palace |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
8 |
Everton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
9 |
Fulham |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
10 |
Ipswich Town |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
11 |
Leicester City |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
12 |
Liverpool |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
13 |
Manchester City |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
14 |
Manchester United |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
15 |
Newcastle United |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
16 |
Nottingham Forest |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
17 |
Southampton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
18 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
19 |
West Ham United |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |
20 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+0 |
0 |