Chelsea will be looking to avenge their early season loss to Man United but the pressure will be on both of these teams to win. With Man City
winning today Man U need to keep the pressure on them and will need a
win in order to tie them on points at the top of the table, while Chelsea,
currently have the last Champions League spot and need a win to keep
ahead of the rest of the pack. Chelsea started the season against the top sides with losses away to Man U., and at home to Liverpool and Arsenal. Since then they have recovered their big game form with impressive victories away at Newcastle and at home to Man City, as well as an away draw at Tottenham. Man U. on the other hand started the season great against the big teams, but as of late had stuttered until a win two weeks ago against Arsenal.
Man United have welcomed back Young, Nani, Rooney and Cleverly from injury and will be hoping their quartet can boost the team to victory. Their defense will suffer due to the season ending injury to Vidic and the recent injury to Phil Jones. Chelsea will still be missing Drogba due to the Africa Cup of Nations and Terry will miss this game due to injury. This will put more pressure on Torres and Sturridge to hold the front line up and fire the team to victory. My gut tells me that Torres will start this game, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is Sturridge who gets the call to lead the line and Torres ends up on the bench. This also means that Gary Cahill could get his first start in a Chelsea uniform, but AVB might be hesitant to put Cahill into such a big game before having enough practice with the team.
Man U have had the better run of form coming into this game, but both teams have suffered recent shock results. Man U lost to Blackburn while Chelsea lost to Aston Villa and have drawn their last 2 games against recently promoted sides Norwich and Swansea. With Chelsea playing at home this game should flow very freely. Look for a couple good early chances for both teams, since they will both be looking to gain the advantage early and will be on the attack. Chelsea have always been very difficult to beat at home, but Man United have also been very good on the road. If this is anything like their last game it will be a must watch and you will not be disappointed. With both teams being a bit suspect in their defense, look for a close, high scoring game. My prediction is a 3-2 win for Chelsea.
Man United have welcomed back Young, Nani, Rooney and Cleverly from injury and will be hoping their quartet can boost the team to victory. Their defense will suffer due to the season ending injury to Vidic and the recent injury to Phil Jones. Chelsea will still be missing Drogba due to the Africa Cup of Nations and Terry will miss this game due to injury. This will put more pressure on Torres and Sturridge to hold the front line up and fire the team to victory. My gut tells me that Torres will start this game, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is Sturridge who gets the call to lead the line and Torres ends up on the bench. This also means that Gary Cahill could get his first start in a Chelsea uniform, but AVB might be hesitant to put Cahill into such a big game before having enough practice with the team.
Man U have had the better run of form coming into this game, but both teams have suffered recent shock results. Man U lost to Blackburn while Chelsea lost to Aston Villa and have drawn their last 2 games against recently promoted sides Norwich and Swansea. With Chelsea playing at home this game should flow very freely. Look for a couple good early chances for both teams, since they will both be looking to gain the advantage early and will be on the attack. Chelsea have always been very difficult to beat at home, but Man United have also been very good on the road. If this is anything like their last game it will be a must watch and you will not be disappointed. With both teams being a bit suspect in their defense, look for a close, high scoring game. My prediction is a 3-2 win for Chelsea.
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