Chelsea vs Manchester United: EPL Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups and Dream11 Predictions

Chelsea vs Manchester United is the upcoming match as both top teams look to climb up the table and catch Arsenal, the league leaders.

Date, Location and Kick-off:

Chelsea vs Manchester United will be played 22nd October, Saturday, 10pm. Old Trafford will play host to this match.

Chelsea vs Manchester United: Match Preview

We are thrust back into another weekend Premier League fixture list that is jam-packed with exciting matches. Midweek was exciting with a few shock results, and we're right back at it with games coming from the top tier of English football on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

We find some mouth-watering matches on the schedule, but the one that caught our eye the most comes from London, where Chelsea host Man Utd in what could be a shootout for a top-four finish this season. There's all to play for here, and our team of experts preview the match.

Chelsea enjoys the home advantage at Stamford Bridge as they aim to keep pace with neighbours Arsenal, who leads the way and sets the pace at present.

The Blues know beating Man Utd at home would thrust them back into the running for the league title, putting pressure on Arsenal as well as Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.

This Blues side is good enough to challenge for the league title, as we saw when they won the Champions League against Man City not too long ago.

Man Utd arrive in London knowing they are doing better than they were earlier in the season but still have a way to go if they are to challenge for the trophy.

This has the potential to be a great season for the Red Devils, and they have every chance of taking three points from this match and keeping on the heels of Arsenal. Whichever team wins this match, we are expecting an interesting 90 minutes.

They started this week in fifth place after dropping out of the top four. Their recent form shows confidence is returning to this United squad, and they now believe they have what it takes to at least challenge the likes of Man City and Arsenal.

Team News:

Chelsea:

Thiago Silva and Hakim Ziyech were both given the green light to make the bench for Chelsea's showdown with Brentford, but Wesley Fofana (knee), Reece James (knee) and N'Golo Kante (thigh) will all miss out again.

Fears of another England injury were also raised when Conor Gallagher came off after 15 minutes on Wednesday, but Potter has since revealed that his withdrawal was illness-related. Nevertheless, Mateo Kovacic can expect a recall after a bright substitute display.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling can also expect to be drafted back into the side for Armando Broja and Kai Havertz, while Ben Chilwell ought to return on the left after being handed a complete rest in midweek.

Manchester United:

Man United's win over Tottenham was somewhat soured by images of Cristiano Ronaldo walking down the tunnel before the full-time whistle had gone, and it has now been reported that the 37-year-old left the stadium entirely after trudging off the sidelines.

Ten Hag affirmed that he would deal with the incident in the coming days, and the Dutchman still has a hefty injury list of Axel Tuanzebe (unspecified), Brandon Williams (unspecified), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (muscle), Harry Maguire (hamstring), Donny van de Beek (muscle) and Anthony Martial (back) to contend with.

Martial and Maguire are the closest to returning, and Ten Hag also welcomed Christian Eriksen back from illness on Wednesday, but Fred put in an exemplary showing against Spurs and will not lose his place without a fight.

Chelsea vs Manchester United: Head to Head:

Chelsea vs Manchester United has been a closely-fought rivalry in the Premier League era. The two teams have faced each other on 60 occasions in the competition, with Chelsea having the slight edge, winning 18 games compared to Man United's 17. The remaining 25 matches were drawn.

At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have won 12 matches against the Red Devils in the Premier League while Man United have only won six times.

The last four Premier League matches between the two sides have ended in a draw. Manchester United took the last victory during the EPL 2019-20 season, beating Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Predicted line-ups:

Chelsea: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Silva, Chalobah; Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Kovacic, Chilwell; Sterling, Mount; Aubameyang

Manchester United: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Fred; Antony, Fernandes, Sancho; Rashford

CHE vs MU: Dream11 Predictions: