Chelsea v Manchester United Prediction

Saturday, 12:30 pm
20-10-2018
Stamford Bridge
England Premier League

Round 9 of the English Premier League kicks off as Chelsea welcomes Manchester United to Stamford Bridge.

The Blues come into this tie on the back of a (3-0) win over Southampton at the St Mary's Stadium before the international break.

Eden Hazard put Chelsea ahead in the half hour mark, before Ross Barkley doubled the visitors lead from close range in the 57th minute - his first goal for the club.

Alvaro Morata came off the bench to make it (3-0) in injury time as Chelsea return to winning ways after two successive Premier League draws.

Manchester United approach this clash following a dramatic (3-2) comeback victory over Newcastle at Old Trafford.

United got off the worst possible start as they found themselves two goals down inside 10 minutes.

Substitute Juan Mata got United into the game with a fine free-kick in the 70th minute, before Anthony Martial leveled the score in six minutes later.

Alexis Sanchez who also came on as a substitute grabbed the winner with a header in the 90th minute to seal all three point for Jose Mourinho's side.

Chelsea sits in second position whole Manchester United move to 8th in the Premier League table.

Players to Watch

Ross Barkley was exceptional against Southampton, he set up the first goal and scored the second.

Paul Pogba had a near perfect performance against Newcastle. He set up the equalizer and rarely misplaced a pass in the game.

Prediction: Under 3.5 goals

Reason for Chelsea v Manchester United Prediction

Under 3.5 goals have been scored in each of their last five head to head encounters.

Each of Chelsea's last six games in all competitions have had under 3.5 goals

Under 1.5 goals have been score in United's last three visits to the Bridge.


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