STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Sat: Chelsea v Man Utd

Chelsea’s hopes of Champions League football are hanging by a thread, and need a result when they take on Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, writes JOE CITRONE.

Football is an unforgiving game – something Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior is discovering all too quickly. Just three months into his tenure, the pressure is already mounting.

The Blues now find themselves four points adrift of Liverpool in fifth-position after a run of three consecutive defeats in the league, the most recent one being against title-chasing Manchester City.

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Chelsea v Manchester United
Premier League
20:00 TNT Sports 1 / TNT Sports Ultimate / HBO Max

LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
SEP 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
MAY 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea 1-0 Man Utd
NOV 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
APR 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea 4-3 Man Utd
DEC 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea

CHELSEA
APR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea 0-3 Man City
APR 2026 FA CUP Chelsea 7-0 Port Vale
MAR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Everton 3-0 Chelsea
MAR 2026 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Chelsea 0-3 PSG
MAR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle

MAN UTD
APR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd 1-2 Leeds
MAR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Bournemouth 2-2 Man Utd
MAR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd 3-1 Aston Villa
MAR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle 2-1 Man Utd
MAR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd 2-1 Crystal Palace

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Manchester United will aim to respond after a disappointing derby defeat to Leeds United, where Lisandro Martínez’s red card proved costly in a 2-1 loss.

They will, of course, be without Martinez after an appeal on that sending off, which manager Michael Carrick described as the ‘one of the worst decisions I have ever seen’, was rejected.

With United potentially only having one senior centre-back available, and Chelsea having their own defensive issues, I think this game could have goals. I am backing both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at 3/4 with starsports.bet.

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