Chelsea vs Manchester United LIVE commentary: Blues desperate to end April curse to maintain fading European dream: Kick-off time, team news and talkSPORT coverage
Chelsea face Manchester United tonight with both clubs looking to ease the mounting pressure on their respective managers.
The former Premier League title rivals face a crucial week to avoid missing out on their respective European goals.
Chelsea had to settle for a 2-2 draw at the weekend against a relegation-threatened Burnley side who played a man down for much of the game.
The boos sounded at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea remained mid-table and fighting for any form of European football next season.
United have aspirations of regaining their Champions League place but were dealt a blow after a 1-1 draw against Brentford.
Mason Mount scored It looked to be the winner against the Bees in the sixth minute of added time, but Kristoffer Ajer somehow managed to equalize moments later.
Erik ten HagMilan's men languish in sixth place, 11 points behind Aston Villa two places above them, although with two games less.
Chelsea vs Man United: innocent
The penultimate month of the Premier League season should send shivers down the spines of Blues fans.
Chelsea They are winless in their last six Premier League games in April, having drawn two and lost the other four.
A winner in the 90th minute Christian Pulisic In 2022, Chelsea claimed their last league victory in April against a 10-man West Ham side.
However, that last-gasp victory only served to break a bad run that had started long before, with the Blues particularly suspect at home.
At Stamford Bridge, they won just one of their last 10 in April (D3 L6) and lost five of their last seven in west London.
Chelsea, whose recent winless streak in April began against Man United, were already seeking revenge against the Red Devils after losing 2-1 in the first leg in December.
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- Chelsea are winless in their last 12 Premier League games against Manchester United (D7 L5), their longest streak without a league win against the Red Devils.
- Manchester United are looking to complete the Premier League double over Chelsea for the second time, having done so previously in the 2019-20 campaign.
- Manchester United are looking to win three consecutive league games against Chelsea for the first time since September 1965. They are unbeaten in their last five league visits to Stamford Bridge, although four of them ended in a draw (W1).
Chelsea vs. Man United: team news
The locals receive a triple boost thanks to Trevoh Chalobah, Bad Taste and the return of Robert Sánchez to full team training.
Ben Chilwell still heads a long list of absentees, completed by Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, James ReeceLesley Ugochukwu, Levi Colwill and Carney Chukwuemeka.
As for the visitors, their own injury problems worsened after defensive duo Lisandro Martínez and Victor Lindelof were both ruled out to play for a month.
Left backs Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia They are already out, along with Antony Martial, with Altay Bayindir and Johnny Evans also doubts.
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- Manchester United have won just one of their last nine Premier League away games against London sides (D3 L5), losing four of their last six. They have lost three of their five such visits this season, and the last time they lost more in a single top-flight campaign was in 1989-90 (4).
- Manchester United have won more games (80) and have a higher winning percentage (59.7%) in the month of April than any other team in Premier League history. However, they have only won one of their last seven away games in the month (D2 L4), beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 last year.
- Chelsea have won six of their eight evening games (7pm or later) in the Premier League this season (L2), and failed to win any of their nine night games in the competition last season (D3 L6).
Chelsea vs. Man United: What was said?
Mauricio Pochettino has asked more of his players after failing to achieve victory over the fighters Burnley.
He explained: “We are Chelsea but we have to behave like Chelsea.
“It is not an excuse to be young, we have to defend our badge and play for our club and we have to perform.
“It's up to us to start the game in a different way than we did against Burnley.
“We need to play better, show more energy, so we can compete more as a team.”
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- Chelsea have scored and conceded in 19 different Premier League games this season, and the last time they did so more frequently was in 2019-20 (22). They have done so in each of their last seven league games, their longest streak since nine between January and April 2017.
- Cole Palmer scored Chelsea's goal in a 2-1 loss to Manchester United in the first leg. The last Blues player to score home and away against Man Utd in the same Premier League campaign was Juan Mata (2012-13), while the last English player to do so was Frank Lampard (2010-11).
- Cole Palmer has been involved in 21 Premier League goals for Chelsea this season, scoring 13 and assisting eight. Only Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (32 in 2000-01) and Diego Costa (23 in 2014-15) have participated more in their debut campaign with the Blues.
Chelsea vs Man United: talkSPORT coverage
This Premier League clash will take place on Thursday, April 4.
The start at Stamford Bridge is scheduled for 8:15 p.m.
talkSPORT 2 will have EXCLUSIVE live coverage of the action from west London.
Commentary will come from Joe Shennan and the former Chelsea defender. Scott Minto.
