Comments, predictions Chelsea vs MU: Punishment for the Red Devils

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Nicolas Jackson was sent off in the first half at St James' Park last weekend and will be suspended for the rest of the Premier League season. The absence of the 23-year-old striker leaves Maresca without a true centre-forward, especially with Christopher Nkunku (minor injury) and Marc Guiu (hamstring) both out.

Chelsea are also without centre-backs Wesley Fofana (muscle) and Omari Kellyman (hamstring), both of whom are out for the season.

Jadon Sancho was not allowed to play against his parent club at Stamford Bridge, leaving Chelsea's attack options limited.

For Man United, the long injury list includes Joshua Zirkzee (hamstring), Lisandro Martinez (knee) and Diogo Dalot (calf). Centre-back Leny Yoro could also be absent after suffering a foot injury in the recent defeat to West Ham.

Latest Chelsea vs MU expected lineup

Chelsea:
Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, George; Neto

Manchester United:
Bayindir; Fredricson, Lindelof, Shaw; Kamason, Eriksen, Ugarte, Amass; Mainoo, Garnacho, Obi

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Chelsea finished sixth in the Premier League in 2023-24 and qualified for the UEFA Conference League this season, but their aim is to improve at least one place to qualify for the Champions League – a competition they won in 2021 under Thomas Tuchel.

That ambition was stalled last weekend when Chelsea were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle in the North East, with goals coming before and after the break from Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes.

Chelsea's run of five consecutive wins in all competitions was ended, with their first defeat in the Premier League since March 16. The defeat left Enzo Maresca's side in fifth place on goal difference, level on points with Aston Villa in sixth.

However, Chelsea will be confident of a positive result in Friday's game at Stamford Bridge – where they have not lost in the Premier League since Boxing Day, when Rodrigo Muniz's last-minute goal gave Fulham victory.

Since the start of the season, only two teams, Liverpool and Aston Villa (both with 1 home loss), have a better home record than Chelsea (2 losses). The home team is also unbeaten in the last 4 times hosting Manchester United at Stamford Bridge since February 2021.

Manchester United extended their winless run in the Premier League to seven games after a 2-0 defeat to West Ham at Old Trafford on Sunday. Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen were on target as West Ham leapfrogged the hosts in the table.

Currently 16th in the Premier League, Man United are facing the risk of having their worst season in Premier League history. However, their title hopes are still alive as they prepare to face Tottenham in the Europa League final next week.

Under Ruben Amorim, United have picked up just one point from their last four away league games. Their last away win came on 16 March, when Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes scored against relegation-bound Leicester.

After 17 defeats in the Premier League this season, the Red Devils currently have only 39 points and are only temporarily avoiding relegation thanks to the weakness of Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton.

With two games against Champions League rivals Chelsea and Aston Villa sandwiched between the Europa League final in Bilbao, it is entirely possible that United will not reach the 40-point mark – a mark usually reserved for teams fighting to avoid relegation.

Latest Chelsea vs MU score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Chelsea vs MUas follows:

• Sportsmole:Chelsea 2-0 MU

• WhoScore:Chelsea 3-1 MU
• Our newspaper predicts:Chelsea 3-1 MU

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