Manchester United will strive to keep their faint prospects of finishing in the Premier League's top four alive when Chelsea visits Old Trafford on Thursday night.
The Red Devils were crushed 3-1 by Arsenal over the weekend, while Thomas Tuchel's side won 1-0 late in the encounter against London rivals West Ham United.
Tuchel saw his team fail to convert from 12 yards at the weekend, with Jorginho's famous hop, skip, and jump effort falling pleasantly into Lukasz Fabianski's gloves. Chelsea may sympathize with their future opponents after conceding many goals in a recent loss to Arsenal, and Tuchel saw his team fail to convert from 12 yards at the weekend, with Jorginho's famous hop, skip, and jump effort falling pleasantly into Lukasz Fabianski's gloves.
Chelsea replacement Christian Pulisic was in the right position at the right time to score in the 90th minute, keeping the Blues in contention for third place.
Chelsea can extend their lead over fourth-placed Arsenal to eight points if they win their game in hand on Thursday night, and a win at Old Trafford would give the Blues plenty of breathing room before facing Leeds United, Everton, Leicester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Watford before the season is over.
Chelsea also has the FA Cup final to cope with, and while the players may be dealing with off-field difficulties, they have an excellent nine-game winning streak away from home in all competitions.
PREDICTED XI
Mendy (GK), Chalobah, Silva, Antonio Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Alonso, Mason Mount, Pulisic, Kai Havertz.