Chelsea vs Manchester United Predictions

Chelsea vs Manchester United Match Info

Date: Monday February 18 2019
Kick-off time: 7.30pm GMT
Venue: Stamford Bridge

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The standout game of the FA Cup 5th round comes at you from Stamford Bridge as Chelsea welcome Manchester United. This will be Chelsea’s first game back at the Bridge since their humiliating loss to Manchester City, however they did restore some confidence with a first leg Europa League win midweek away to Malmo. United on the other hand saw their unbeaten run come to an end when they were comprehensively outplayed by PSG in their first leg Champions League clash.

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Chelsea vs Manchester United Head-To-Head Record

Last 4 matches

October 20 2018: Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United

May 19 2018 (FA Cup Final): Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
February 25 2018: Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea
November 5 2017: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United

Total head-to-head matches played (all competitions): 181
Chelsea wins: 51
Manchester United wins: 74
Draws: 56

Chelsea vs Manchester United Stats

• This is the 16th FA Cup match between these clubs. Manchester United have won eight in 90 minutes and Chelsea four with three draws
• Chelsea have come out on top the last four times they have been paired together, with the eventual scoreline being 1-0 either in normal or extra time
• Two of those occasions were finals, in 2007 and 2018

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Chelsea’s excellent recent FA Cup record against Manchester United offers the holders of this trophy plenty of hope that they can bounce back from their Etihad Stadium mauling.

A 6-0 thrashing by Manchester City meant Maurizio Sarri became the odds-on favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job, following four progressively worse consecutive away defeats to nil.

But this century, the Blues have completely held the upper hand over United in the FA Cup, ending the Red Devils’ hopes of glory on four successive occasions including in two finals.

Each of those was in London as two quarter-finals, one of which went to a replay, were also settled by a solitary goal at Stamford Bridge – most recently two seasons ago when N’Golo Kante scored after Ander Herrera had been sent off for United.

Last term, of course, it was Eden Hazard who struck from the penalty spot at Wembley after he had been fouled by Phil Jones.

United will have confidence of their own after terrific wins in 2019 at Tottenham and, in this competition, Arsenal since improving massively under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, while they almost won at Stamford Bridge earlier this season only to concede a stoppage-time equaliser.

But Chelsea have been much stronger at home than away of late and are backed to maintain their FA Cup hoodoo against these familiar rivals.

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