Manchester United will be Chelsea's first non-London opponents in the 2025-26 Premier League as the two giants clash at Old Trafford on Saturday. United come into the game after a sore defeat in the Manchester derby last weekend that has left them with four points after four games this season (W1, D1, L2).
Chelsea were outclassed at Bayern Munich, although their domestic form sees them enter game week 5 undefeated (W2, D2). Cole Palmer's return to the starting XI will be a lift for Enzo Maresca and he'll hope for a repeat of the last time they faced each other, when Chelsea won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in May.
Ruben Amorim, meanwhile, is looking for consecutive home game wins for the first time since taking charge, and he will hope that the additional days of rest and training afforded to his team can make a difference and they can build on the dramatic last-minute win over Burnley on Aug. 30.
Here is everything you need to know about Saturday's match:
How to watch:
The match will be available Sky Sports in the UK, Peacock in the U.S., JioHotstar in India, Stan Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Sunday, September 20 at 5:30 p.m. BST (12:30 p.m. ET; 10:00 p.m. IST and 2:30 a.m. AEST, Sunday).
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester.
Referee: Peter Bankes
VAR: Craig Pawson
Team News:
Manchester United
Lisandro Martínez, D: ACL, OUT, est. return late Oct
Mason Mount, M/F: knock, DOUBT
Matheus Cunha, F: hamstring, DOUBT
Chelsea
Benoît Badiashile, D: leg, OUT, est. return mid-Oct
Dário Essugo, M: thigh, OUT, est. return late-Nov
Liam Delap, F: hamstring, OUT, est. return mid-Nov
Levi Colwill, D: ACL, OUT, est. late-Apr
Romeo Lavia, M: strain, OUT, est. return mid-Oct
Expected Lineups:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
GK: Senne Lammens
CB: Leny Yoro | CB: Matthijs De Ligt | CB: Luke Shaw
RWB: Diogo Dalot | CM: Bruno Fernandes | CM: Casemiro | LWB: Patrick Dorgu
AM: Bryan Mbuemo | AM: Amad
CF: Benjamin Sesko
Chelsea
GK: Robert Sánchez
RB: Reece James | CB: Trevoh Chalobah | CB: Tosin Adarabioyo | LB: Marc Cucurella
CM: Moisés Caicedo | CM: Enzo Fernández
RW: Pedro Neto | CAM: Cole Palmer | LW: Alejandro Garnacho
CF: João Pedro
Stats:
Manchester United have not lost to Chelsea in the Premier League at Old Trafford for 12 seasons (W5 D7). Their last loss was a 0-1 reverse in May 2013.
Chelsea's league win rate at Old Trafford is 18% (6/33) in the PL era, their lowest away to any club they've visited more than ten times.
No PL fixture has ended as a draw more than this one, with 27 draws (14 at Old Trafford).
Manchester United (8.3) have the second highest expected goals total in the PL this season, after Man City (8.5). Less happily for United fans, they also have the fourth worst xG against, with only Burnley (9.4), Aston Villa (7.4) and Wolves (7.2) having a higher xG against than United (6.9).
Bruno Fernandes is set to make his 200th PL appearance in this match. He will be the 28th player to reach that milestone for United.
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