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Pundit Predictions: Who starts against Chelsea?

Who will start for Manchester United against Chelsea?

It’s a big topic of conversation ahead of tonight’s Premier League game at Old Trafford, where kick-off is set for 20:15 GMT. We’re in that slightly later slot due to the action being broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video

If you don’t have Prime, you can watch our Match Day Live show from 19:10 GMT and then listen to live radio commentary on MUTV, ManUtd.com and the United App.

Wes Brown will provide his analysis and, ahead of his appearance on screen, our club legend has shared his United Predictions. Take a look at them below before playing the game yourself.

UNITED PREDICTIONS V CHELSEA

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WES BROWN’S PREDICTIONS

The two-time Champions League winner expects Erik ten Hag to make one change to the XI, with Denmark international Rasmus Hojlund coming back into the side as a replacement for Anthony Martial.

As you can see below, Wes also foresees an influential night for our flourishing Academy graduate Alejandro Garnacho. 

Line-ups: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Shaw, Dalot; Fernandes (C), Mainoo, McTominay; Rashford, Hojlund, Garnacho.

First scorer: Alejandro Garnacho

Correct score:
United 2 Chelsea 1 

Man of the Match: Alejandro Garnacho

WHAT YOU’RE PREDICTING

At the time of writing, fans playing our United Predictions game are confident the Reds will win at the Theatre of Dreams and the majority agree with Brown’s scoreline of 2-1. 

Correct score - Top five: 
31% = United 2 Chelsea 1 
15% = United 2 Chelsea 0
14% = United 3 Chelsea 1
6% = United 3 Chelsea 2
6% = United 1 Chelsea 0

First scorer - Top five: 
44% = Rasmus Hojlund
24% = Alejandro Garnacho
19% = Marcus Rashford
15% = Bruno Fernandes
4% = Scott McTominay

Part one: Press conference v Chelseavideo

The majority of Predictions game players are also backing captain Bruno Fernandes to shine, against a side he has performed well against in the past. 

Man of the Match - Top five:
39% = Bruno Fernandes
13% = Rasmus Hojlund
11% = Kobbie Mainoo
9% = Alejandro Garnacho
8% = Harry Maguire

Part two: Press conference v Chelseavideo

FIVE FAST FACTS FROM OPTA

1: United are unbeaten in the last 11 Premier League games against Chelsea (W4, D7), since a 1-0 away loss in November 2017.

2: Chelsea’s last Premier League away win against United was in May 2013 (1-0), when future Reds star Juan Mata scored for the Blues. At that point, the West London club had claimed more PL victories at Old Trafford than any other visiting side (6). 

3: No other pair of clubs in the Premier League has produced more draws than United and Chelsea (26). Nineteen of these have been score draws (a joint-high with Arsenal and Tottenham), while a 1-1 draw between these sides is the most common exact result in the competition's history (14 times).

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4: Marcus Rashford has four goals in six Premier League appearances at Old Trafford against Chelsea, including last season's fixture when he came off the bench to score.

5: Anthony Martial has more Premier League goal involvements against Chelsea (6 - 5 goals, 1 assist) than any other only side except Everton (9).

DEADLINES

United Predictions players have until 18:45 GMT to submit their line-up entries. The other three categories are open until kick-off. 

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