Premier League
Chelsea F.C. vs. Manchester United F.C.
Sunday, November 8, 11:00 EST
Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea and Manchester United are both coming off of two draws in the mid-week Champions League group stage matches, United taking a 3-3 draw against Russian side CSKA Moscow and Chelsea finishing with a 2-2 draw against Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea's clash with Atletico saw the Blues take a 2-1 lead, after Sergio Aguero put Madrid on top in the 66th minute, with Drogba leading with a brace. But Madrid would not go away, working all the way to the final whistle where Sergio Aguero evened things up in the 91st minute, ending the match with a 2-2 draw.
United also fought with Moscow all the way to the final whistle. Moscow took a surprising 3-1 lead against the Red Devils, but United would not give up as midfielder Paul Scholes made it 3-2 in the 84th minute and winger Antonio Valencia securing the draw in the 92nd minute, making it a final score of 3-3.
The Blues have 3 players who will be sitting out for this match. John Obi Mikel and Yuri Zhirkov both out with foot injuries and Jose Bosingwa will be sidelined with a knee injury.
United will be without Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Owen Hargreaves and Danny Welbeck. Vidic and Ferdinand are both out with calf injuries, Welbeck with knee problems and Hargreaves is still recovering from his patellar tendinitis.
My prediction for this game is going to be a 3-1 win for Chelsea, Deco, Anelka and Drogba picking up the goals and Berbatov scoring the only goal for the Red Devils.
Cheers.
JC.
Castrol Rankings
Saturday, November 7, 2009
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