It used to be a marquee fixture for the Premier League. Now it’s a footnote in Manchester City’s chase for the treble. While United need just one point from the remaining two games to seal UCL qualification and stopping City in the FA Cup final is a higher priority, Chelsea haven’t been relevant at all this season.

Erik ten Hag will want to wrap up the Champions League qualification chase with a win in this fixture. Moreover, with Newcastle dropping points against Leicester, the Red Devils could finish third if they win their two games.

Their home performances this season in Old Trafford have been amazing, and we just need to check the results to confirm that: Their last home defeat was against Real Sociedad on September in the Europe League (0:1). Since that game - 28 fixtures with 24 victories and just 4 draws across all competitions.

Their injury slate is clearing. Furthermore, with the schedule getting lighter due to Europa League elimination, Erik ten Hag hasn’t felt the need to rotate either. Lisandro is out in defense but he is well replaced by Lindelof, along with Varane in the center. The midfield is clear with McTominay who returned from a long layoff in the game against Bournemouth but the trio of Casemiro-Christian Eriksen-Bruno Fernandes is superior.

Marcus Rashford’s status is one to keep an eye on. He recovered from injury before the Bournemouth game but then reported ill, causing him to miss that fixture. He could make his return as United have desperately missed his finishing ability. Anthony Martial looked like he got a knock against Bournemouth so him going out for Rashford is an easy change to make.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are confirmed to finish in the bottom half this season, a first in the Premier League history. Frank Lampard’s caretaker spell has been an unmitigated disaster.

They are in terrible form, with only one victory against Bournemouth in their last 12 games, with 8 defeats. As visitors, numbers are even worse this season: in their last 17 away games, they suffered 12 defeats.

As United’s injury slate clears, Chelsea have had no such luck. They keep missing key players like Mason Mount, Ben Chilwell, and Marc Cucurella while N’Golo Kante, Benoit Badiashile, and Reece James are long-term absentees. Kalidou Koulibaly and Mateo Kovacic might make a return to the first team for this one, but they won’t be at 100% - Koulibaly has been out for 6 games and just played 10 minutes against Manchester City, and Kovacic is still doubtful.

Recent Man Utd vs Chelsea fixtures have been a snoozefest. A total of six goals have been scored combined, by both teams, in their last five meetings, including two scoreless draws.

This could be more of the same since the two teams can’t buy a goal to save their lives at the moment. Erik ten Hag’s men have been remarkably wasteful in front of goal and Chelsea haven’t even created enough chances to score.

Expect Manchester United to get a goal against a team that is mentally drained, then nervously see out the game as Chelsea huff and puff for an equaliser which hopefully will never come.

它曾经是英超联赛的重要赛事。现在这是曼城追逐三冠王的一个注脚。虽然曼联只需要在剩下的两场比赛中拿到一分就能锁定欧冠资格，在足总杯决赛中阻止曼城是更重要的任务，但切尔西本赛季一点也不重要。

黑格希望在这场比赛中以一场胜利结束对欧冠资格的追逐。此外，随着纽卡斯尔在对阵莱斯特城的比赛中丢分，如果红魔赢下这两场比赛，他们可能会获得第三名。

他们本赛季在老特拉福德的主场表现令人惊叹，我们只需要检查一下结果就可以证实:他们上一次主场失利是9月份在欧洲联赛对阵皇家社会(0:1)。自那场比赛以来，28场比赛，24场胜利，4场平局。

他们的伤病名单正在清除。此外，由于欧联杯的淘汰，赛程变得更轻，埃里克·滕·黑格也没有觉得有必要轮换。利桑德罗在防守端出局，但林德洛夫和瓦拉内很好地取代了他。中场有麦克托米内，他在对阵伯恩茅斯的比赛中长时间缺阵，但卡塞米罗-埃里克森-费尔南德斯的三人组更加出色。

拉什福德的状态值得关注。他在对阵伯恩茅斯的比赛前从伤病中恢复过来，但随后又报告生病，导致他错过了那场比赛。他可以在曼联极度想念他的射门能力的时候回归。马夏尔看起来在对阵伯恩茅斯的比赛中被撞了一下，所以他顶替拉什福德出场是一个很容易做出的改变。

与此同时，切尔西确认本赛季将以下半区结束，这是英超历史上的第一次。弗兰克·兰帕德的看守生涯是一场不折不扣的灾难。

他们的状态很糟糕，在过去的12场比赛中只赢了伯恩茅斯一场，8场失利。作为客队，本赛季的数据甚至更糟糕:在最近的17场客场比赛中，他们遭遇了12场失利。

随着曼联伤病名单的清理，切尔西就没有这样的运气了。他们一直缺少像梅森·芒特、本·奇尔威尔和马克·库库雷拉这样的关键球员，而恩戈洛·坎特、贝努瓦·巴迪亚希尔和里斯·詹姆斯则长期缺阵。卡利杜·库利巴利和马特奥·科瓦契奇可能会在这场比赛中回到一线队，但他们不会100%恢复——库利巴利已经缺席了6场比赛，在对阵曼城的比赛中只打了10分钟，科瓦契奇的情况仍然令人怀疑。

最近曼联对切尔西的比赛让人昏昏欲睡。在最近的五次交锋中，两队总共进了6个球，其中包括两场0比0的平局。

由于两支球队目前还无法购买一个进球来挽救他们的生命，这可能会更加相似。埃里克-哈格的球员在门前的浪费非常明显，切尔西甚至没有创造足够的进球机会。

期待曼联在面对一支精神萎靡的球队时取得进球，然后紧张地看着切尔西在比赛结束时气喘吁吁，希望永远不会扳平比分。