Chelsea will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to six games later tonight when the Blues take on Manchester United in the Premier League.
Despite Burnley being reduced to 10 men after 40 minutes, Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw at home to the Clarets in their last Premier League outing. After some midweek action, the Blues head into the clash against United in 12th place, with three points vital to continue their push for a European spot.
Recent history is not on Chelsea's side ahead of the meeting with United. Mauricio Pochettino's side have failed to beat United in their previous 12 attempts in the Premier League, with the last victory coming back in 2017. The two sides met earlier this season at Old Trafford where Chelsea lost 2-1.
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So, can Chelsea push up the Premier League table with three points tonight? Let's take a look.
To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that the hosts could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson.
We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka; Mainoo, McTominay, Fernandes; Garnacho, Hojlund, Rashford.
Chelsea were fantastic in the opening stages as they dominated every aspect of the game, and they took a deserved lead in the 9th minute when Raheem Sterling's curling effort was pushed into the path of Conor Gallagher who fired into
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