Chelsea welcome the visitors Manchester United in the English Football Association Cup – 1/8 Finals. The match will be held on Monday, February, 18th, at the Stamford Bridge (London).
Chelsea’s defense was squeezed by the ‘Citizens’ – the ‘Blues’ were conceding 4:0 at the Etihad yet by the 25th minute. Admittedly, the Londoners’ defense failed in the clash with Bournemouth as well. Overall, Sarri’s troops kept only 2 clean sheets in 9 encounters, though they played against Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday. Chelsea’s attack was not blistering lately either, but mostly at home. On their soil, Chelsea scored in 5 consecutive rounds, including their matches against Tottenham Hotspur and the plucky Newcastle United. Moreover, only 3 of 22 official matches at the Stamford Bridge did not see their team score.
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Manchester United broke their 11-round no-loss streak by losing to Paris Saint-Germain at home, 0:2. This outcome, complicated by Pogba’s disqualification, makes MU’s chances for progression to the next Champions League stage miserable. Therefore, the ‘Red Devils’ will concentrate solely on the Football Association Cup and the Premiere League fixtures. Fortunately, their championship run is totally fine, and they face inconsistent Chelsea in the Cup encounter. Though the ‘Devils’ could not score in the clash with PSG, they did fashion opportunities there. Before that match, they shipped 28 goals per 11 meetings, scoring in each.
Solskjær managed to revive Manchester United and set up their attacking style. As a result, Pogba has registered 8 goals and 5 assists in 11 rounds under this boss. Rashford is also good, his tally under the new manager is 6 goals. Сhelsea’s wingbacks did a bad job against Manchester City, now they have to hold back Rashford and Martial. The ‘Devils’ netted twice at the Stamford Bridge when guided by Mourinho; they will most likely do on Monday either, but they will hardly keep their goal locked. Under the new manager, United allowed even to Brighton & Hove Albion, Burnley, and Huddersfield Town, while Chelsea scored to Arsenal, Liverpool, and yet the ‘Citizens’ at home. In their last trip to London, the ‘Devils’ let the ‘Blues’ score twice; tomorrow, the hosts’ attack will also present a challenge.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
