Chelsea will welcome Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in London in the 13th round of the 2021-22 Premier League season on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at 11:30AM (ET).Here, you will find the expected lineups of both teams that will appear in thisMatchday 13soccer derby gameof the English Premier League. If you are fromthe US, you can watch it on fuboTV (7-dayfree trial streaming) .
This will be their 59thEPLmeeting. Interestingly, Chelseahave been the slightfavorites in head-to-head duels, claiming a triumph in a total of1 3games so far; Manchester Unitedhave celebrated a victory 12 times to this day, and a great number of even 23 matches have ended in a draw.
Their most recent game was played on February 28, 2021, and it ended in a disappointing goalless 0-0 drawin London in a 2020/2021 Premier League match. It promises to be amore exciting clash as they meet for the first time in the 2021/2022Premier Leagueseason.
Chelsea probablelineup
Ben Chilwell may be out for several months after rupturing his ACL in the win against Juventus, while N’Golo Kante also sustained a knee injury in the match. Kante’s injury isn’t as bad, but he’ll be out with Mateo Kovacic, and Kai Havertz is still a concern with a hamstring issue.
The absences of Chilwell and Kante should assist Marcos Alonso and Ruben Loftus-Cheek this week, and Tuchel has a hard decision to make over Chalobah as the seasoned Cesar Azpilicueta tries to return to the backline.
Former Red Devils striker,Romelu Lukakuhas returned to the bench after recovering from an injury. However, he isn’t expected to start, according to Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel. Meanwhile,Timo Werner came on to score the fourth goal in his comeback.
Chelsea possible starting XI:
Mendy; Chalobah, Silva, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Alonso; Mount, Hudson-Odoi; Werner.
Manchester United probable lineup
Raphael Varane isabsent due to a thigh injury, although Victor Lindelof impressedagainst Villarreal and is set to start. Eric Bailly is a strong possibility to accompany him, while Phil Jones traveled to Spain despite being ineligible for the Champions League Group Stage. Michael Carrick, the caretaker manager, would consider playing three at the back against the leaders.
Luke Shaw, who might switch to a more central role, had a head injury at Vicarage Road and could not travel in midweek after being concussed in the Manchester derby. The England defender is undergoing testing ahead of his trip to west London.Pogba is still out due to an injury, and Greenwood has already missed two matches after testing positive for COVID-19.
Edinson Cavani is still recovering from a tendon injury that has kept him out of play.Both Bruno Fernandes andRashford began on the bench against Villarreal, but withvan de Beek and Martial out, both players will almost certainly return to the starting lineup.In addition, Jadon Sancho will attempt to keep his position on the right flank.
Manchester United possible starting XI:
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Bailly, Telles; Matic, McTominay; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford; Ronaldo.
