Manchester United will look to bounce back from a disheartening loss to Leeds United as they travel to Chelsea, looking to extend the gap between them to ten points. The home side, meanwhile, are aiming to end a dismal run that has seen them slide further away from the UEFA Champions League spots.
With much on the line for Michael Carrick and Liam Rosenior, the late kickoff could be a classic.
Here's everything you need to know about Saturday's match:
How to watch
The match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, HBO Max in the UK, Peacock in the U.S., Jio Hotstar in India and Stan Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live coverage.
Key Details
Kick-off time: Saturday, April 18 at 8.00 p.m. GMT (3 p.m. ET; 12.30 a.m. IST and 5.00 a.m. AEDT on Sunday)
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Michael Oliver
VAR: Tony Harrington
Injury News
Chelsea
Mykhailo Mudryk, F: OUT, suspended Filip Jorgensen, GK, DOUBT, groin Levi Colwill, D: OUT, ACL Reece James, D/M: DOUBT, hamstring Trevoh Chalobah, D: OUT, ankle Jamie Gittens, F: OUT, hamstring
Manchester United
Harry Maguire, D: OUT, suspended Lisandro Martínez, D: OUT, suspended Matthijs de Ligt, D: OUT, back Patrick Dorgu, D/M: DOUBT, hamstring Kobbie Mainoo, M: DOUBT, knock
Talking Points
Getty The United centre-back pairing will be tested Lisandro Martínez's red card on Monday, coupled with the league's decision to extend Harry Maguire's suspension by one more match means that Man United could rock up to Stamford Bridge with a 20-year-old and a 19-year-old at the heart of their defence. Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven have tons of talent, but on Saturday they will be under extreme pressure.
In one way, it helps to face an attack that hasn't scored a goal in the past three league games and have scored just two in their past five games against top division opponents (excluding the seven they fired past Port Vale in the FA Cup). But it doesn't help that this match comes so hot on the heels of a quite shambolic defensive display (especially in the first half) against Leeds United.
How bad is the run Chelsea are on, you ask?
Well... since March, no side across Europe's big five leagues have lost more games (all competitions) than Chelsea have coming into this weekend's set of games (6 defeats in 9). As if to underline the trouble Liam Rosenior is in, the last time Chelsea lost four games in a row without scoring was in Feb./March 1998: and that included a defeat to Man United.