Chelsea v Manchester United – Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds – EPL – 5 February 2012
The Red Devils have won their last three league matches as they travel to face Chelsea in the English Premier League . The match will take place at Stamford Bridge in London, England on Sunday, February 5, 2012. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:00 EST (USA Eastern), 16:00 GMT (UK time), and 17:00 CET (Central Europe).
Chelsea v Manchester United TV Listings
The match will be televised on Fox (USA), Rogers Sportsnet (Canada), Sky Sports 1 (UK), C+ (France/Poland/Finland/Spain), LIG TV (Turkey), Digi Sport (Hungary/Romania/Slovakia/Czech Republic), SportKlub (Croatia/Serbia/Slovenia), SuperSport (Africa), Sport TV1 (Portugal), Sport 1 (Israel/Russia), Sky Sport (Italy/Germany), TV2 Sport PL (Denmark), and Viasat (Sweden).
Chelsea v Manchester United Preview
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas
‘The future has to be continuity. A win on Sunday would have extra importance only if you find continuity after it.
‘The leader in mid-December, Man City, was undisputed but they lost against us,’ he adds, ‘and continued to lose games and continued to drop points. Man United in the last five games have three wins and two defeats surprisingly, and that is the situation of the league and we can never tell.
‘Newcastle have come back strong, Arsenal have had their strong period and a difficult phase again, so the same as us, everybody has better moments and everybody struggles at certain points and the thought is to be more competent in what we do.’
‘Full confidence led to a team that played excellent football that day,’ he recalls. ‘It was completely open and positive and it left us with a sense of pride.
‘We have sorted out defensive weaknesses since and we are nearer to the numbers of the best defences in the country but we have lost a little bit of that edge in terms of attacking, we have still created a lot of opportunities but we have not had that efficiency that would propel us to better results.’
Man Utd manager Alex Ferguson
“We’ve done very well away from home this season and we need to be good from now on.”
“We’ve got some really important away games in the run-in – Chelsea, Tottenham and Man City. They’re going to be crucial games.
“Games at Chelsea in the last few years have been tough and we’ve had terrible luck there which has caused us disappointing results.
“The players know what they need to do.”
“They know their responsibilities and the standard and expectation at the club, and they have to carry those things with them when they go into games.”
Team EPL Stats
| Chelsea | Manchester United | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 23 | 23 |
| Table Position | 4 | 2 |
| Points | 42 | 54 |
| Goal Difference | 15 | 35 |
| Goals for * | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Goals against * | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Last 5 | D-D-W-W-L | W-W-W-L-L |
| Last 5 home | W-L-D-W-W | W-W-L-W-W |
| Last 5 away | D-D-W-D-D | W-L-W-W-W |
| * Goals per match – home matches for home club and away matches for away club | ||
| Chelsea | Manchester United | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | Frank Lampard 9 | Wayne Rooney 13 |
| Assists | Juan Mata 7 | Antonio Valencia 8 |
| Yellows | John Terry 7 | Patrice Evra 4 |
| Reds | Ashley Cole 1 | Jonathan Evans 1 |
Upcoming EPL Fixtures
| Chelsea | Manchester United | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/5 | Manchester United | 2/5 | @Chelsea |
| 2/11 | @Everton | 2/11 | Liverpool |
| 2/25 | Bolton Wanderers | 2/26 | @Norwich City |
| 3/3 | @West Bromwich Albion | 3/4 | @Tottenham Hotspur |
| 3/10 | Stoke City | 3/10 | West Bromwich Albion |
Chelsea v Manchester United Prediction
Chelsea wins 2-1
Chelsea v Manchester United Betting Odds
Chelsea win – 8/5
Draw – 9/4
Man Utd win – 17/10
