Chelsea vs Manchester United confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of Premier League fixture tonight

Mason Mount of Chelsea is challenged by Aaron Wan-Bissaka of Manchester United: Getty Images
Mason Mount of Chelsea is challenged by Aaron Wan-Bissaka of Manchester United: Getty Images

Chelsea welcome Manchester United to Stamford Bridge tonight.

The Blues shared the spoils against Leicester City last time out and will be hoping to go one better against another top four rival at Stamford Bridge.

United drew with Wolves in their last game as they bid to chase down those ahead of them in the race for the Champions League.

These two have met twice already this season with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side twice coming out on top.

Here’s everything you need to know about Monday’s Premier League encounter:

Confirmed line-ups

Chelsea: Caballero, James, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Willian, Batshuayi, Pedro. Subs: Kepa, Tomori, Zouma, Alonso, Barkley, Mount, Giroud

Manchester United: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Shaw, Williams, Fred, Matic, Fernandes, James, Martial. Subs: Romero, Dalot, Jones, Andreas, Mata, Greenwood, Ighalo

When is the match?

The match kicks off at 8pm at Stamford Bridge.

What TV channel is it on?

The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra HD.

Subscribers can also stream the match live online via the SkyGo app.​

Fernandes is likely to keep his place (Getty)
Fernandes is likely to keep his place (Getty)

Prediction

This is the third time these two have met this season with United coming out on top on the other two occasions. United have been good against the traditional ‘Big Six’ and Chelsea’s home record isn’t the best but the hosts should have enough to cause Solskjaer’s side problems.

Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United