Chelsea make the trip away from home for the final time this season when they face Manchester United on Thursday night.
After going two games unbeaten, Chelsea fell to another defeat, losing 1-0 to Premier League champions Manchester City. It was a sixth defeat in a row for the Blues against City, leaving Frank Lampard's side 12th in the league table.
The last five meetings between Chelsea and United have ended in draws, and a point on Thursday would send the Blues ahead of Crystal Palace in the league table on goal difference. So, could the Blues pick up three points on Thursday? We simulated the game to find out.
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We simulated Man United vs Chelsea to get a score prediction
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions. Graham Potter is still lasted as Chelsea manager, with EA yet to update this.
We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Shaw, Dalot; Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes; Antony, Martial, Rashford.
We predict that the Blues could line up in a 3-4-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Kepa; Fofana, Silva, Chalobah; Azpilicueta, Fernandez, Gallagher, Loftus-Cheek, Hall; Sterling, Havertz.
With United playing to guarantee a spot in the top four, the hosts started the game on top and took the lead 12 minutes in through Antony. Chelsea were struggling to get forward, but a period of pressure from the Blues saw them draw the game level after 20 minutes.
As Luke Shaw was pressed by Raheem Sterling, the defender rushed his pass back to David De Gea, scuffing the ball and allowing Sterling to surge through on goal. De Gea failed to close down the angle for Sterling, and the Englishman fired into the top corner to make it 1-1.
Just before the break though, Antony grabbed his and United's second of the game with a tap-in at the back post from Marcus Rashford's driven cross. Behind, Chelsea started the second half the better side, and a well-worked move saw Sterling notch his second to make it 2-2.
After a corner was cleared by United, Chelsea regained possession on the edge of the box and some nice passing play between Trevoh Chalobah and Enzo Fernandez saw the latter find Sterling in the box. The Englishman cut inside before wrong-footing De Gea, and his shot found the top corner to draw level again.
All of a sudden the game opened up, with both sides creating some big chances to pull into the lead. Lampard introduced Kai Havertz, Myhailo Mudryk and Noni Madueke on the hour mark, and two of the three subs linked up to put Chelsea into the lead for the first time.
Madueke surged down the right of the pitch as Chelsea looked to hit United on the break, and a fantastic through ball found the run of Havertz who pulled away from his marker. One-on-one with the 'keeper, the German curled his strike into the bottom corner to make it 3-2 to the Blues.
As Chelsea looked to see out the game, a 92nd-minute goal saw United tie the game late on to claim a point against Lampard's side. A Bruno Fernandes' corner was met by Harry Maguire at the front post, and the defender's glancing header found Rashford at the back post who headed into the net.
FIFA 23 predicted final score: Man United 3-3 Chelsea
Here are the full-time match stats:
FIFA 23 predicts that Chelsea could cause some big problems for United in a thrilling encounter, drawing 3-3 in the simulation. Despite scoring three times, the Blues couldn't end their run of draws against United, with Raheem Sterling starring at Old Trafford.
What do you think the final score will be between Man United and Chelsea? Let us know in the comments!
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