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30.03. (Sat) 20:00 Zaragoza - Real

Written By maxtv on Friday 29 March 2013 | 20:00


PROBABLE LINEUPS

ZARAGOZA
Franco
Săpunaru • Loovens • González • Abraham
Apoño • Movilla
Rodríguez • Romaric • Montañés
Postiga

REAL MADRID
Casillas
Essien • Pepe • Ramos • Coentrão
Khedira • Modrić
Callejón • Özil • Ronaldo
Benzema

Zaragoza playmaker Apono is available for the Primera Division encounter against Real Madrid after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Romaric (thigh) also returns following a three-month absence but Stefan Babovic is suspended.

Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas has recovered from a hand injury and could make his first start in goal since January.

Boss Jose Mourinho has no injury worries but is likely to rotate his squad in order to prioritise Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg clash against Galatasaray.

DID YOU KNOW?

Zaragoza are on a 12-match winless run in all competitions and remain the only team in La Liga to have not won a game in 2013.

The Aragonese side have lost six of their last seven encounters against Real Madrid.

Zaragoza's last victory came against Levante in the Copa del Rey on January 9.

Real Madrid are on a seven-match winning run in all competitions - their best sequence of results since January 2012.

Los Merengues need one more point to become the first club in Liga history to accumulate 4,000 points in 82 seasons of the Spanish top division.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 21 goals in 20 appearances for club and country in 2013.

Prediction
Zaragoza are in horrendous form and will hope the visitors will be jaded following a gruelling international break. In contrast, Madrid are in excellent shape and will want to continue their winning run heading into the midweek encounter with Galatasaray.

Editor's Prediction
Zaragoza 0-2 Real Madrid

30.03. (Sat) 18:30 Chievo Verona - Milan


PROBABLE LINEUPS

CHIEVO
Puggioni
Frey, Andreolli, Dainelli, Acerbi, Drame
Guani, L.Rigoni, Cofie
Thereau, Paloschi

AC MILAN
Abbiati
Abate, Mexes, Bonera, Constant
Flamini, Muntari, Montolivo
Niang, Balotelli, El Shaarawy

The international break was an unwelcome pit stop for Massimiliano Allegri, with his AC Milan side on a run of three straight league wins.

However, with talisman Mario Balotelli scoring three times in two games against Brazil and Malta and defender Mattia De Sciglio receiving rave reviews on the back of his first Italy cap, the Rossoneri should be in good health as they bid to consolidate third spot.

The visitors go into the game without Nigel de Jong, Giampaolo Pazzini and Kevin-Prince Boateng through injury, while Gennaro Sardo, Nikos Spyropoulos and Mamado Samassa are all absent for Chievo.

DID YOU KNOW?

Despite enduring a spell of indifferent form, Stephan El Shaarawy remains AC Milan's top goalscorer with 16 goals to his name.

AC Milan have won their last 12 games against Chievo in all competitions.

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Chievo's last five serie A games.

Cyrille Thereau's seven goals put him at the top of the host's goalscoring charts.

The Flying Donkeys have struggled for goals this term, finding the back of the net just 31 times in 29 games.

Chievo have won their last two Serie A games, defeating both Napoli and Pescara 2-0.

Eugenio Corini's side go into the game 10 points above the relegation places.

Prediction
Massimiliano Allegri's side have been reborn since the turn of the year and even an untimely international break will not be enough to knock them out of their stride on Saturday.

Editor's Prediction
Chievo 1-3 Milan

30.03. (Sat) 18:30 Bayern Munchen - Hamburger SV


PROBABLE LINEUPS

BAYERN MUNICH
Neuer
Lahm, Van Buyten, Dante, Alaba
Martinez, Schweinsteiger
Muller, Kroos, Ribery
Mandzukic

HAMBURG
Adler
Diekmeier, Bruma, Westermann, Aogo
Rincon, Badelj
Son, Van der Vaart, Jiracek
Rudnevs

With the prospect of wrapping up the Bundesliga, Bayern are unlikely to rest any players ahead of the Champions League tie with Juventus in midweek.

Indeed, the only projected absence is long-term injury victim Holger Badstuber. Mario Gomez should be fit to feature despite missing both of Germany's recent games with Kazakhstan.

On the other hand, Hamburg will be without a host of players for the trip to Bavaria, with Marcell Jansen and Maxi Beister are both suspended for the match.

Michael Mancienne is back in light training following a lengthy injury, Ivo Ilicevic and Lam Zhi Gin are both out with abdominal and knee injuries respectively.

DID YOU KNOW?

Bayern Munich sealed their 2000-01 Bundesliga title with a victory over Hamburg on the last day of the season, pipping Schalke by one point.

Should the Bavarians clinch the league crown on Saturday, it would be the first time a team has done so after just 27 matches.
Only Gerd Muller has a better minutes-per-goal ratio than Mario Gomez (114) in the Bundesliga.

The last time Hamburg finished ahead of Bayern in the Bundesliga was in the 1983-84 season.

Goalkeeper Rene Adler has never kept a clean sheet against Bayern and never ended up on the winning side.

HSV have won just seven points, scoring only six goals in the seven matches that Rafael van der Vaart has missed this season.

Prediction
Whether Bayern win the Bundesliga or not depends largely on Dortmund's result at Stuttgart, but I'd expect them to beat Hamburg comfortably, just as they did at the Imtech Arena earlier this season.

Editor's Prediction
Bayern 3-0 HSV

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30.03. (Sat) 18:00 Celta - Barcelona


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CELTA VIGO
Varas
Johny • Cabral • Demidov • Lago
Oubiña • Insa
Fernández • Bermejo • Lucas
Park

BARCELONA
Pinto
Alves • Piqué • Mascherano • Montoya
Alcântara • Song • Fàbregas
Sánchez • Villa • Tello

Celta Vigo midfielder Michael Krohn-Dehli will miss Saturday's Primera Division clash against Barcelona after injuring his knee while on international duty.

Sergio Alvarez, Hugo Mallo, Samuel Llorca and Alex Lopez are all sidelined, while Andres Tunez and Iago Aspas are suspended.

However, midfielders Quique de Lucas and Natxo Insa have recovered from ankle and thigh problems, respectively, and are available for selection.

Barcelona playmaker Xavi is struggling with a hamstring strain and will not travel to Galicia.

Defender Jordi Alba (hamstring) and striker Pedro (calf) also picked up knocks while on Spain duty and join Carles Puyol (knee), Adriano (thigh) and Victor Valdes (suspension) on the sidelines.

Assistant coach Jordi Roura is likely to rest some of his stars with one eye on Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain.

DID YOU KNOW?

Celta Vigo are on a three-match losing run in La Liga.

The Galician outfit have won just one of their last 11 matches in all competitions.

Celta have lost their last five Liga encounters with Barcelona.

Barcelona have won just one of their last five away games across all competitions.

Lionel Messi has scored 28 goals in his last 18 Liga outings and is bidding to become the first player in history to score against 19 league opponents in consecutive matches.

Jose Manuel Pinto made 181 league appearances for Celta Vigo between 1998 and 2008.

Prediction
Celta are a difficult side to beat at home and they will be desperate to pick up points after losing the Galician derby. Barcelona will look to rest key players ahead of their midweek trip to Paris and they could suffer on the heavy Balaidos pitch.

Editor's Prediction
Celta 1-1 Barcelona

30.03. (Sat) 16:00 Southampton - Chelsea


PROBABLE LINEUPS

SOUTHAMPTON
Boruc
Clyne, Yoshida, Fonte, Shaw
Schneiderlin, Cork
Rodriguez, Ramirez, Lallana
Lambert

CHELSEA
Cech
Azpilicueta, Luiz, Terry, Bertrand
Ramires, Lampard
Oscar, Mata, Moses
Torres

Mauricio Pochettino looks set to name a largely unchanged side from the one that claimed an unexpected scalp against Liverpool prior to the international break.

The only change for the Saints is likely to be in central defence, with Jose Fonte primed to replace Jos Hooiveld at the back after the latter picked up a knock in the 3-1 win over the Reds.

Other than that solitary change, Southampton will persist with the line-up that featured last time out, with Jason Puncheon likely to be omitted once more as Jay Rodriguez looks set to retain his starting berth.

With Chelsea having to play four times in the space of a week, Rafael Benitez may choose to name a rotated side as he looks ahead to the FA Cup replay against Manchester United on Monday.

That could mean a rare start for John Terry at the back, particularly with Gary Cahill struggling for fitness after being ruled out of international duty with a knee injury in midweek.

Eden Hazard, Ashley Cole and Demba Ba are also likely to be rotated from the side that beat West Ham 2-0 two weeks ago as Oscar, Ryan Bertrand and Fernando Torres could be afforded starts.

DID YOU KNOW?

Southampton have not beaten Chelsea in over 10 years; they last won on New Years' Day 2002, beating the Blues 4-2 thanks to a double from James Beattie and goals from Marian Pahars and Chris Marsden.

The Saints have dropped more points from leading positions than any other Premier League team this season - 27 in total.

Despite his continued omission from the England national team, Rickie Lambert is the highest scoring Englishman in the Premier League this season, having netted 13 times - the next closest (joint with Wayne Rooney) is on the opposing team: Frank Lampard with 12 goals.

Southampton have scored more own goals than anyone else in the Premier League this season, having put five in the wrong net.

Demba Ba, though potentially on the bench here, has been in fine form for Chelsea against Southampton in all competitions, having netted three goals from four shots on target this season.

Juan Mata has also been in fine fettle, albeit more generally, and he recently became the first Premier League player to score 10 goals and provide 10 assists.

Prediction
Although the Saints have a good record against the big teams of late, picking up three points here is a tall order indeed, particularly given Chelsea's recent form. Nevertheless, the international break may have halted some of the away side's momentum and Southampton will be hopeful that they can cause an upset, particularly as they are just four points clear of the bottom three. Still, the Blues' potent attacking force should prove too strong for Southampton's susceptible defence and should be enough to cancel out the threat that Rickie Lambert and co. pose down the other end.

Editor's Prediction
Southampton 1-3 Chelsea

30.03. (Sat) 16:00 Swansea - Tottenham


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SWANSEA
Vorm
Rangel, Williams, Chico, Davies
Ki, Britton, De Guzman
Dyer, Michu, Pablo

TOTTENHAM
Lloris
Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto
Lennon, Parker, Dembele, Holtby
Bale
Adebayor

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup will be without Neil Taylor for the game at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday as he steps up his return from a a fractured ankle, instead being earmarked for a reserve game next Tuesday against Colchester United.

There is some good news for the Dane, though, with Kemy Agustien expected to be passed fit after recovering from a hip injury while centre-back Chico Flores could make his first start for the side since featuring against QPR in February.

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas only has two players on the casualty list, with Sandro (knee) and Younes Kaboul (knee) both long-term absentees, with Gareth Bale expected to shake off both the ankle strain and stomach virus which dogged his time away with the Wales team on international duty.

DID YOU KNOW?

The last time that Swansea defeated Spurs was back in September 1991 in the League Cup.

The Swans have not won any of the 16 Premier League games that they have fallen behind in this season, drawing six and losing ten.

No player in the top flight this season has scored more goals at home than Michu, who has 10 so far.

Michael Laudrup's side have scored just four goals from set-pieces all season, the lowest in the league.

At the other end of the pitch, though, they have conceded 18 goals from them, which is a league high.

Tottenham have won three and drawn one of their last four competitive meetings with Swansea, winning 1-0 at White Hart Lane in December with Jan Vertonghen grabbing the only goal.

No player has scored more goals from outside the area in the top five European Leagues this season than Gareth Bale , who is level with Lionel Messi on six.

Andre Villas-Boas' side have the second-best away record in the division in terms of points accumulated on the road with 26 to league leaders Manchester United's 32.

After a 12-game unbeaten streak, the visitors have lost their last three games across all competitions.
Spurs have kept seven clean sheets in the league this term to Swansea's eight.

Prediction
One of the best kept secrets in the league at the moment has been Swansea's deeply ordinary form for the past two months and they've won just twice since January, losing four, so in that respect, Tottenham will fancy their chances. However, this isn't the same side that was playing with a real swagger just a few short weeks ago and their confidence will have been dented and so this one has a stalemate written all over it.

Editor's Prediction
Swansea City 1-1 Tottenham

30.03. (Sat) 16:00 Arsenal - Reading


PROBABLE LINEUPS

ARSENAL
Fabianski
Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Ramsey, Arteta
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla , Podolski
Giroud

READING
Taylor
Kelly, Mariappa, Pearce, Shorey
Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff, McCleary Robson-Kanu
Pogrebnyak

Arsenal were dealt a fresh injury blow on Thursday after midfielder Abou Diaby was ruled out for around nine months with a knee ligament problem.

Theo Walcott is out with a groin injury, while Jack Wilshere is still sidelined with an ankle problem. Kieran Gibbs is also doubtful due to illness.

Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici has been injured since the beginning of the month but may make the bench for this game as he regains full fitness following an ankle injury,

Reading boss Nigel Adkins, who is taking charge of his first game this Saturday, is likely to be without Danny Guthrie due to a knee issue and Jimmy Kebe, who has a groin problem.

DID YOU KNOW?

Arsenal have won just 36% of their Premier League games without Jack Wilshere in the side, compared to 56% with him.

The Gunners have not yet lost a game in the Premier League that they have taken the lead in.
Arsenal have conceded just two goals after the 75th minute in Premier League games this season, the lowest in the league.

The Gunners have won all 11 of their previous meetings with Reading.

Reading have lost nine of their last 10 away matches in the Premier League.

Reading have lost their last five games, just two away from the worst run in the Premier League this season by any team, which the Royals also set.

Reading have conceded more Premier League goals against Arsenal than any other opponent in the top-flight.

Prediction
Reading will be hopeful of success in their first game under Nigel Adkins, as the former Southampton manager looks to galvanise his charges in their battle against relegation.
Regardless of their injury problems, Arsenal have enough depth in their squad to worry a Reading side who have been poor on the road this season.

Editor's Prediction
Arsenal 2-0 Reading

30.03. (Sat) 16.00 Manchester City - Newcastle Utd


PROBABLE LINEUPS

MANCHESTER CITY
Hart
Zabaleta, K Toure, Kompany, Clichy
Y Toure, Barry
Silva, Tevez, Milner
Aguero

NEWCASTLE UNITED
Elliot
Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Taylor, Santon
Tiote, Gutierrez
Marveaux, Sissoko, Gouffran
Cisse

Roberto Mancini has a host of players returning from injury and is expected to make several changes from the 2-0 defeat at Everton on March 16.

Vincent Kompany is set for a return to the starting line-up after playing for Belgium during the international break, while Yaya Toure should return after illness. Sergio Aguero is also likely to make his comeback.

Newcastle United, meanwhile, have a trip to Benfica next Thursday and Alan Pardew could rest some key players, although Hatem Ben Arfa (hamstring), Fabricio Coloccini (back) and Tim Krul (ankle) are out, while Yohan Cabaye (groin) is still a doubt.

DID YOU KNOW?

A win for Manchester City will make it their seventh consecutive Premier League victory over Alan Pardew’s men.

City have beaten Newcastle 14 times in the Premier League; only against Aston Villa (18 times) have they won more.

Yaya Toure has scored more league goals (three) against Newcastle than against any other Premier League side.

City have dropped seven points in their last seven league games at the Etihad Stadium, having only dropped six in the previous 36.

With 31, the Magpies have used more players in the top flight than any other side.

Newcastle have picked up just eight points on their travels this season; only Reading (five) have registered fewer.

Pardew’s men are the worst victims of late goals, having conceding 15 in the last 15 minutes of league matches; more than any other side.

The Magpies’ last – and only – win in the city of Manchester came against City at Maine Road in September 2000.

Prediction
The international break is over and it’s back to business in the Premier League, but Newcastle have other endeavours on their mind and it could prove costly for this match. Alan Pardew’s men will have one eye on Thursday's Europa League quarter-final against Benfica, while City will be desperate to perk up their fading title challenge.

Editor's Prediction
Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle United

Verija za spas Željko Kalajdžić (Platanjas, Grčka)


30.03. (Sat) 15:30 Stuttgart - Borussia D.


PROBABLE LINEUPS

STUTTGART
Ulreich
Sakai, Tasci, Niedermeier, Boka
Gentner
Harnik, Holzhauser, Okazaki, Traore
Ibisevic

BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Weidenfeller
Piszczek, Subotic, Santana, Schmelzer
Gundogan, Bender
Blaszczykowski, Gotze, Reus
Lewandowski

Borussia Dortmund went into the international break on the back of a 5-1 trouncing of Freiburg and will look to pick up where they left off when they visit Stuttgart in one of Saturday’s early kick-offs.

Sven Bender, who missed Germany’s match against Kazakhstan after coming down with the flu, has recovered and will start alongside Ilkay Gundogan in the centre of midfield. Defender Mats Hummels remains sidelined with an ankle injury, however, and will once again be replaced by Felipe Santana.

Winger Jakub Blaszczykowski has had some recent discomfort with an adductor muscle, and while he still may start at Mercedes-Benz Arena, Kevin Grosskreutz is ready should a stand-by be required. If so, Mario Gotze would move over to the right with Marco Reus sliding into the middle.

Stuttgart come into Saturday’s match without full-back Cristian Molinaro and defensive midfielder William Kvist, both of whom are suspended, and striker Cacau is still recovering from knee surgery.

Coach Bruno Labbadia may also have to make do without midfielders Johan Audel and Tunay Torun, both of whom have minor knocks.

DID YOU KNOW?

Borussia Dortmund have won only three of their previous six Bundesliga matches and currently sit 20 points back of leaders Bayern Munich with eight rounds left to play.

Dortmund’s 5-1 win at home to Freiburg on March 16 represented the third time this season they had hit a quintuple, having previously accomplished the feat against Borussia Monchengladbach and Werder Bremen.

Dortmund have five players (Marco Reus, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Lukasz Piszczek, Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski) with at least five Bundesliga assists so far this season.

Stuttgart have won just two of their last 10 matches — a streak dating all the way back to mid-December. They are presently 12th in the standings.

Stuttgart have kept just three clean sheets since the first week of November.

The last four matches between these two sides all ended in draws, including a 4-4 thriller at Dortmund a year ago.

Prediction
Stuttgart’s woeful defensive record doesn’t bode well for them, especially given the firepower Dortmund will bring to the match. No doubt the guests will be thinking ahead to next week’s Champions League quarter-final away to Malaga, but they should still have little trouble taking all three points here.

Editor's Prediction
VfB Stuttgart 1-3 Dortmund

30.03. (Sat) 15:00 Inter - Juventus


PROBABLE LINEUPS

INTER
Handanovic
Zanetti, Ranocchia, Chivu, Pereira
Gargano, Kovacic, Cambiasso
Guarin
Palacio, Cassano

JUVENTUS
Buffon
Barzagli, Marrone, Bonucci
L'stiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah
Giovinco, Quagliarella

In this second league installment of the Derby d'Italia, Inter will be aiming to once again spoil the Bianconeri party as Andrea Stramaccioni celebrates his year in charge of the Nerazzurri.

The young coach was appointed boss after Claudio Ranieri was dismissed following a 2-0 defeat to Saturday's visitors last March, and while a similar scoreline would not spell the end of Stramaccioni's tenure, it certainly would not ease the recent pressure.

The hosts haven't been in a great form of late but will be buoyed by the 4-1 victory over Tottenham in the Europa League second leg clash.

Inter are forced to make two changes from the side that lost 1-0 to Bologna after Juan Jesus picked up a suspension and Dejan Stankovic has continued injury problems.

Influential goalkeeper Samir Handanovic should return to the starting XI, while Antonio Cassano could partner Rodrigo Palacio upfront. Fredy Guarin is still expected start despite missing his intended flight back from South America.

Meanwhile, Juventus will be hoping to at least maintain their nine-point gap at the top as time runs out for the rest of the chasing pack. Prevented from going 50 games unbeaten in November, the Old Lady will be determined to ensure their fierce rivals will not be celebrating this weekend.

A notable absentee for the visitors is Giorgio Chiellini, who may be rested as a precaution before Tuesday's big Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.

Mirko Vucinic may also drop out of the starting XI and be replaced by top goalscorer Fabio Quagliarella, while there are no suspensions for coach Antonio Conte to contend with.

DID YOU KNOW?

Inter pulled off a shock result in the previous meeting between the two teams in November, winning 3-1 despite going behind to an Arturo Vidal strike inside the first minute, ending Juve's long unbeaten run of 49 games.

Andrea Stramaccioni's record for his first year in charge of Inter reads: played 54, won 29, drawn 10 and lost 15, giving him a 54% win rate.

The previous clash between the two teams at San Siro was back in October 2011 with Juventus running out 2-1 winners.
Juventus have only won one in their last five trips to San Siro. Goals from Mirko Vucinic and Claudio Marchisio were enough to give them the three points that day.

The Bianconeri could go 12 points clear at the top if they win on Saturday and Napoli lose to Torino.

Fabio Quagliarella, who is in contention to start on Saturday, has never scored against the Nerazzurri and in 13 appearances against them has won just once.

Prediction
The Nerazzurri will be desperate to do the double over fierce rivals and will given a much-needed boost following their emphatic victory over Spurs at San Siro before the international break. Juve, meanwhile, know they are only a few points away from securing a 29th Scudetto and given the hosts' recent problems might just nick this one.

Editor's Prediction
Inter 1-2 Juventus

30.03. (Sat) 13:45 Sunderland - Manchester United


PROBABLE LINEUPS

SUNDERLAND
Mignolet
Gardner, O'Shea, Bramble, Rose
Johnson, Larsson, N'Diaye, McClean
Sessegnon
Graham

MANCHESTER UNITED
De Gea
Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra
Carrick, Giggs
Valencia, Rooney, Kagawa
Chicharito

Sunderland's survival hopes were dealt a significant blow this week after it was confirmed that both Steven Fletcher and Lee Cattermole would miss the rest of the season.

Fletcher is the Black Cats' top scorer with 11 league goals this season but the attacking burden will now fall upon January signing Danny Graham.

Stephane Sessegnon is expected to return from a groin injury and is likely to support Graham in a 4-4-1-1 formation. David Vaughan (groin) should be available but Carlos Cuellar (ankle) is a doubt and Wes Brown (knee) is injured.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, meanwhile, could ring the changes ahead of his side's FA Cup quarter-final replay against Chelsea on Monday.

Chicharito is likely to start in attack but Ferguson may not risk resting both Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney. Nani (hamstring), Paul Scholes (knee) and Phil Jones (ankle) are nearing returns after spells on the sidelines but this match may come too soon for them.

DID YOU KNOW?

Steven Fletcher has scored a third of Sunderland's 33 league goals so far this season, a larger percentage than Robin van Persie has contributed for Manchester United (28 per cent).

While they have struggled to score goals, only Stoke have a better defensive record than the Black Cats of clubs currently lying in the bottom half of the Premier League.

Sunderland beat Manchester City both this season and last at the Stadium of Light but have not toppled United on home turf in the top flight since 1997.

Adam Johnson's performances since his move from Manchester City have often come under scrutiny this season but the winger has created more chances (44) than any of his team-mates in 2012-13.

Having collected 74 points from 29 games, Manchester United remain on course to break Chelsea's record Premier League points tally of 95.

Despite suffering slip-ups in the FA Cup and Champions League, United have kept clean sheets in five consecutive league matches.

Left-back Patrice Evra has played more minutes (2,430) than any other United player in the league this season.
No player in the top flight has hit the woodwork more than Van Persie this season. The Dutchman has been denied by a post or the crossbar seven times.

Prediction
Sunderland have seriously suffered from a lack of attacking quality this season and that problem has only been compounded by the season-ending injury to top scorer Steven Fletcher. Their poor record against Manchester United stretches back years and years and, when both have been in the top flight, rarely has the gulf between the two clubs looked greater than it does currently.

Editor's Prediction
Sunderland 0-2 Man Utd.

FA Cup Opta Facts - Chelsea v Man Utd


This is the eleventh FA Cup tie between Manchester United and Chelsea; The Red Devils lead the head-to-head record by eight wins to two, although Chelsea did win the last meeting (the 2007 final).
The only previous sixth round meeting between United and Chelsea in the FA Cup is also the only previous tie between the sides to go to a replay; after a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford, the Red Devils won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to progress in their treble winning season (1998/99).
The Red Devils have won their last two FA Cup games at Stamford Bridge (2-0 in 1999 and 5-3 in 1998); they last lost there in this competition in March 1950.
The last seven meetings between these sides in all competitions have seen 34 goals scored, with 18 netted in just two meetings so far this term.
Javier Hernandez has scored in six of the last seven meetings between the Red Devils and the Blues.
Chelsea have only lost one of their last 39 FA Cup games outright, winning 31 and drawing seven.
Indeed, the Blues are now unbeaten in 28 FA Cup games (excluding penalty shootouts), the longest ever run without defeat by a single side.
Juan Mata has scored five goals and assisted eight in just 11 appearances in the FA Cup.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side have scored in each of their last 10 away FA Cup games, netting more than once in nine of those outings (26 in total).
The Blues have not lost an FA Cup game at Stamford Bridge since March 2003 (W20 D4) and have scored in each of their last 33. However, this last defeat (versus Arsenal) was the last quarter-final replay that they played at home.
Indeed, Manchester United were the last team to prevent Chelsea from scoring in an FA Cup game on their own patch, beating them 2-0 in a sixth round replay in 1999.

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