TEAM NEWS
John Terry will miss out with the knee problem that kept him out of Tuesday's match at Swansea. Terry, who was stripped of the England captaincy for the second time in his career on Friday morning, has been unable to train this week, meaning Gary Cahill may make his debut. Frank Lampard could return from the calf injury that has kept him out of the last two games, but Ashley Cole is suspended, while Ramires (knee) and John Obi Mikel (hamstring) are still out. Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to welcome Ashley Young and Tom Cleverley back to his Manchester United squad. Young has been missing for six weeks with a knee problem, while Cleverley has not featured since injuring an ankle at Everton in October. Wayne Rooney(ankle) and Nani (foot) are also back after missing two games, while David De Gea is set to return in goal as United look to record their first Premier League win at Stamford Bridge since 2002. Danish goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard will be sidelined for at least a month with an ankle injury.
MANAGER QUOTES
Andre Villas-Boas on Terry losing the England captaincy: "It's really an FA decision. I have nothing to say about it. I don't agree with it. The statement from the FA was pretty clear on what was their decision-making. John will continue to be our captain. It [the trial] doesn't compromise on my decision-making. It obviously compromises on the FA's decision-making." Sir Alex Ferguson: "De Gea should be fit and whilst Ben Amos has had a little bit of experience, it is not the kind of experience you'd expect going into a game at Stamford Bridge. Ben Amos has been looking for his opportunity for quite a while and we wondered about sending him out of loan. But it's not easy to let one of your goalkeepers go when you're in Europe. You need three keepers and that's proving its point now."
MATCH FACTS
Man Utd have won five of the last six matches in all competitions against Chelsea. Fernando Torres has scored four goals in his last seven Premier League games against Man Utd. Chelsea have lost as many times in their last seven league games (3) as they had in the previous 53 matches at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League home games against the Red Devils winning six and drawing three. Man Utd have scored just four goals in their last 10 visits in all competitions to Stamford Bridge Man Utd have the best away record in the Premier League accruing 26 points so far and conceding fewer goals than any other team on the road (7). Wayne Rooney has scored four goals in his last seven Premier League appearances against Chelsea and also netted on his last two visits to Stamford bridge, one in the league and one in the Champions League. Man Utd have the best conversion rate in the Premier League, scoring with 20% of their attempts at goal. Chelsea have picked up more cards than any other team in the Premier League; 50 yellows and four reds. Fernando Torres has gone 12 league games without a goal, his longest drought since arriving in England.
MATCH ODDS
Chelsea 6/4, Man utd 15/8, Draw 23/10.
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