LONDON, United Kingdom — Chelsea go face Manchester United for their last home Premier League game on Friday, May 16, 2025, with their Champions League hopes hanging on this encounter. Chelsea dey scrape by currently with 63 points, just above Aston Villa based on goal difference and one point above Nottingham Forest. Di team fit still secure their place for Europe if dem fit win dis match and the next one.
Na serious matter for both teams as Manchester United dey struggle for league form, sitting at 16th place and dem never win any game for seven straight matches. Their coach, Ruben Amorim, go have to consider resting key players as dem dey prepare for Europa League final against Tottenham next week.
For Chelsea, na different strategy dem plan to implement as dem dey aim to ensure victory. Enzo Maresca, di coach, klarify say, “At di moment every week things can change. Di good news be say e depend on us. If we fit win both games, I believe say we fit achieve our objective.”
Di team go enter di match without striker Nicolas Jackson, wey recently collect red card against Newcastle, leaving Maresca to decide who go lead di Chelsea attack. Olema say, “We need to win both matches for our Champions League aim.”
As for Manchester United, Amorim confirm say di Europa League final no go influence his team selection for dis match. “We no fit spend too many days without playing; dat go harm our preparations. Di players get to understand say play or no play against Chelsea no go affect di final, wetin matter now be dis game,” he talk.
Di match go kick off at 8:15 p.m. BST (3:15 p.m. E.T.; 12:15 a.m. IST and 5:15 a.m. AEST) for Stamford Bridge, and e go dey live on Sky Sports for di UK, Peacock for di US, and other streaming platforms.
Out of di match go be several key players for both sides. Chelsea go miss Jadon Sancho because e no fit play against hin parent club, as well as Wesley Fofana and Mykhailo Mudryk. Meanwhile, United dey face injury concerns with defenders Diogo Dalot and Matthijs de Ligt absent, while Joshua Zirkzee dey questionable.
As di match dey approach, Chelsea fans go be hopeful say dem fit get a win to secure dia place for next season’s Champions League while United dey focused on breaking dia bad league run before dem face Tottenham in Bilbao.
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