Chelsea v Man United: Hernandez to sink Blues again

Chelsea v Manchester United, Wednesday 19:45, Sky Sports 1, Match Odds: Chelsea 2.35/4, Manchester United 3.39/4, The Draw 3.814/5

This fixture sees a repeat of the hugely contentious Premier League clash between these title rivals where referee Mark Clattenburg took centre stage for all the wrong reasons.

It remains to be seen what will happen to Clattenburg following some clearly unsavoury accusations but, whatever the eventual repercussions, Chelsea will be out to avenge Sunday's result at Stamford Bridge.

After all, that was Chelsea's first loss of their league campaign and the Blues can rightly feel aggrieved about the dubiousness of the key decisions in the game like Fernando Torres' controversial second yellow card for alleged diving and United's offside winner.

Both managers are likely to rotate their squads with Champions League fixtures around the corner, though for Chelsea, two home defeats to the title favourites in the space of a week could have a damaging psychological impact.

However, avoiding three straight losses will be a tough ask against the Red Devils, who will have their tails firmly up after winning their last five in all competitions.

The suspensions of John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Fernando Torres will leave Chelsea short in vital areas and with their visitors spoilt for choice in attack, the home side will be vulnerable once more.

Apart from some on-going injuries, United are suspension-free and probably have the better resources to bring in.

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Sir Alex Ferguson is lucky enough to have four top strikers at his disposal this season, reminiscent of his famous treble-winning squad.

With such a crowded fixture list in November, the Scotsman will almost certainly rest Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie, meaning that Javier Hernandez should be rewarded with a start after bagging three in his last two appearances.

Chicharito just loves scoring against Chelsea too; Sunday's winner was his fifth in eight appearances against the Blues.

Over/Under 3.5 Goals

Both teams play open attractive football but they also display vulnerability at the back as the five goals from Sunday's game highlight.

As mentioned before, the hosts are defensively short and the absence of Terry and Ivanovic is likely to be exposed as the former's arguably was in the league meeting.

United's last three games have gone over the 3.5 goals mark as have four out of their hosts' last five.

Best Bet: Wincast: Back Javier Hernandez to score first and Man United to win @ 16.015/1
Other Recommended Bet: Back over 3.5 goals @ 2.789/5