Chelsea v Man Utd: match preview, team news, facts and figures
Referee: Michael Oliver (Ashington, Northumberland)
Match in a nutshell: Chelsea defend an eight-match unbeaten league run against a Manchester United side who haven’t beaten the Blues since October 2012.
Five key battles: Including John Terry v Wayne Rooney
BetVictor.com preview: Hiddink can get the better of Van Gaal
Injuries and suspensions
CHELSEA
Ruled out: Radamel Falcao (thigh), Loic Remy (calf), Alexandre Pato (fitness).
Fitness test: Pedro (groin).
MANCHESTER UNITED
Ruled out: Bastian Schweinsteiger (knee), Marcos Rojo (shoulder), Luke Shaw (broken leg), Ashley Young (groin), Antonio Valencia (foot).
Fitness test: Phil Jones (ankle).
Possible line-ups
Subs from: Begovic, Amelia, Aina, Cahill, Miazga, Baba, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Traore, Kenedy, Hazard.
Manchester United: De Gea; Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Borthwick-Jackson; Carrick, Fellaini; Lingard, Mata, Martial; Rooney.
Subs from: Romero, Varela, McNair, Jones, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Pereira, Depay.
Vital statistics
Form guide – last five league matches
Chelsea total: D W D D W (9 points)
Home: D D D W L (6 points)
Manchester United total: W L W D W (10 points)
Away: W D L L D (5 points)
Top scorers – all competitions
Chelsea: Costa 10; Oscar 8, Willian 8; Pedro 3, Ramires 3, Remy 3; Azpilicueta 2, Cahill 2, Fabregas 2, Zouma 2; Falcao 1, Hazard 1, Ivanovic 1, Kenedy 1, Loftus-Cheek 1, Matic 1, Terry 1, Traore 1.
Manchester United: Rooney 14; Martial 9; Mata 6; Depay 5; Herrera 3, Lingard 3; Blind 2, Fellaini 2; Januzaj 1, Pereira 1, Schneiderlin 1, Schweinsteiger 1, Smalling 1.
Last five meetings
28 December 2015: Man Utd 0 Chelsea 0
18 April 2015: Chelsea 1 Man Utd 0
26 October 2014: Man Utd 1 Chelsea 1
19 January 2014: Chelsea 3 Man Utd 1
26 August 2013: Man Utd 0 Chelsea 0
Chelsea 2 wins, Man Utd 0 wins, 3 draws
