Christian Post Report – Chelsea try to extend their lead atop the Premier League table as they host the surging Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. The match is on April 18, 2015 and kick-off is at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Winners of their last six, the Red Devils now find themselves third in the league and hold a four-point lead over rivals Manchester City. They are only one point behind Arsenal, who are second in the table and eight points behind Chelsea with only a handful of matches remaining.
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Branislav Ivanovic (left) gets a red card as he clashed with Angel di Maria.
United have been impressive and have only lost three league games since November 2014. They have found their scoring touch and now look to continue their climb on the table.
In their most recent win and possibly their most impressive performance, United toppled neighboring rivals City 4-2 behind goals from Ashley Young, Marouane Fellaini, Juan Mata and Chris Smalling.
Despite conceding early, United never lost focus and dominated the match to pick up three important points and avenge their loss to City earlier this season.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have not lost in their last 11 league games and have only tasted defeat once in their last 16. They are also in a three-match win streak against Hull City, Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers as they gear up for their final matches of the season against tough opponents like Arsenal, Liverpool and United.
Diego Costa is a big loss as the Spaniard is out due to a hamstring injury but the Blues have found goals through their talented midfielders like Eden Hazard, Oscar and Cesc Fabregas.
The teams settled for a stalemate in their first meeting this season as they drew 1-1 at Old Trafford. Didier Drogba scored in the 53rd minute and Chelsea looked poised to get three points but Robin van Persie found the back of the net in the fourth minute of injury time to split the points in game week nine.
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Source : Christian Post