-- Chelsea* 2.1 vs MNU --

[The Special One]

I hate to say this (MNU fan) but Chelsea wins this game...

- MNU coming from a 0-4 vs Wigan
- Chelsea havent played in a while

- MNU away: 4-8-1
- Chelsea home: 8-2-2

NOTE: this is probably the most important game of the season for Chelsea as winning this would help them potentially steal the 4th CL spot from Tottenham as well as igniting them to move farther in the CL...

-- everything points to a Chelsea victory --

FT: Chelsea 2-0 MNU

[Kraghen]

Good luck with your pick... I think MNU will play for a draw here as they don't need to win this... but I haven't made up my mind yet...

[The Special One]

If they play to draw, they will lose... If they to win, they'll draw... Pick one.

[Kraghen]

If they play to draw, they will lose... If they to win, they'll draw... Pick one.

I don't like betting on a draw so I'll probably pick one of them... I like MNU because of the interesting odd, but I have no idea if Chelsea will play better than before...

[gulash106]

my first inclination was to take Chelsea for value, because i thought MU were going to be the favorite. Now that I see Chelsea is the favorite, I'm not so sure. Based on this logic, should I bet MU?????

[The Special One]

Don't bet mnu. Chelsea is rightfully the fav... They will give 100%...

Mnu is bound to lose some away games and this is the one - they will give 100% at the emirates, not tomorrow. Forget form, this game is special...

[JOHON8]

Are you kidding me, Chelsea favorite? United PK +150 is a solid bet.

This is a coin flip but the value is all on United here. I don't see how Chelsea should be +110 favorite in this spot, they will struggle to score the whole game. United will play the counter attack and could steal the win. Don't think this is just an important game for Chelsea either, this is huge for United and Ferguson tries his hardest in these spots.

[The Special One]

Johon, dont underestimate Chelsea based on form (exclude Copenhagen)...

MNU just played Wigan and Chelsea had a long break... and dont say Chelsea will STRUGGLE to score in this game because you should relate back to their previous 2 home games vs MNU...

last year, they took the win with a 1-0 scoreline, look for something similar tomorrow... they dont need to score a bunch to win, just the odd goal...

[blackf1re]

last year, they took the win with a 1-0 scoreline, look for something similar tomorrow... they dont need to score a bunch to win, just the odd goal...

I'm hoping for a similar result this time but that scoreline actually didn't reflect the match very well: http://www.zonalmarking.net/2009/11/...seas-problems/

Chelsea tradionally struggle with width (ever since Duff and Robben left) and this season it's even worse with Ashley Cole and Bosingwa below par and Ivanovic not being the greatest attacking threat. I hope they'll win but I see United shutting them down like they did last season and like Liverpool (as well as other teams) did recently. They're still very solid defensively though and with United's away form a 0-0 might be on the cards here.

[RubberKettle]

0-0 probably. Under 1 (-129) 1st half
Under 2 for game (+139)

[RedDevil11]

No bet for me, but Chelsea is there for the taking. Their home form hasn't exactly been convincing and not sure if Ancelotti has total control of his team right now. Something isn't right with them at the moment....might be age, might be Ancelotti, chemistry, whatever it is, it reflects their position in the table. I'm sure Fergie will play another boring 4-5-1 and look to counter, so it will be tough for Chelsea to break United down. The one thing you can always expect from United is their solid organisation. Lampard and Essien won't have alot of space to work with and I don't expect many chances for United...whatever chances United gets, will likely come off our wings, particularly through Nani. And if United don't need a bit of extra motivation, they can look at John Terry's comments this week that United will find a way to bottle the league title. I think the best bet would be the Under....can see it going 1-0 either way.

Hoping United win this so here is my Chelsea jinx....."Chelsea is a 1000% guaranteed lock of the millenium"

[JOHON8]

No bet for me, but Chelsea is there for the taking. Their home form hasn't exactly been convincing and not sure if Ancelotti has total control of his team right now. Something isn't right with them at the moment....might be age, might be Ancelotti, chemistry, whatever it is, it reflects their position in the table. I'm sure Fergie will play another boring 4-5-1 and look to counter, so it will be tough for Chelsea to break United down. The one thing you can always expect from United is their solid organisation. Lampard and Essien won't have alot of space to work with and I don't expect many chances for United...whatever chances United gets, will likely come off our wings, particularly through Nani. And if United don't need a bit of extra motivation, they can look at John Terry's comments this week that United will find a way to bottle the league title. I think the best bet would be the Under....can see it going 1-0 either way.

Hoping United win this so here is my Chelsea jinx....."Chelsea is a 1000% guaranteed lock of the millenium"

You're right the play should be the under total. This is United's 3rd game in a week and will probably go uber defensive in this game. That being said they have a deadly counter and Hernandez, Rooney and Berbatov are in good form for the counters.

[The Special One]

Yeh so that's what I said - Chelsea wins 1-0/2-0... He will probably play Rooney and berbatov, which won't work well for this game (don't expect counters)...

[lunchbawks]

im taking man u 1x2 can't help myself

[Joszan7]

I like United and the over here.

[Arsenal]

I couldn't pick a winner for this game so I just made a play on the under. I just don't see many goals coming in this game. Good luck everyone.

[The Special One]

I couldn't pick a winner for this game so I just made a play on the under. I just don't see many goals coming in this game. Good luck everyone.

good luck on the Under, im finding it risky to bet a total for a mid-week game..

[nyplayer33]

What's the best price you got on Chelsea

[Aristocles]

Nicely fleshed out points guys. BOL, whomever you choose (or whatever you choose, as it were).

[21dartmouth]

I'm with you on this , special one. manu's horrible away records and chelseas' motivation to take that 4th spot, all point to chelsea win.. manu will definitely play for draw tomorrow, but hopefully, shevchenko, i mean torres will turn up..
i'm going w/ chelsea ML.

[21dartmouth]

good luck on the Under, im finding it risky to bet a total for a mid-week game..

just out of curiosity, what's your reasoning for the aversion to bet a total for mid-week games

[The Special One]

just out of curiosity, what's your reasoning for the aversion to bet a total for mid-week games

look at past few MID-WEEKS, how many had normal results? not many I suppose...

[The Special One]

What's the best price you got on Chelsea

i use Bwin - 2.1

[nyplayer33]

soccer vista predicts 2-2 game

[squintz4]

Chelsea will get the result here. Look for Torres to open his account.

[The Special One]

soccer vista predicts 2-2 game

dont follow those sites...

[thekid667]

look at past few MID-WEEKS, how many had normal results? not many I suppose...

You suppose right but I like the under in this one

[The Special One]

You suppose right but I like the under in this one

good luck with that

[zlate22]

im beting on under and a draw i think will end 0-0

[Daveyboy]

my first inclination was to take Chelsea for value, because i thought MU were going to be the favorite. Now that I see Chelsea is the favorite, I'm not so sure. Based on this logic, should I bet MU?????

I had similar logic, except the 4-0 win over Wigan said to me that United are playing well. Yes, Wigan could have scored 1 or 2 in the first 10 minutes, but through Vidic and van der Sar United prevented this and then tore Wigan's defence apart.

I would like to see Hernandez play tonight as he did in the Charity Shield. He would get the better of David Luiz for sure. Torres does have the beating of Vidic though as he always and I'm still not convinced by Chris Smalling.

I think United will be very disciplined and provided they dont get any stupid sendings off or a dodgy Chelsea penalty, I think Chelsea are the lay of the day

[secret007]

Vegas thinks Chelsea will win hence the odds... But, Vegas was wrong most of the time this season in regards to Chelsea and Man Utd.

[pouroupoupou]

Some interesting info regarding today's game,taken from this blog

Yes, it is normally a "good game" for Chelsea when Martin Atkinson is the man in the middle, here is a list of the last 16 Blues games in which the Leeds based referee has been in charge .......

BLACKBURN ROVERS 2011-01-15 H PREM W 2 0
FULHAM 2010-11-10 H PREM W 1 0
STOKE CITY 2010-08-28 H PREM W 2 0
WIGAN ATHLETIC 2010-05-09 H PREM W 8 0
STOKE CITY 2010-03-07 H FAC W 2 0
MANCHESTER UNITED 2009-11-08 H PREM W 1 0
LIVERPOOL 2009-10-04 H PREM W 2 0
ARSENAL 2009-04-18 N FAC W 2 1
SUNDERLAND 2008-11-01 H PREM W 5 0
STOKE CITY 2008-09-27 A PREM W 2 0
EVERTON 2008-04-17 A PREM W 1 0
LIVERPOOL 2007-12-19 H LC W 2 0
FULHAM 2007-09-29 H PREM D 0 0
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2007-03-19 A FAC W 2 1
WIGAN ATHLETIC 2007-01-13 H PREM W 4 0
SHEFFIELD UNITED 2006-10-28 A PREM W 2 0

Twelve straight wins with a 30-1 goal difference and only two conceded in sixteen starts.
One of those was a previous Chelsea-United game at Stamford Bridge, when the home side won courtesy of a late John Terry winner, however, key match decisions were made by Atkinson, when according to the BBC ..... "Twice Chelsea got the better of close early refereeing decisions, firstly when Anderson set Rooney through on goal only for the striker to be harshly ruled offside and then when Terry escaped punishment for an apparent tug on Valencia's shirt in the box ".

Regardless of the result tonight, it always pays to take a look at the man making the big decisions.

[thetrinity]

on chelsea to win outrite 2. gl special.

[thetrinity]

also think man u gets shutout 1 or 2 0.

[arsenal11]

dont follow those sites...

why?any reason