mrsnowgysport : Manchester United disgraced by a superb Chelsea team

Chelsea produced a masterclass  display to ensure Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge ended in a humbling 4-0 defeat. They played the match according to the script.
Mourinho's team, without captain Wayne Rooney due to injury, were stunned when Pedro rounded David de Gea to score the quickest goal in the Premier League this season after just 30 seconds, and Gary Cahill doubled the lead after 21 minutes.

United were behind before even touching the ball as Pedro latched onto Marcos Alonso's pass and rounded the needlessly onrushing De Gea to slot home in the first minute.

The hosts continued to play with greater intensity and, after Hazard drilled wide from 18 yards, their lead was doubled when the Belgian's right-wing corner ricocheted off Ander Herrera and sat up for Cahill to slam home from six yards.

N'Golo Kante then completed the rout with Chelsea's fourth on 70 minutes as the visitors capitulated.

I will call this a match that they will simply want to forget because they were humiliated beyond redemption.

mrsnowgysport : Chelsea vs Manchester United match preview

The home support will bellow Matthew Harding’s name before kick-off in memory of the Chelsea vice-chairman, who died in a helicopter crash 20 years ago, though it will be José Mourinho who will be hogging the limelight. This is his first return to Stamford Bridge as manager of a rival Premier League club and many of those players who under-performed so badly last term will line up against his Manchester United side. “He deserves a good reception,” said Antonio Conte. “He is part of the story of this club.” Some of those on the pitch may have their own points to prove to the Portuguese. Both players have something to play for and whoever wins this match would definitely enter the top 4 this weekend.

Chelsea vs Manchester United probable line up

Kick-off Sunday 4pm

Venue Stamford Bridge

Last season Chelsea 1 Manchester United 1

Chelsea

Subs from Begovic, Eduardo, Aina, Oscar, Willian, Terry, Chalobah, Solanke, Batshuayi, Loftus-Cheek

Doubtful Oscar (personal), Willian (personal

Manchester United

Subs from Johnstone, Romero, Rojo, Depay, Rooney, Lingard, Fosu-Mensah, Martial, Tuanzebe, Schneiderlin, Darmian, Mata, Mkhitaryan

Doubtful Schneiderlin (knock), Smalling (knock)

Prediction : 1-2

mrsnowgysport : Arsenal Vs Middlesbrough match preview

What better present could Arsenal gift Arsène Wenger than three points and a seventh consecutive league win as he celebrates his 67th birthday on Saturday. Let alone the potential to claim top spot all for themselves. Meanwhile Middlesbrough are on a grim run of form having only won once from eight attempts. Aitor Karanka will have his work cut out to make his side believe they can stop Arsenal’s attacking force and spoil Wenger’s party.
If Arsenal should play the same way they have been playing all season then this match should be over before half time.

Arsenal vs Middlesbrough probable line up

Kick-off Saturday 3pm

Venue Emirates Stadium

Last season n/a

Referee Mike Dean

Arsenal

Subs from Martínez, Ospina, Gibbs, Gabriel, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Holding, Pérez, Akpom, Elneny, Reine-Adélaïde, Jenkinson

Doubtful Cazorla (achilles)

Middlesbrough

Subs from Guzan, Espinosa, Nsue, Fischer, Traoré, Rhodes, Nugent, Da Silva, De Pena, De Roon, De Sart

Doubtful None

Prediction : 3-1

mrsnowgysport : Yippee It's the weekend and the premier league is back

Premier League football returns after the international break with a mouthwatering line-up.

Champions Leicester travel to Chelsea to kick off the action on a Saturday on which leaders Manchester City face fifth-placed Everton and there is a London derby between Crystal Palace and West Ham.

The biggest game of this round of fixtures, however, comes on Monday as Liverpool take on Manchester United.

Will Conte be laughing again?

After one win in four league matches for Antonio Conte's Chelsea, some bookmakers stopped taking bets on the Italian being the next Premier League manager to lose his job. Helaughed that off in his news conference on the eve of Leicester's visit.

Saturday's game (at 12:30 BST) pits Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante against his former side - and the Foxes are missing the Frenchman, says captain Wes Morgan.

Morgan says what Kante did for the Foxes last season was "incredible" - he averaged 4.7 tackles and 4.2 interceptions per game, the highest in the Premier League in both categories.

His role at Chelsea has differed, however, with a greater emphasis on passing, playing 65 per game on average as opposed to 39 last season.

Next up for Leicester is a Champions League tie against FC Copenhagen - their previous two European matches have been preceded by 4-1 defeats in the Premier League.

Former England midfielder Jermaine Jenas told BBC Radio 5 live: "I think Conte will be happy with how things have started to develop but he is clearly not comfortable with what he is seeing in a back four. He's been going with three at the back and two midfield enforcers."

Will Pep risk using Aguero?

Sergio Aguero has scored 28 goals in his past 28 Premier League appearances for Manchester City. But, after flying roughly the same distance as Sanchez, will he start a potentially tricky home match against Everton on Saturday (15:00 BST)?

Aguero played 163 minutes, nursed a calf complaint and missed a penalty as Argentina drew with Peru and lost to Paraguay during the international break.

City boss Pep Guardiola said the 28-year-old and fellow forwards Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are "much, much better" after recent injuries.

But will they play as the Blues look to bounce back from a first defeat of the season at Tottenham, or will they be saved for a Champions League trip to Barcelona?

Everton are fifth but without a win in two league games, and manager Ronald Koeman said: "We know we can be better."

Osman: "No-one would be surprised if City were beaten at the Nou Camp, so if the Everton game doesn't go well they are on a bad four-game streak and people start asking questions - is there a mini-crisis? That type of thing starts to breed into the club."

Who will be the last winless team?

Stoke and Sunderland face each other at the Bet365 Stadium on Saturday (15:00 BST) as the only winless sides in the Premier League.

But both have come close to notching that elusive victory in recent games.

Sunderland threw away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 at home to Crystal Palace on September 24, the same day Stoke conceded in injury time to draw 1-1 with West Brom.

Stoke manager Mark Hughes said the onus is on his side to be positive in a match "we need to win and feel we can win".

Sunderland counterpart David Moyes, meanwhile, said he will "find a way" to get three points.

Mrsnowgy sport: Man city 2- Sunderland 1 match report

Paddy McNair own goal.

Manchester City gave new manager Pep Guardiola a winning start to his Premier League career with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium thanks to an own goal from Paddy Mcnair.Jermain Defoe equalized after Aguero gave city the leadCity, who handed debuts to Nolito and John Stones, enjoyed close to 75 per cent possession in the first half but were unable to capitalise on their dominance, and only a smart save from Willy Caballero - starting ahead of Joe Hart - denied Defoe an equaliser four minutes before the break.

Moyes handed Adnan Januzaj his debut off the bench as Sunderland sought an equaliser, and the Manchester United loanee played a part as Defoe snatched the leveller after 71 minutes.

Januzaj and Borini combined before releasing Rodwell, who slipped a clever reverse pass beyond centre-back Aleksandar Kolarov and into the path of Defoe, who finished low past Caballero from 12 yards.

City pushed on in the closing stages and forced the winning goal with 87 minutes played, as McNair, four minutes after coming on, headed into the net from point-blank range after Jesus Navas' cross skidded across goal.

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