ManU vs Chelsea; Reasons why Chelsea will Lose

Probably the biggest Barclays Premier League fixture of 2014 so far; arch rivals Chelsea host the Barclays Premier League defending champions Manchester United on Sunday. The highly anticipated encounter might turn out to be a rather easy three points for the Blues who are sitting third, two points below the Barclays Premier League table toppers Arsenal and a point behind Manchester City. Manchester United on the other hand are finding themselves in an unfamiliar position after 21 League games; they sit at the 7th position, with 37 points, 11 points behind Arsenal.
Not only have the results gone against Moyes’ Manchester United, but the fact that star pair Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney have been in and out with injuries have added to their woes. RVP last played in a 1-0 loss against Newcastle at Old Trafford and was expected to fit, from a thigh strain, by the Chelsea fixture tomorrow. Rooney on the other hand has been ruled out with a groin strain. Moyes confirmed the news that Rooney is back and training but is certainly not match fit and will miss the Chelsea clash. Rooney aggravated the existing groin strain when he played in a losing cause against Spurs on the new year’s day.
RVP has been behind his recovery schedule and is expected to be back to training next week. But will Manchester United, without RVP and Rooney, be able to pose a threat to Chelsea? Or will this fixture turn out to be three easy points for Chelsea? It is undoubtedly a must win match for Manchester United, more so because Arsenal and Manchester City are expected to win their respective fixtures and hence a loss against Chelsea would put Manchester United 14 points behind Arsenal.
For Chelsea, the 21m signing Matic will not start and Lampard is expected to be back from a calf problem. Ivanovic remains out due to a knee injury. It has been 19 games since Chelsea lost at the Stamford Bridge, however they lost 2-3 against Manchester United last time they travelled here. An interesting piece of stats is that Manchester United (30) has won more games at Stamford Bridge than Chelsea (22); however Chelsea under Jose Mourinho has never lost against Manchester United at home.
Chelsea losing tomorrow’s fixture would be the best result for Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United however it seems very unlikely. The fact that Manchester United will travel without RVP and Rooney and the fact that Lampard is making a comeback, directs the match in just one direction, a win for Chelsea.
Mourinho’s plan to draw the away games against big clubs and win at home against the big guns has been working perfectly so far; they drew against Arsenal and Spurs and won against City and Liverpool; Will Manchester United spoil this master plan?? I DOUBT

However, there seems to be a factor that may turn the game in the favor of Moyes today. No doubt Chelsea fans are all over the place feeling cool about the match already. Fan don't play on the pitch remember? But the referee does. So if every info we have about the ref today is anything to go by, then watch out for he will b the 12th man on d pitch for the oldtrafford boys

Also, Arsenal fans and Man city fans are all supporting ManU today so their prayers may be answered.