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Chelsea predicted XI vs Man Utd - Jackson replacement, James decision, Sancho unavailable

Chelsea take on Manchester United this evening at Stamford Bridge in what is looking like a must-win Premier League match for the Blues.

While United are down in 16th and have more than one eye on next week's Europa League final against Tottenham, there is still so much to play for in the top-flight for Enzo Maresca and his squad. Even after the defeat at Newcastle United at the weekend, Chelsea are still in the Champions League places, but a failure to win tonight may well see them drop down in the table should their rivals pick up wins.

Three points for Chelsea, though, will see the Blues in a really strong place to secure in a place amongst Europe's elite next season, with this being their penultimate fixture of the league campaign. After an underwhelming display on Tyneside - particularly in the first-half - Maresca may be tempted to make some alterations to his XI.

The Italian will be forced into a couple with Nicolas Jackson suspended after picking up a straight red card at St. James' Park, while Jadon Sancho is ineligible to play against his parent club. Bobby Vincent is on hand to try and predict the line-up Maresca will field this evening in this significant match for the west Londoners.

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