The only other occasion when we have faced the same team on Mondays came in 1994/95, one that would end in the agony of narrowly missing out on both the Premier League and FA Cup.
The away game was a Boxing Day cracker at Stamford Bridge, won 3-2 in dramatic fashion.
Hughes netted against his future club, before the ever-reliable Cantona slotted in another spot-kick, after converting two of them earlier that year, against the same opponents, to help us complete our first Double, with a 4-0 FA Cup final success at Wembley.
In this game, John Spencer halved the deficit with a penalty for the Blues and Eddie Newton levelled in the 78th minute.
The Reds remained undeterred and Brian McClair instantly restored our lead, it proving enough to earn three points on the road.