Man Utd v Chelsea Preview and Betting Tips

This weekend sees the clash of the top two in English football as top of the table Man Utd host Chelsea. It is undoubtedly the biggest match of the Premiership season so far and comes at a time when both teams will have played in mid-week.With United holding home advantage and Chelsea with a stronger squad this is an extremely tough game to call. Ferguson has gone toe-to-toe with the best managers around and come out on top on many occasions. However, many feel Jose Mourinho has succeeding in remaining under Fergie's skin ever since Porto's last minute winner to knock the Red Devils out of the Champions League three years ago. United are favourites for the encounter, though one would envisage a draw is the most likely outcome of a game both sides will be desperate to win and you can get this at a value 11/5 with VCbet.In terms of likely goal scorers, Messrs Rooney and Drogba are the strikers on form and the odds reflect this. In a game likely to be resolved by a piece of brilliance or a mistake, the man who always seems to come up with the goods is one Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He is value at 8/1 with StanJames to score the last, as he so often does in big games.Man Utd v Chelsea, Sunday 25th November 2006, 4pm, Sky Sports 1/HD Full Time ResultMan Utd 6/4 Draw 21/10 Chelsea 9/5 Odds by Bet 365Last Goalscorer Man UtdRonaldo, C. 8/1 Solskjaer, O. 8/1 Scholes, P. 11/1 Richardson, K. 25/1 Fletcher, D. 25/1 Carrick, M. 28/1 Ferdinand, R. 33/1 Heinze, G. 40/1 Silvestre, M. 40/1 Neville, G. 66/1 ChelseaDrogba, D. 6/1 Shevchenko, A. 7/1 Kalou, S. 9/1 Lampard, F. 9/1 Robben, A. 10/1 Ballack, M. 10/1 Cole, J. 12/1 Terry, J. 20/1 Wright-Phillips, S. 22/1 Essien, M. 25/1 Geremi 25/1 Carvalho, R. 40/1 Makelele, C. 40/1 Boulahrouz, K. 50/1 Cole, A. 50/1 Bridge, W. 66/1Ferreira, P. 80/1 Odds from StanJames