Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Chelsea’s crunch clash with Manchester United in the Premier League. Teams to follow.

Hazard slips in Fabregas, who beats Herrera's tracking run and has his shot blocked by De Gea.

United playing well in that they are keeping possession pretty well, but Chelsea are no fools in defence.

Yes.

Young releases Shaw behind Ivanovic. He gets to the byline, pulls it back for Rooney, and he curls a left-footed shot wide of goal. What a miss!

Oscar is dispossessed in the box and United attempt to break, but Falcao is tackled.

United manage not to concede in the first 15 seconds.

I'm predicting a 2-0 win for Chelsea. If there hadn't been so many injuries for United I'd have predicted a draw, but there you go.

If you'd like to get in touch with me throughout the match you can do so on Twitter at @lxndrnthrtn.

United are suffering from a very annoying injury problem from their point of view. It's not several injuries that are spread across the team, rather to a group of players who might all have covered for one another, and Jonny Evans, who is suspended for gobbing: Blind, Carrick, Jones and Rojo are all knacked.

And here are the (non social media) thoughts of Louis van Gaal: "We are progressing and playing more like a team what I want. I think the balance is in the team now. I spoke a lot about balance for the past three months, maybe you are sick of it, but it is like that. There has been more balance and I could select the same line-up more often because I didn’t have injuries any more. But now, we have four injuries, and two in positions where we don’t have any other players – that is difficult."

Jose Mourinho on Chelsea getting social media abuse: "It's because we are boring. We have been top of the league since day one. That is something people in this country don't like."

Uh oh. Potential unhappy fans warning. Radamel Falcao earns a rare start in attack for the injury-hit visitors, with Wayne Rooney likely dropping into midfield.

Kurt Zouma slots into the Chelsea midfield for today's crunch clash at Stamford Bridge, a move which should afford Cesc Fabregas more creative freedom. Dider Drogba starts in attack.

CHELSEA: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Matic, Oscar, Fabregas, Hazard, Drogba. Subs: Cech, Filipe Luis, Mikel, Ramires, Cuadrado, Willian, Solanke /// MAN UNITED: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, McNair, Shaw, Mata, Rooney, Herrera, Young, Fellaini, Falcao. Subs: Valdes, Blackett, Rafael, Di Maria, Januzaj, Pereira, Van Persie.