S. McTominay enters the game and replaces M. Rashford.
A final change of the match for the visitors sees McTominay replace Rashford.
90' +2
Hazard leaps rather impressively to get on the end of a high cross from Zappacosta, but can't trouble the goalkeeper with his header that's sent harmlessly wide. It's just not happening for Chelsea tonight. For United, this is the perfect response to that defeat to PSG that had many wondering if the wheels would come off following that result.
90'
There will be a minimum of five minutes added on at the end of this match.
88'
This is a frustrating night for Chelsea and one has to wonder what it could mean for Sarri. The heavy defeat to Manchester City was bad, but the fact that it came away from Stamford Bridge softened the blow a bit. To lose in this fashion at home, it seems like it could spell disaster for Sarri.
86'
The belief appears to have gone from the Chelsea side now as United pass it around without much of a press from the Blues to win it back. All the noise in the stadium is coming from the away end, with Chelsea supporters slowly starting to make their way out.
82'
D. Zappacosta enters the game and replaces César Azpilicueta.
Eight minutes to play, down two goals and Sarri has opted to make a change at right-back with Zappacosta replacing Azpilicueta. Not Hudson-Odoi, not Giroud, but Zappacosta.
80'
Into the final 10 minutes now and it doesn't appear as though a Chelsea comeback is in the cards. United cap off a patient spell of possession by winning a throw high up the pitch near the corner flag. Time is really winding down on the hosts.
78'
The string of changes sucked the tempo out of the match a bit there, but Chelsea have quickly upped the urgency once again. Barkley gets on the end of an inviting cross in from the right, heading it into the path of Higuain, but the midfielder is penalised for a foul as the chance amounts to nothing.
76'
Andreas Pereira enters the game and replaces Mata.
The parade of substitutions continues here as United make their second, with Mata giving way to Pereira.
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73'
A. Sánchez enters the game and replaces R. Lukaku.
Now it's Solskjaer's turn to go to the bench, and it's a bit surprising to see him leave Matic out there with the midfielder on such thin ice. Intead it's Sanchez who's brought on, replacing Lukaku.
71'
R. Barkley enters the game and replaces M. Kovačić.
Sarri goes to the bench for a second time, now bringing on Barkley with Kovacic the one to give way.
70'
That's a real letdown for Chelsea as Willian gets underneath his free-kick and skies it. Perhaps that would have been better suited for the likes of David Luiz or Alonso?
69'
Matic just pulls his foot back in time to prevent him from tripping up Hazard - a foul that would have surely seen him sent off. Instead it's Mata who comes across and puts in a challenge to snuff out the threat, but concedes a free-kick in a dangerous position in the process, 25 yards from goal.
67'
Well it's just not happening at the moment for the hosts. Despite keeping close to 80 per cent possession in the second half, they've been unable to carve out a real chance as they continue to come up empty handed in their search for a route back into this game.
65'
N. Kanté gets yellow.
Back the other way come United on the break and Kante is booked for a foul on Rashford.
64'
Penalty appeals denied! Rudiger again at the centre of things, this time darting into the penalty area to try and get onto the end of a cross, before going down and appealing for a penalty with Smalling's arms wrapped around him. It's not a foul, so the referee made the right decision, but Smalling has to be more careful there. He at least gave the referee something to think about when he really didn't need to.
60'
A. Rüdiger gets yellow.
Rudiger sprints up to the halfway line to break up a pass intended for Mata, and he gets the ball, but he crashes into the back of the Spaniard to send him hard to the ground. That's a yellow for the centre-back, the first shown to a Chelsea player tonight.
58'
Willian enters the game and replaces Pedro.
A first change for Chelsea sees Willian enter the fray in a like-for-like swap with Pedro.
54'
Chelsea have been asking all the questions since the restart, looking a bit more of a threat on the front foot, especially from dead-ball situations. They're setting up camp in attack, but do they have it in them to turn this around?
48'
Chelsea on the front foot to start this second half, but it's all rather ponderous from them as they pass it around on the periphery of the final third. Finally sensing an opening, Pedro and Azpilicueta link up to play through Higuain, but the striker sees his effort blocked behind for a corner.
46'
The second half is underway! No changes for either side at the break.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-2 MANCHESTER UNITED.
45'
P. Pogba has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by M. Rashford.
Lovely delivery from Rashford, who showed good patience to wait for Pogba's run before lifting that cross in.
A DAGGER BEFORE HALF-TIME! 2-0! Manchester United take the wind out of Chelsea's sails on the stroke of half-time as Pogba drives a fierce header just under Kepa on the end of a lovely delivery from Rashford! That was a venomous header from the Frenchman, but Kepa should be expected to keep that out.
43'
Chelsea applying some pressure as the first half winds down, but the bulk of their possession is coming outside of the danger area here with Manchester United back defending in numbers.
41'
A bit of a concern for Chelsea as Rashford catches Hazard with his follow-through, getting his cleats into the thigh of the Blues' playmaker. It definitely looked a painful one, but the end result shouldn't be anything worse than a bruise.
37'
Has to be better! A sharp turn and a defensive slip sees Higuain burst behind the defence. He looks to run straight through on goal but just lacks the pace, with Shaw making up a lot of ground to recover and snuff out the chance.
35'
Straight away the tempo has slowed a bit following United's opening, with the visitors showing a bit more patience on the ball. Chelsea need to dig deep here and not get discouraged. Their mentality has been questioned by Sarri - here is where they can prove him wrong.
33'
It's more misery for Sarri against the 'big six' as Chelsea have it all to do now. The good news for him is Hazard looks to be in the mood, but that decisive quality in the final third has just let the Blues down up to this point.
31'
Ander Herrera has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by P. Pogba.
An absolutely perfect delivery from Pogba, as he provides the assist.
UNITED PROVIDE THE BREAKTHROUGH! 1-0! It's far too easy for the Red Devils as Pogba is allowed far too much space on the left to swing in a cross, picking out Herrera who ghosts in unmarked at the far post to head home!
27'
The tempo has showed no signs of slowing in what has really been a fun watch thus far as we approach the half-hour mark. There's been chances at both ends, but the quality of the end product has just been lacking a bit.
23'
Safe hands from Romero, who does ever so well to pluck Hazard's low cross out from amidst a crowd of feet in the six-yard box, with Azpilicueta especially threatening to get on the end of it.
21'
A. Young gets yellow.
Young can't escape referee Kevin Friend, who shows the United skipper a yellow for a late and rather rash challenge into the back of Pedro. That's two players into the book for the visitors already.
15'
N. Matić gets yellow.
Hazard certainly looks in the mood tonight, keen to run on the ball and take on defenders. That's not exactly welcome news for United, and it's definitely not good for Matic here, who hacks him down near the halfway line to prevent him from blowing by, and picks up the game's first yellow card as a result.
13'
There really is a lovely pace to this match in the opening stages. The tempo is a bit frantic, which has made for some excellent viewing from a neutral perspective. Hopefully both sides continue to play with this adventurous attitude.
5'
It's been all Red Devils from the start, with Chelsea struggling to get on the ball. Another opportunity presents itself to Lukaku, with Pogba's clever dink teeing him up for a shot, but the striker lashes an effort miles over the bar. Finally the Blues show a bit of intent with their response, but Pedro's cross deflects safely into the waiting arms of Romero.
3'
Great start by United as they counter in numbers with Mata swinging it out wide for Rashford, who drives a low delivery across the face of goal, but David Luiz slides in to knock it behind just ahead of Lukaku's impending arrival. The ensuing corner amounts to nothing.
1'
AND THEY'RE OFF! Manchester United in red as they get the match underway, with Chelsea in blue.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of this FA Cup fifth round match as Chelsea welcome Manchester United to Stamford Bridge!
Despite their well-documented inconsistencies, Chelsea remain active across four competitions as they look to book their place in the FA Cup quarter-final tonight, while chasing top four in the Premier League, inching towards the last 16 of the Europa League and already booking their place in the EFL Cup final.
Manchester United saw an 11-match unbeaten run under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer snapped by PSG six days ago, and now with the honeymoon period over there’s suddenly an aura of uncertainty surrounding the Norwegian’s future at the club.
Solskjaer knows just how important every match is for him with uncertainty looming at season’s end, while Maurizio Sarri will have to be wondering if he’ll even make it that far. Winning is all that matters to these two right now – a quarter-final berth is merely a bonus.
There’s more than just a quarter-final berth up for grabs tonight as these two storied clubs meet in a rematch of last season’s final, which Chelsea won 1-0 at Wembley thanks to a first-half penalty from Eden Hazard.
CHELSEA (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger, David Luiz, Marcos Alonso; NGolo Kante, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic; Pedro, Eden Hazard, Gonzalo Higuain.
SUBS: Olivier Giroud, Willy Caballero, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ross Barkley, Willian, Andreas Christensen, Davide Zappacosta.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-3-3): Sergio Romero; Ashley Young, Chris Smalling, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw; Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba; Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku.
SUBS: Alexis Sanchez, Eric Bailly, Diogo Dalot, Andreas Pereira, David De Gea, Fred, Scott McTominay.
The good news for Sarri is he has plenty of attacking options off the bench. The front three have been lacking support from midfield, so perhaps Barkley will be called upon for the second half. Willian also figures to play a part at one point, but what about Hudson-Odoi? He's impressed when given the change, but opportunities have been limited.
That's all for our live coverage, thanks for following along. Goodbye!
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