English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 7, 2021
Chelsea LWDWW 2
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Sheffield United LWWLW 1
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Bramall Lane

Match Report

Tuchel revival continues, Chelsea beats Sheffield United 2-1

— Jorginho scored from a penalty to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory at Sheffield United on Sunday, extending the team's revival under Thomas Tuchel.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
0
68.9
Possession
31.1
9
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
654
Accurate Passes
244
756
Passes
338
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
0
14
Crosses
9
0.4
Cross %
0.0
46
Long Balls
55
29
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
12
19
Effective Clearances
15
19
Clearances
15

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 29Kean BryanCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 7John LundstramCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 13Max LoweLM
  9. 20Jayden BogleRM
  10. 9Oliver McBurnieCF-L
  11. 14Oliver BurkeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Phil JagielkaSUB
  2. 23Ben OsbornSUB
  3. 18Wes FoderinghamSUB
  4. 24Rhian BrewsterSUB
  5. 10Billy SharpSUB
  6. 17David McGoldrickSUB

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 4Andreas ChristensenCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 17Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 5JorginhoCM-R
  7. 21Ben ChilwellLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 18Olivier GiroudF
  10. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Tammy AbrahamSUB
  2. 23Billy GilmourSUB
  3. 15Kurt ZoumaSUB
  4. 3Marcos AlonsoSUB
  5. 22Hakim ZiyechSUB
  6. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  7. 33EmersonSUB
  8. 7N'Golo KantéSUB
  9. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' VAR Decision: No Penalty Sheffield United.
  2. 17' Chris Basham (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Chelsea 1. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  4. 55' Own Goal by Antonio Rüdiger, Chelsea. Sheffield United 1, Chelsea 1.
  5. 57' VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
  6. 58' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Chelsea 2. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Ben Chilwell.
  8. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Olivier Giroud.
  9. 62' Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Oliver Burke.
  10. 68' Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Kean Bryan.
  11. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Timo Werner.
  12. 86' Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Oliver Norwood.

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