English FA Cup

FT Sunday, March 21, 2021
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Match Report

Chelsea beats Sheffield United 2-0 to reach FA Cup semis

— Chelsea reached the semifinals of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Sunday courtesy of Oliver Norwood’s own-goal and a late strike from Hakim Ziyech.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
4
37.3
Possession
62.7
7
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
527
352
Passes
605
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
41
22
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
15
10
Tackles
28
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
8
8
Effective Clearances
18
8
Clearances
18

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 15Kurt ZoumaCD
  3. 33EmersonCD-L
  4. 4Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  5. 17Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 23Billy GilmourCM-R
  7. 21Ben ChilwellLM
  8. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiRM
  9. 18Olivier GiroudF
  10. 10Christian PulisicCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 15Phil JagielkaCD
  3. 3Enda StevensCD-L
  4. 2George BaldockCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 7John LundstramCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 23Ben OsbornLM
  9. 20Jayden BogleRM
  10. 17David McGoldrickCF-L
  11. 9Oliver McBurnieCF-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Own Goal by Oliver Norwood, Sheffield United. Chelsea 1, Sheffield United 0.
  2. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Olivier Giroud.
  3. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Andreas Christensen.
  4. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Billy Gilmour.
  5. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  6. 75' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Burke replaces Oliver McBurnie.
  7. 79' Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Oliver Norwood.
  8. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Christian Pulisic.
  9. 90' Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces Jayden Bogle.
  10. 90'+2' Goal! Chelsea 2, Sheffield United 0. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.

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