English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 16, 2023
Sheffield United DLLLW 0
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Chelsea DLWLL 2
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Stamford Bridge · 39,599 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea labour to 2-0 win over struggling Sheffield United

Chelsea scored twice in seven second-half minutes to claim victory over the Premier League's bottom club Sheffield United.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
1
22.3
Possession
77.7
6
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
138
Accurate Passes
740
226
Passes
815
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
1
8
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.1
56
Long Balls
37
14
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
5
28
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
13
Interceptions
17
24
Effective Clearances
11
24
Clearances
11

Highlights

02:15 Michallik: Chelsea didn't look pretty in win vs. Sheffield United Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 6Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 26Levi ColwillLB
  5. 2Axel DisasiRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 23Conor GallagherLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 10Mykhailo MudrykAM-L
  11. 7Raheem SterlingAM-R

SHU · 4-1-4-1

  1. 18Wes FoderinghamG
  2. 5Auston TrustyCD-L
  3. 15Anel AhmedhodzicCD-R
  4. 21Vinicius SouzaDM
  5. 3Max LoweLB
  6. 20Jayden BogleRB
  7. 35Andre BrooksCM-L
  8. 8Gustavo HamerCM-R
  9. 10Cameron ArcherLM
  10. 28James McAteeRM
  11. 9Oliver McBurnieF

Timeline

  1. 42' James McAtee (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 52' Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Goal! Chelsea 1, Sheffield United 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  4. 58' Substitution, Sheffield United. William Osula replaces Andre Brooks.
  5. 61' Goal! Chelsea 2, Sheffield United 0. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  6. 63' Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood replaces Oliver McBurnie.
  8. 69' Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  9. 74' Max Lowe (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Raheem Sterling.
  11. 80' Substitution, Sheffield United. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Gustavo Hamer.
  12. 90'+4' Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Cole Palmer.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Nicolas Jackson.

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