In this week 23 match on the 7th of February, Chelsea and Sheffield United will play a match in Sheffield in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Sheffield United sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips struck first for West Bromwich Albion in the 41st minute, then Jayden Bogle got the equalizer for Sheffield United in the 56th minute on a feed from Chris Basham But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 73rd minute on a goal by Billy Sharp. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 6th placed Chelsea is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Tottenham Hotspur. Jorginho scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 24th minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Tottenham Hotspur was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory. Chelsea is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Chelsea and Sheffield United last played eachother at the Stamford Bridge on the 7th of November. Chelsea was victorious by a score of 4 to 1 in front of an empty stadium. David McGoldrick struck first for Sheffield United in the 9th minute, then Tammy Abraham tied it up for Chelsea in the 23rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 34th minute on a goal by Ben Chilwell to cap off a wild match.
Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Tammy Abraham. The English attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Sheffield United’s most prolific scorer has been Billy Sharp. The English attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Sander Berge, Oliver McBurnie, Enda Stevens, Lys Mousset, Ben Osborn, Jack O’Connell, Oliver Burke and John Egan are unavailable to play for Sheffield United, while Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea squad will be without Hakim Ziyech and N’Golo Kanté.