SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United finds the way to recover against Chelsea with a goal on the T. Silva 11′ and a goal on the N. Madueke 66′. Chelsea was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%)​

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 28,638 spectators.​ The referee was Robert Jones with the assistance of Ian Hussin and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 2.39 degrees Celsius or 36.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Sheffield United

2 - 2

Chelsea

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 11 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 108 Attack 113
  • 40 Dangerous attack 44
  • 64 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Chelsea had a superior ball possession 67% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Chelsea to win the match​.

Sheffield United shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Chelsea shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 5 yellow cards (Anel Ahmedhodzic, Chris Wilder, Jack Robinson, O. Arblaster and Ben Brereton). On the other side, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (Marc Cucurella and Trevoh Chalobah).

Match Timeline

11'
Thiago Silva(goal)Conor Gallagher
Jayden Bogle(goal)Gustavo Hamer
32'
41'
Trevoh Chalobah- Yellow
Ben Brereton- Yellow
52'
Jack Robinson- Yellow
58'
66'
Noni Madueke(goal)Cole Palmer
74'
Carney Chukwuemeka- sub ->Cole Palmer
James McAtee- sub ->Mason Holgate
76'
82'
Mykhaylo Mudryk- sub ->Noni Madueke
86'
Marc Cucurella- Yellow
Cameron Archer- sub ->Auston Trusty
87'
O. Arblaster- Yellow
89'
Vini Souza- sub ->Jack Robinson
90'
90'
Benoît Badiashile- sub ->Marc Cucurella
90'
Cesare Casadei- sub ->Nicolas Jackson
Oli McBurnie(goal)Cameron Archer
90'
Anel Ahmedhodzic- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Sheffield United has 16 points to hold in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea will has 44 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will play away against Brentford on the 13th of April with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield United (3 draws).

Chelsea will host Everton on the 13th of April with a 19-11 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (17 draws).

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Ivo Grbic 13.Croatia
6.4
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
90'
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
7.0
90' 58'
D
Mason Holgate 30.England
6.3
76'
M
Auston Trusty 5.United States
7.0
87'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.7
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
7.0
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
7.7
32'
M
O. Arblaster 24.England
7.5
89'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
7.9
90'
F
Ben Brereton 11.Chile
6.8
52'
Substitutes
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
D
Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
M
James McAtee 28.England
6.8
76'
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
6.7
90'
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
7.5
87'
F
Will Osula 32.Denmark

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Ivo Grbic (6.4), Mason Holgate (6.3), Anel Ahmedhodzic (7.1), Jack Robinson (7.0), Jayden Bogle (7.7), Gustavo Hamer (7.7), O. Arblaster (7.5), Ben Osborn (7.0), Auston Trusty (7.0), Ben Brereton (6.8) and Oli McBurnie (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Archer (7.5), Oliver Norwood, Wes Foderingham, Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci , James McAtee (6.8), Will Osula, Andre Brooks and Vini Souza (6.7).

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of Vini Souza (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 3 changes: Mason Holgate for James McAtee (76′), Auston Trusty for Cameron Archer (87′) and Jack Robinson for Vini Souza (90′).

Player of the match: Oli McBurnie​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Oli McBurnie.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 29 passes (45% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 15 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Djordje Petrovic 28.Serbia
7.3
D
Axel Disasi 2.France
6.3
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
7.8
11'
D
Trevoh Chalobah 14.England
7.0
41'
D
Marc Cucurella 3.Spain
6.6
90' 86'
D
Malo Gusto 27.France
M
Conor Gallagher 23.England
7.5
M
Enzo Fernández 8.Argentina
6.8
M
Noni Madueke 11.England
7.3
82' 66'
M
Cole Palmer 20.England
7.1
74'
M
Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador
7.7
F
Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal
6.4
90'
Substitutes
G
Marcus Bettinelli 13.England
G
Teddy Sharman-Lowe 38.England
D
Alfie Gilchrist 42.England
D
Benoît Badiashile 5.France
90'
M
Mykhaylo Mudryk 10.Ukraine
6.3
82'
M
Carney Chukwuemeka 17.England
6.8
74'
M
Cesare Casadei 31.Italy
90'
F
Raheem Sterling 7.England
F
Deivid Washington 36.Brazil

Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Malo Gusto, Đorđe Petrović (7.3), Axel Disasi (6.3), Thiago Silva (7.8), Trevoh Chalobah (7.0), Marc Cucurella (6.6), Moisés Caicedo (7.7), Enzo Fernández (6.8), Noni Madueke (7.3), Cole Palmer (7.1) and Conor Gallagher (7.5), Nicolas Jackson (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mykhaylo Mudryk (6.3), Marcus Bettinelli, Carney Chukwuemeka (6.8), Cesare Casadei, Deivid Washington, T. Sharman-Lowe, Alfie Gilchrist, Benoît Badiashile and Raheem Sterling.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 4 changes: Cole Palmer for Carney Chukwuemeka (74′), Noni Madueke for Mykhaylo Mudryk (82′), Marc Cucurella for Benoît Badiashile (90′) and Nicolas Jackson for Cesare Casadei (90′).

Player of the match: Thiago Silva​

The most impressive player for Chelsea was Thiago Silva.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 96 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​