With the Blues aiming to make it three wins in a row when we play the Blades on Sunday, we look forward to the game with all the factual details needed to set the scene...
Sheffield United vs Chelsea - head to head
Biggest league win for each team
Chelsea 6-1 Sheffield Utd - 1961/62Sheffield Utd 4-0 Chelsea - 1930/31
Chelsea’s biggest win at Bramall Lane, on our first ever visit there, was 3-0 in 1907/08.
Last season’s corresponding match
SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 CHELSEA 0Premier League, Bramall Lane, 11.07.20, 5.30pm
Sheffield United (3-5-2): Henderson; Basham (Jagielka 68), Egan, O’Connell; Baldock, Berge (Lundstram 63), Norwood (c), Osborn, Stevens; McBurnie (Mousset 63), McGoldrick.Unused subs Moore, Freeman, J Robinson, Rodwell, Zivkovic, Sharp.Manager Chris WilderBooked Baldock 2Scorers McGoldrick 18,77, McBurnie 33
Chelsea (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; James (Hudson-Odoi 75), Christensen (Rudiger h/t), Zouma, Azpilicueta (c); Barkley (Loftus-Cheek 78), Jorginho, Mount (Alonso h/t); Willian, Abraham, Pulisic (Giroud 65)Unused subs Caballero, Kovacic, Bate, Batshuayi.Head coach Frank Lampard
Referee Andre Marriner
Chelsea stats
A third of our Premier goals this season have been scored in the last 15 minutes plus stoppage time.Only Ederson (13) has kept more clean sheets in the Premier League than Edouard Mendy (10).Mendy’s 10 clean sheets in the Premier League has come in 18 appearances. Only Petr Cech managed that total in fewer games for Chelsea (15).
Premier League scorers
Abraham 6, Jorginho 4 (4 pens), Werner 4, Zouma 4, Giroud 3, Chilwell 2, Hudson-Odoi 2, Mount 2, Thiago Silva 2, Alonso 1, Azpilicueta 1, Havertz 1, James 1, Pulisic 1, Ziyech 1, own-goals 1.
Milestones
Sheffield United stats
Sheffield United have won five of their past seven games in all competitions, losing the other two to Tottenham and Man City.This came after a run of 21 games, following their 3-0 victory over Chelsea, without a win (19 defeats, two draws).Chris Wilder’s side have won nine points in 2021, more than Tottenham and Liverpool (both seven).Billy Sharp has scored four goals in his last five home games for Sheffield United in all competitions.
Sheffield United have never lost a Premier League home game in February (seven games, five wins, two draws).
The Blades have committed more fouls (277) and received more yellow cards (43) than any other Premier League side.
Chelsea loanee Ethan Ampadu, who started the Blades’ last 11 Premier League games, is ineligible to play against his parent club. In recent games he has been playing on the left of a back-three.
Sheffield United have suffered eight 1-0 defeats in the Premier League this season, the joint-most ever by a side at this stage (after 22 matches) of a top-flight season, along with Ipswich Town in 1985/86.
The Blades have not won any of their past 11 Premier League games played on a Sunday (three draws, eight defeats).
After only gaining one point at home from a possible 24 at the start of the season, the Blades have now won six points from their last three home league games.
Premier League scorers
McGoldrick 5, Sharp 3 (2 pens), Bogle 2 (1 pen), Berge 1, Bryan 1, Burke 1, McBurnie 1
Chris Wilder’s managerial record against Chelsea
Won 1Drawn 1Lost 1
Sheffield United’s last Premier League game
Tuesday 2 FebruarySheffield United 2 West Brom 1Team 3-5-2: Ramsdale; Basham, Egan, Ampadu; Baldock (Lowe 44), Lundstram, Norwood (McBurnie h/t), Fleck, Bogle; McGoldrick, Sharp (c) (Burke 86)Booked: Fleck, McGoldrickScorers: Bogle 56, Sharp 73
Discipline
There are no suspensions.
Ten bookings before 32 Premier League games have been completed will result in a two-match suspension.
Premier League bookings listChelsea: Kante 6, Azpilicueta 4, James 3, Thiago Silva 3, Ziyech 3, Chilwell 2, Havertz 2, Kovacic 2, Mount 2, Pulisic 2, Alonso 1, Christensen 1, Giroud 1, Zouma 1Sheffield Utd: Egan 6, Lundstram 5, Berge 4, Norwood 4, Baldock 3, McGoldrick 3, Stevens 3, Burke 2, Fleck 2, Robinson 2, Ampadu 1, Basham 1, Bogle 1, Jagielka 1, Lowe 1, McBurnie 1, Osborn 1, Ramsdale 1, Sharp 1