Chelsea vs Sheffield United head to head

Dave Bassett was in charge the last time Sheffield Utd won at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Adrian Littlejohn and Brian Deane secured the 2-1 win in October 1992. Andy Townsend scored for Chelsea.Sheffield United have not kept a clean sheet at the Bridge for 98 years. The Blades have conceded in all our home 32 league and cup games since.

Last meeting in the FA Cup

CHELSEA 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 0Fifth round, Stamford Bridge, 15.02.92

Chelsea Kevin Hitchcock, Gareth Hall, Andy Myers, Vinnie Jones (Kevin Wilson 55), Paul Elliott, Jason Cundy, Graeme Le Saux, Andy Townsend, Tony Cascarino, Clive Allen (Kerry Dixon 80), Graham StuartBooked Jones (2 seconds)Scorer Stuart 24Manager Ian Porterfield

Sheffield United Philip Kite, Kevin Gage, David Barnes, John Gannon, Brian Gayle, Paul Beesley, Carl Bradshaw, Michael Lake (Colin Hill 68), Ian Bryson (Glyn Hodges 40), Brian Deane, Dane WhitehouseBooked Gannon (1), Lake 45, Beesley 67, Hodges 73Manager Dave Bassett

Attendance 34,447

Biggest league win for each team

Chelsea 6-1 Sheffield Utd - 1961/62 - Division OneSheffield Utd 4-0 Chelsea - 1930/31 - Division OneSheffield Utd’s biggest win at Stamford Bridge is 4-1 in 1946/47 (Division One)

Chelsea stats

FA Cup scorers

Abraham 4, Havertz 1, Hudson-Odoi 1, Mount 1, Werner 1

Fifth round line up

Thursday 11 FebruaryBarnsley 0 Chelsea 1Team 3-4-2-1: Arrizabalaga; Christensen (Rudiger h/t), Zouma, Emerson; Hudson-Odoi, Kante (c), Gilmour, Alonso (James, h/t); Ziyech (Anjorin 68), Pulisic (Kovacic 80); AbrahamScorer: Abraham 64

Chelsea have conceded two goals in our past 13 games in all competitions both away from home. Luton Town’s Jordan Clark was the last player to score against us at Stamford Bridge on 24 January.

Milestones

Sheffield United stats

Best seasons in the FA Cup

Winners: 1898/99, 1901/02, 1914/15, 1924/25Runners-up: 1900/01, 1935/36Semi-finalists: 1913/14, 1922/23, 1927/28, 1960/61, 1992/93, 1997/98, 2002/03, 2013/14

This season’s stats (33 games in all competitions)Most starts: Ramsdale 32, Basham 29, Ampadu 25, Egan 25Top scorers: McGoldrick 7, Sharp 5, Bogle 3

Sheffield United have reached the FA Cup quarter-final in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2002/03 and 2003/04.

The Blades are aiming to reach an FA Cup semi-final for the first time in seven years. They were in League One at the time when they lost to Hull City 5-3 having beaten Colchester, Cambridge, Aston Villa, Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Charlton to reach the last four.

Nigel Clough was Sheffield United’s manager the last time they won away at a Premier League club in 2015. The League One side defeated QPR 3-0 at Loftus Road in the third round.

The Blades have lost five of their past six games in all competitions.Fourteen of Sheffield United’s 23 defeats this season have been by the odd goal.Sheffield United have yet to keep a clean sheet in any of their 16 away league and cup games this season and have failed to score in nine of them.

Ethan Ampadu is ineligible to play against his parent club. He has been a regular for the Blades this season making 26 appearances, 25 from the start.

FA Cup scorers

Sharp 2 (1 pen), Basham 1, Bogle 1, Burke 1, own goal 1

Fifth round line up

Wednesday 10 FebruarySheffield United 1 Bristol City 0Team 3-4-1-2: Ramsdale; Basham, Egan, Ampadu; Bogle, Lundstram, Fleck, Lowe; McGoldrick; Brewster (Burke 83), Sharp (c) (Norwood 73)Scorer: Sharp 66 (pen)

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

Yellow cards only count in the competition they are received. In the FA Cup, two yellow cards will result in a one-match suspension. The cut-off point is the quarter-finals, so no player can miss the final through cumulative yellows.

FA Cup bookings list:Chelsea: NoneSheffield United: Norwood 1

Referee and VAR

Referee: Andy MadleyVAR: Kevin Friend

Andy Madley takes charge of his second Blues game this season. The other was our goalless draw against Wolves in January in Thomas Tuchel’s first game.