Sheffield United 1-2 Chelsea: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 7 February 2021
Result
Sheffield United 1-2 Chelsea
Premier League · Sunday 7 February 2021, 19:15 UTC · half-time 0-1
Sheffield United 1-2 Chelsea: match report
Sheffield United were beaten by Chelsea 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 7 February 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Mason Mount opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Sheffield United's goal came from an own goal by Antonio Rüdiger (55'). Chelsea scored through Mason Mount (43') and Jorginho (58', penalty).
Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card; Chelsea received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 20th on 11 points from 22 and Chelsea 8th on 36 points from 22. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 20th with 23 points, and Chelsea 4th with 67.
Sheffield United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Chelsea in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mateo Kovacic of Chelsea (7.8), ahead of Jorginho (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sheffield United win, 1 draw and 3 for Chelsea.
Key events
- 17'Yellow card · Chris Basham
- 43'Goal · Mason Mount
- 55'Own goal · Antonio Rüdiger
- 58'Penalty goal · Jorginho
Head-to-head
Team news
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- Ciaran Clark
- Jack O'Connell
- Jack Robinson
- Kalidou Koulibaly
- Thiago Silva
- Enda Stevens
- Kai Havertz
- Denis Zakaria
- Sander Berge
- Wesley Fofana
- George Baldock
Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)
Aaron Ramsdale, Chris Basham, John Egan, Kean Bryan, Jayden Bogle, John Lundstram, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Max Lowe, Oliver Burke, Oli McBurnie
Chelsea line-up (3-4-2-1)
Edouard Mendy, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rüdiger, Reece James, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Ben Chilwell, Mason Mount, Timo Werner, Olivier Giroud