Chelsea vs Sheffield United

7 November 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Tammy Abraham 23’
Ben Chilwell 34’
Thiago Silva 77’
Timo Werner 80’

David McGoldrick 9’

Match summary

Chelsea came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Sheffield United. Chelsea led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, David McGoldrick put Sheffield United ahead from a corner in the 9th minute, set up by Sander Berge, Tammy Abraham equalised in the 23rd minute, set up by Mateo Kovacic, and Ben Chilwell put Chelsea in front from a corner in the 34th minute, set up by Hakim Ziyech. In the second half, Thiago Silva made it 3-1 with a header in the 77th minute, set up by Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner made it 4-1 in the 80th minute, set up by N'Golo Kanté.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.89 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Sheffield United's 0.77 from 6.

Match stats

20 Shots 6

9 Shots on Target 3

6 Corners 7

0 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.88 xG 0.74

2.88 Non-penalty xG 0.74

14 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Chelsea Sheffield United

Kick-off

9’

David McGoldrick
Assist: Sander Berge

0-1

Tammy Abraham
Assist: Mateo Kovacic

1-1

23’

Ben Chilwell
Assist: Hakim Ziyech

2-1

34’

Half-time2-1

Thiago Silva
Assist: Hakim Ziyech

3-1

77’

Timo Werner
Assist: N'Golo Kanté

4-1

80’

Full-time4-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sheffield United

John Egan
Sander Berge

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Chelsea 2.89 xGSheffield United 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sheffield United attacking Chelsea attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Edouard Mendy	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Reece James	DEF	90			2	0.08	0.09	1
Thiago Silva	DEF	90	1		1	0.54	0.00	0
Kurt Zouma	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ben Chilwell	DEF	90	1		3	0.82	0.17	2
N'Golo Kanté	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.26	1
Mason Mount	MID	90			3	0.21	0.00	0
Mateo Kovacic	MID	73		1	1	0.04	0.08	1
Hakim Ziyech	FWD	90		2	3	0.09	1.79	6
Tammy Abraham	FWD	90	1		4	0.34	0.17	4
Timo Werner	FWD	89	1		3	0.76	0.00	0
Jorginho	Sub	17			0	0.00	0.00	0
Olivier Giroud	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Aaron Ramsdale	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Enda Stevens	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
John Egan	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Chris Basham	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
George Baldock	MID	90			2	0.11	0.07	2
Max Lowe	MID	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Sander Berge	MID	90		1	1	0.05	0.57	1
John Lundstram	MID	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Oliver Norwood	MID	64			0	0.00	0.02	1
David McGoldrick	FWD	90	1		1	0.57	0.00	0
Rhian Brewster	FWD	65			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ben Osborn	Sub	26			0	0.00	0.06	1
Oliver McBurnie	Sub	25			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 70% Avg odds 1.38

Draw 19% Avg odds 4.95

Sheffield United win 11% Avg odds 8.63

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea D W D D W

Sheffield United L L D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea, 11 Jul 20 Next meeting: Sheffield United 1-2 Chelsea, 07 Feb 21 All Chelsea vs Sheffield United meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.