Chelsea vs Sheffield United

31 August 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Tammy Abraham 19’, 43’
  • Callum Robinson 46’
  • Kurt Zouma 89’ (og)

Match summary

Chelsea and Sheffield United drew 2-2. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Tammy Abraham put Chelsea ahead in the 19th minute and Abraham made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Callum Robinson pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 46th minute, set up by Enda Stevens and Zouma's own goal equalised in the 89th minute.

Chelsea had the better of the chances, with 2.31 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sheffield United's 1.05 from 8.

Match stats

Chelsea Sheffield United
13 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.31 xG 1.05
2.31 Non-penalty xG 1.05
4 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Chelsea Sheffield United
Kick-off
Tammy Abraham1-0 (Chelsea)
19’
Tammy Abraham2-0 (Chelsea)
43’
Half-time2-0
46’
Callum Robinson
Assist: Enda Stevens2-1 (Sheffield United)
89’
Kurt Zouma
Own goal2-2 (Sheffield United)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Oliver McBurnie

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 1.05 19’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 1-0 19’ 43’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 2-0 43’ 46’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), 2-1 46’ 89’ Kurt Zouma (Sheffield United) own goal, 2-2 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 1.05 19’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 1-0 Abraham 19’ 43’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 2-0 Abraham 43’ 46’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), 2-1 Robinson 46’ 89’ Kurt Zouma (Sheffield United) own goal, 2-2 Zouma 89’
Chelsea 2.31 xGSheffield United 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Chelsea attacking 
19’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 19’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 39’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 43’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 46’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 55’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 88’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 37’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 44’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 15’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Luke Freeman (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), own goal 19’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 19’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 39’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 43’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 46’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 55’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 88’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 37’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 44’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 15’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Luke Freeman (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.412
Kurt Zouma DEF901 0.030.000
Fikayo Tomori DEF900 0.000.051
Emerson DEF900 0.000.000
Jorginho MID900 0.000.091
Mateo Kovacic MID841 0.110.000
Ross Barkley MID614 0.200.000
Christian Pulisic FWD901 0.570.000
Tammy Abraham FWD8524 1.280.754
Mason Mount FWD902 0.120.031
Willian Sub290 0.000.000
Michy Batshuayi Sub60 0.000.000
Billy Gilmour Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 68% Avg odds 1.41
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.78
Sheffield United win 12% Avg odds 8.32

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea WDLDW
Sheffield United DWL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea, 11 Jul 20  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.