Match summary
Chelsea saw off Sheffield United 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.
Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 54th minute, set up by Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson made it 2-0 in the 61st minute, set up by Cole Palmer.
The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 3.30 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sheffield United's 0.44 from 6.
Before kick-off
Chelsea win
80%
Avg odds 1.20
Draw
13%
Avg odds 7.63
Sheffield United win
7%
Avg odds 14.35
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
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.