Chelsea vs Sheffield United

16 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Cole Palmer 54’
  • Nicolas Jackson 61’

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.

Match stats

Chelsea Sheffield United
15 Shots 6
6 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.27 xG 0.44
3.27 Non-penalty xG 0.44
13 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Chelsea Sheffield United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Cole Palmer
Assist: Raheem Sterling
1-0 (Chelsea)
54’
Nicolas Jackson
Assist: Cole Palmer
2-0 (Chelsea)
61’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Conor Gallagher
Sheffield United
  • Max Lowe
  • James McAtee
  • Gustavo Hamer

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.30 0.44 54’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-0 54’ 61’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 2-0 61’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.30 0.44 54’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-0 Palmer 54’ 61’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 2-0 Jackson 61’
Chelsea 3.30 xGSheffield United 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Chelsea attacking 
61’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 84’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.70 xG, off target 54’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 88’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), set piece, 0.46 xG, saved 68’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 90+3’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 12’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 84’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.70 xG, off target 54’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 88’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), set piece, 0.46 xG, saved 68’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 90+3’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 12’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Djordje Petrovic GK900 0.000.000
Axel Disasi DEF900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.311
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi DEF900 0.000.011
Levi Colwill DEF900 0.000.000
Moisés Caicedo MID901 0.020.052
Conor Gallagher MID902 0.050.081
Raheem Sterling MID7711 0.310.622
Cole Palmer MID90115 0.781.512
Mykhailo Mudryk MID711 0.010.000
Nicolas Jackson FWD9013 1.290.031
Enzo Fernández Sub190 0.000.000
Armando Broja Sub132 0.850.000
Malo Gusto Sub10 0.000.000
Ian Maatsen Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

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.

Form going into the game

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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.