Sheffield United vs Chelsea

7 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Antonio Rüdiger 55’ (og)
  • Mason Mount 43’
  • Jorginho 58’ (pen)

Match summary

Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-1 on the road. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Mason Mount put Chelsea ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Timo Werner, Rüdiger's own goal equalised in the 55th minute, and Jorginho won it from the penalty spot in the 58th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Sheffield United's 0.62 from 8.

Match stats

Sheffield United Chelsea
8 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.62 xG 1.64
0.62 Non-penalty xG 0.88
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Sheffield United Chelsea
Kick-off
43’
Mason Mount
Assist: Timo Werner0-1 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-1
Antonio Rüdiger
Own goal1-1 (Sheffield United)
55’
58’
Jorginho
Penalty1-2 (Chelsea)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Chris Basham

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.62 1.64 43’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), 0-1 43’ 55’ Antonio Rüdiger (Sheffield United) own goal, 1-1 55’ 58’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 1-2 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.62 1.64 43’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), 0-1 Mount 43’ 55’ Antonio Rüdiger (Sheffield United) own goal, 1-1 Rüdiger 55’ 58’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 1-2 Jorginho 58’
Sheffield United 0.62 xGChelsea 1.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Sheffield United attacking 
58’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 1’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 43’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 6’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 90+6’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), own goal 58’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 1’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 43’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 6’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 90+6’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF900 0.000.000
Chris Basham DEF900 0.000.000
Kean Bryan DEF690 0.000.000
Jayden Bogle MID900 0.000.000
Max Lowe MID900 0.000.000
John Lundstram MID901 0.020.000
John Fleck MID901 0.020.000
Oliver Norwood MID870 0.000.021
Oliver McBurnie FWD900 0.000.473
Oliver Burke FWD632 0.390.000
David McGoldrick Sub271 0.030.021
Billy Sharp Sub211 0.080.000
Rhian Brewster Sub32 0.090.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 14% Avg odds 6.99
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.27
Chelsea win 64% Avg odds 1.50

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United WLWLW
Chelsea WLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 4-1 Sheffield United, 07 Nov 20 Next meeting: Chelsea 2-0 Sheffield United, 16 Dec 23  All Sheffield United vs Chelsea 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.