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Chelsea vs Sheffield Utd

Chelsea
2 - 0
Sheffield Utd
🕒 Sat, 16 Dec 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stamford Bridge 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Chelsea 6 · Sheffield Utd 20
Referee Stats
Andy Madley
23 matches · 3.96 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.96
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 35%
Home wins 43%
Draws 17%
Away wins 39%
How the match was won
  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (15-6).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (78%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chelsea (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-4-4

Goals For / Against

44 / 26
Avg: 2.32 / 1.37

Points

37
Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 1-3-15

Goals For / Against

16 / 47
Avg: 0.84 / 2.47

Points

6
Avg: 0.32

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.95
PPG
0.32
2.32
GF
0.84
1.37
GA
2.47
63%
O2.5
58%
53%
BTTS
58%
74%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Chelsea rank6th
Sheffield Utd rank20th
Chelsea points63
Sheffield Utd points16
Chelsea: #6 · 63 pts · GD +14
26 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Utd: #20 · 16 pts · GD -69
73 pts off the top 2. 44 pts off the play-off line. 23 pts from safety.
47-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chelsea last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals19-4
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals4-15
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 37%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Chelsea score at home84%
Chelsea clean sheet at home32%
Sheffield Utd score away58%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Chelsea score first74%
Chelsea win after scoring first79%
Sheffield Utd score first37%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first14%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Chelsea 40% · Sheffield Utd 17%
Avg first goal minute: Chelsea 20.4' · Sheffield Utd 33.4'

Vs league average

Chelsea score at home2.32 vs 1.80
Chelsea concede at home1.37 vs 1.48
Sheffield Utd score away0.84 vs 1.48
Sheffield Utd concede away2.47 vs 1.80
Chelsea score 29% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 43% below league average.
Defensive side: Chelsea are 7% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 37% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Chelsea goal timing (home)

1H scored: 49% 2H scored: 51% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 12
76-90+ 12
61-75 8
0-15 7
31-45 7
46-60 7
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 0

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 15
61-75 14
16-30 8
46-60 8
0-15 4
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
1
Total Shots
15
6
Shots off Goal
4
1
Blocked Shots
5
4
Shots Inside Box
7
3
Shots Outside Box
8
3
Ball Possession
78%
22%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
9
14
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
815
226
Passes Accurate
740
138
Passes %
91%
61%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
42'
42' J. McAtee
52'
52' C. Gallagher
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
C. Palmer
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Sterling
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ A. Brooks
1st substitution · For: W. Osula
61' ⚽
⚽
61' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
N. Jackson
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Palmer
63'
63' G. Hamer
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ O. McBurnie
2nd substitution · For: O. Norwood
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ M. Mudryk
1st substitution · For: E. Fernández
74'
74' M. Lowe
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ R. Sterling
2nd substitution · For: A. Broja
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ G. Hamer
3rd substitution · For: A. Ben Slimane
90+4' ↑↓
↑↓
90+4' ⇄ C. Palmer
3rd substitution · For: I. Maatsen
90+4' ↑↓
↑↓
90+4' ⇄ N. Jackson
4th substitution · For: M. Gusto

Chelsea vs Sheffield Utd 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Sheffield Utd 2-0 on Saturday, 16 December 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andy Madley. It was played at Stamford Bridge.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. McAtee received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 42'.

Second half: C. Gallagher received a yellow card for Chelsea at 52'. Chelsea took the lead at 54' when C. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to R. Sterling, making the score 1-0. Sheffield Utd made their 1st substitution at 58', with A. Brooks replacing W. Osula. Chelsea extended the lead at 61' when N. Jackson scored, with the assist credited to C. Palmer, making the score 2-0. G. Hamer received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 63'. Sheffield Utd made their 2nd substitution at 67', with O. McBurnie replacing O. Norwood. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 69', with M. Mudryk replacing E. Fernández. M. Lowe received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 74'. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 75', with R. Sterling replacing A. Broja. Sheffield Utd made their 3rd substitution at 80', with G. Hamer replacing A. Ben Slimane. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 90+4', with C. Palmer replacing I. Maatsen. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with N. Jackson replacing M. Gusto.

Chelsea used 4 substitutions while Sheffield Utd used 3 substitutions. Chelsea got 1 yellow card, while Sheffield Utd got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Chelsea outshot their opponent (15-6).
  • Chelsea controlled possession (78%).
  • Chelsea had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Chelsea vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2023-2024 Season
07 Apr 2024 Sheffield Utd vs Chelsea 2 - 2 16 Dec 2023 Chelsea vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 0
2020-2021 Season
07 Feb 2021 Sheffield Utd vs Chelsea 1 - 2 07 Nov 2020 Chelsea vs Sheffield Utd 4 - 1
2019-2020 Season
11 Jul 2020 Sheffield Utd vs Chelsea 3 - 0 31 Aug 2019 Chelsea vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 2