The Blues returned to winning ways with an easy home victory against Sheffield.
What happened?
Despite Sheffield’s bright start to the game, Chelsea gradually took control of the possession and increased the pressure on the visitors’ backline.
Nicholas Jackson came the closest to scoring the opener for the hosts in the 43rd minute, but his shot went wide as the two teams went into the break on the back of a goalless draw.
The course of the game changed, however, when the second half began. Chelsea broke the deadlock when Cole Palmer smashed Raheem Sterling’s low cross into the back of the net in the 54th minute.
Only seven minutes later, the Blues doubled their lead through Nicolas Jackson. This time, an assist from Palmer was converted by Jackson from close range to make it 2-0 for the hosts.
Chelsea continued their attacks in the final 30 minutes of the game but failed to convert their chances as they settled for a 2-0 victory.
Chelsea vs Sheffield United: Man of the Match
Cole Palmer made another excellent display for Chelsea as they defeated Sheffield 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. The former Manchester City star was directly involved in both goals while constantly putting pressure on Sheffield defenders with clever off-the-ball moves.
Cole Palmer’s game by numbers vs. Sheffield United:
92% pass accuracy
89 touches
59/64 passes completed
4 ground duels won
2 long balls completed
2 dribbles completed
2 key passes
2 big chances created
1 goal
1 assist
Player Ratings
Chelsea: Petrovic (6); Disasi (6), Silva (7), Badiashile (8), Colwill (7); Caicedo (7), Gallagher (8), Palmer (8); Sterling (7), Mudryk (5), Jackson (7).
Bench: E. Fernandez (6), Broja (6), Maatsen (-), Gusto (-).
Sheffield Utd: Foderingham (5); Bogle (6), Ahmedhodzic (4), Trusty (6), Lowe (6); Souza (7); McAtee (5), Hamer (6), Brooks (5), Archer (6); McBurnie (6).
Bench: Osula (5), Norwood (6), Slimane (5).