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Sheffield United

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Sheffield United will be hoping to bounce back here following a 3-1 Premier League loss in their previous game against Liverpool.

In that match, Sheffield United had 17% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Liverpool got 29 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Darwin Núñez (17'), Conor Bradley (58' Own goal), Alexis Mac Allister (76') and Cody Gakpo (90') scored for Liverpool.

Their more recent scorelines shine a light on the fact that things desperately need to get better in the Sheffield United backline. Sheffield United have managed to let an unforgivable 20 goals go in at the wrong end of the pitch during the period covering their last 6 games. Regardless, we must now wait to see if that trend shall continue on in this upcoming match.

A look at their previous results shows us that Sheffield United:

• have not registered a win against Chelsea in their previous 3 league games.
• have not won at home in their last 6 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.

Chelsea

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Chelsea go into this game following a 4-3 Premier League win as they beat Manchester United in their last outing.

In that match, Chelsea managed 56% possession and 28 shots at goal with 10 on target. For Chelsea, goals were scored by Conor Gallagher (4') and Cole Palmer (19', 100', 101'). On the other side, Manchester United got 19 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Alejandro Garnacho (34', 67') and Bruno Fernandes (39') scored for Manchester United.

Chelsea have seen success in front of goal of late, having scored 16 times in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Mauricio Pochettino will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Chelsea can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same outings.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Chelsea:

• have not been beaten in their last 3 away league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 2 league games.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 31/08/2019 shows that Sheffield United have won 1 of them and Chelsea 4, with the number of drawn results being 1.

A sum of 19 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 7 from The Blades and 12 created by The Blues. That’s an average goals per game of 3.17.

The last league match between these clubs was Premier League match day 17 on 16/12/2023 and the score finished Chelsea 2-0 Sheffield United.

That time, Chelsea had 78% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The goalscorers were Cole Palmer (54') and Nicolas Jackson (61').

Sheffield United had 6 shots on goal with 1 on target.

The match was refereed by Andrew Madley.

📰 Team News: Sheffield United

John Egan (Foot injury) and Chris Basham (Leg injury) will be missing for Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder.

We think that The Blades will possibly opt for a 3-5-2 formation in the match with Ivo Grbic, Mason Holgate, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Jack Robinson, Jayden Bogle, V. de Souza, Ollie Arblaster, Ben Osborn, Auston Trusty, Oliver McBurnie and Ben Brereton Diaz.

🗞️ Team News: Chelsea

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has multiple availability issues to deal with. Wesley Fofana (Cruciate ligament tear), Christopher Nkunku (unknown injury), Lesley Ugochukwu (Hamstring injury), Levi Colwill (Toe injury), Reece James (surgery) and Roméo Lavia (Hamstring injury) can’t be considered.

We’re of the thinking that The Blues appear most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation by sending out Djordje Petrovic, Malo Gusto, Axel Disasi, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher, Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson.

💡 Prediction

In our view, Sheffield United are likely to score against this Chelsea side, but a single goal may not prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We are therefore anticipating a narrow 1-2 win for Chelsea when all is said and done. It should be a decent one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 16:02 07/04/2024