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Sheffield United 1-2 Chelsea: Visitors maintain unbeaten start to Tuchel reign

Sheffield United 1-2 Chelsea: Visitors maintain unbeaten start to Tuchel reign
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Mason Mount’s first-half strike was his fourth goal of the season

Chelsea recovered from Antonio Rudiger’s own goal to move up to fifth in the Premier League, as Thomas Tuchel’s unbeaten start as manager continued with victory at Sheffield United.

The German, who took over from Frank Lampard last month, watched as his side struggled in the opening half hour on a freezing night as Oliver Burke fired wide in the opening minute.

But the visitors went ahead before the break when Mason Mount found the bottom corner following Timo Werner’s cross from the left.

Chelsea then conceded the first goal of Tuchel’s four-game reign in calamitous circumstances when Rudiger poked past Edouard Mendy into his own net.

The winner arrived in bizarre circumstances.

Timo Werner was brought down by goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale for what looked like a clear penalty, but referee Kevin Friend ignored Chelsea’s appeals and waved play on.

The action continued for almost two minutes before the video assistant referee intervened, but despite the delay, Jorginho kept his cool from the spot for his sixth goal of the season.

Coming after Liverpool’s 4-1 defeat by leaders Manchester City, the win put Chelsea’s Champions League ambitions back on track after they had slipped to ninth under former boss Lampard.

Sheffield United, who had won three of their previous five games, pressed for a late equaliser but found Rudiger in the way and missed out on the chance to move above second-bottom West Brom.

Werner plays part either side of Rudiger error

Chelsea are a team still coming to terms with a change in manager and a new style.

They are now looking to assert their authority with controlled possession football, and they have quickly recovered from the decline under Lampard to move within touching distance of the top four.

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Having drawn with Wolves and beaten both Burnley and Tottenham, this was a test of character for Tuchel’s side after Rudiger’s mistake threatened to throw them off course against a Sheffield United outfit buoyed by their recent upturn in form.

Key to the victory was Werner, who failed to end his 14-game goal drought in the Premier League, yet had a hand in both goals.

The Blades’ early pressing led to a shaky start from the visiting defence, with some careless Chelsea passing almost leading to a first-minute deficit.

But after Ben Chilwell, selected ahead of Marcos Alonso, twice missed with back-post headers, they began to get a grip on the game.


That was in part down to Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic feeding the ball more quickly to the front three of Timo Werner, Olivier Giroud and the energetic Mount.

And it was Kovacic’s driving run which allowed Chilwell and Werner to combine for Mount’s opener, his fourth goal of the season.

Rudiger, who has described how he was racially abused on social media for his supposed part in Lampard’s downfall, then handed the Blades a lifeline when he stroked the ball past Mendy into his own net following Oliver McBurnie’s surging run.

But fortunately for the Germany defender, Chelsea quickly recovered and four minutes later they were ahead again.

Werner latched onto a poor Blades’ back pass and was clattered by Ramsdale in the penalty box as he tried to round the goalkeeper.

And although referee Friend decided not to award the spot-kick, much to Tuchel’s protests, VAR eventually intervened before Jorginho stroked home.

Chelsea then tried to see the game out, but Chris Wilder’s Blades side showed that despite their lowly position in the league they do not give up.

Rudiger made up for his earlier error with some fine defending to deny the hosts an equaliser and a injury-time save by Mendy thwarted substitute Billy Sharp as Chelsea held on.

Blades return gift as they miss chance to move off bottom

Since winning their first game of the season, against Newcastle, last month the Blades have won twice more, against Manchester United and West Brom.

However, the gap to survival has grown from nine points to 12 as the teams above the bottom three have also started to find form.

That has not disheartened Wilder’s team though, as they chase an unlikely escape from the bottom three, and although Chelsea were on top after a poor start, it did not stop the hosts asking questions of their expensively-assembled opponents.

That began from the first minute when Burke should have scored and they could have had a penalty in the 11th minute when Chilwell brought down Chris Basham, but the United defender was caught offside from the initial cross.

Under instruction from the bellowing Wilder on the touchlines, the Blades were making the Chelsea defence look shaky, and Jayden Bogle almost cut through them with a mazy run.

At the other end, Kean Bryan helped the hosts’ defence hold firm until Chelsea began to dictate possession which led to Mount’s opener.

Although their equaliser was fortunate, Sheffield United will argue they had shown enough willing to deserve a goal – but having been provided with a gift via Rudiger, they then returned the favour.

Bogle, who was otherwise excellent, left his back pass short, allowing Werner to nip in before Ramsdale caught him.

The hosts tried to get back into the game once more as Wilder introduced David McGoldrick and Sharp, but Rudiger and latterly Mendy stood in their way.

Werner’s proves value with another assist – the best stats

  • Timo Werner has made more assists than any other Chelsea player in all competitions this season (6), while his five in the Premier League is also the best for the Blues.
  • Nine of Chelsea midfielder Jorginho’s 11 Premier League goals have come from the penalty spot (82%) – this is the highest ratio of any player with 10+ goals in the competition’s history.
  • Chelsea have won each of their past three Premier League games, equalling their longest winning streak of the season (three between October-November). This was also only the second time they have won consecutive Premier League away games this term.
  • Since beating Chelsea at Bramall Lane in July 2020, Sheffield United have only won two of their past 13 home games in the Premier League (D1 L10).
  • Sheffield United have kept just one clean sheet in their past 25 Premier League games, with that lone shutout coming at home to Newcastle last month.
  • Since the start of last season, Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger is one of only five players to have scored multiple own goals in the Premier League (2) – the German has done it in the fewest appearances (28).
  • Aged 22 years and 28 days, Mason Mount is the second-youngest player to score 10 Premier League goals for Chelsea, after Arjen Robben (21y 342d).

What next?

Sheffield United are at home to Bristol City in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday before travelling to West Ham in the Premier League next Monday.

Chelsea travel to Barnsley in the FA Cup fifth round on Thursday before hosting Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday.

Player of the match

WernerTimo Werner

with an average of 7.86

Sheffield United

  1. Squad number10Player nameSharp

    Average rating

    5.51

  2. Squad number4Player nameFleck

    Average rating

    5.24

  3. Squad number12Player nameEgan

    Average rating

    4.93

  4. Squad number17Player nameMcGoldrick

    Average rating

    4.90

  5. Squad number6Player nameBasham

    Average rating

    4.89

  6. Squad number20Player nameBogle

    Average rating

    4.82

  7. Squad number1Player nameRamsdale

    Average rating

    4.75

  8. Squad number24Player nameBrewster

    Average rating

    4.75

  9. Squad number7Player nameLundstram

    Average rating

    4.70

  10. Squad number14Player nameBurke

    Average rating

    4.66

  11. Squad number13Player nameLowe

    Average rating

    4.65

  12. Squad number29Player nameBryan

    Average rating

    4.55

  13. Squad number16Player nameNorwood

    Average rating

    4.51

  14. Squad number9Player nameMcBurnie

    Average rating

    4.35

Chelsea

  1. Squad number11Player nameWerner

    Average rating

    7.86

  2. Squad number19Player nameMount

    Average rating

    7.29

  3. Squad number16Player nameMendy

    Average rating

    6.87

  4. Squad number4Player nameChristensen

    Average rating

    6.76

  5. Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta

    Average rating

    6.71

  6. Squad number20Player nameHudson-Odoi

    Average rating

    6.67

  7. Squad number24Player nameJames

    Average rating

    6.64

  8. Squad number17Player nameKovacic

    Average rating

    6.49

  9. Squad number5Player nameJorginho

    Average rating

    6.40

  10. Squad number7Player nameKanté

    Average rating

    6.40

  11. Squad number21Player nameChilwell

    Average rating

    6.16

  12. Squad number3Player nameAlonso

    Average rating

    6.16

  13. Squad number18Player nameGiroud

    Average rating

    5.81

  14. Squad number2Player nameRüdiger

    Average rating

    5.59

Line-ups

Sheff Utd

Formation 3-5-2

1Ramsdale

6Basham12Egan29Bryan

20Bogle7Lundstram16Norwood4Fleck13Lowe

14Burke9McBurnie

  • 1Ramsdale
  • 6BashamBooked at 17mins
  • 12Egan
  • 29BryanSubstituted forSharpat 68′minutes
  • 20Bogle
  • 7Lundstram
  • 16NorwoodSubstituted forBrewsterat 86′minutes
  • 4Fleck
  • 13Lowe
  • 14BurkeSubstituted forMcGoldrickat 62′minutes
  • 9McBurnie

Substitutes

  • 10Sharp
  • 15Jagielka
  • 17McGoldrick
  • 18Foderingham
  • 23Osborn
  • 24Brewster

Chelsea

Formation 3-4-1-2

16Mendy

28Azpilicueta4Christensen2Rüdiger

24James5Jorginho17Kovacic21Chilwell

19Mount

18Giroud11Werner

  • 16Mendy
  • 28Azpilicueta
  • 4Christensen
  • 2Rüdiger
  • 24James
  • 5Jorginho
  • 17Kovacic
  • 21ChilwellSubstituted forAlonsoat 62′minutes
  • 19Mount
  • 18GiroudSubstituted forHudson-Odoiat 62′minutes
  • 11WernerSubstituted forKantéat 75′minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Arrizabalaga
  • 3Alonso
  • 7Kanté
  • 9Abraham
  • 15Zouma
  • 20Hudson-Odoi
  • 22Ziyech
  • 23Gilmour
  • 33Emerson

Referee:
Kevin Friend

Match Stats

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