The results of Chelsea vs Sheffield United in the 2023-2024 Premier League are now known. The duel at Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, Saturday (16/12/2023) ended with a score of 2-0.
Chelsea’s two goals came in the second half through Cole Palmer (54′) and Nicolas Jackson (61′). This was the Blues’ first win after suffering negative results in the last two matches of the 2023-2024 Premier League.
Chelsea, who played in front of their own public, immediately appeared to be pressing from the early minutes. Even so, Sheffield is still very solid so their defense is difficult to penetrate.
Sheffield itself did not play without threats. The team nicknamed The Blades almost broke through Chelsea’s goal in the 23rd minute through Cameron Archer’s kick which was slightly off the mark. After that, the match was fierce with both teams buying and selling attacks
Chelsea continued to attack Sheffield’s defense. However, the attacks launched by Mauricio Pochettino’s men were still too innocent so none of them resulted in a goal. Until the match entered the 35th minute, both teams were still playing with a score of 0-0.
Entering the final five minutes, the Blues had a chance in the 42nd minute through Nicolas Jackson, who was still blocked by the Blades’ defense. In the end, Chelsea and Sheffield temporarily had to draw with a score of 0-0 in the first half.
After the break, the Blues did not reduce the tempo of their game. Raheem Sterling and his colleagues are still looking for opportunities to score superior goals. But on the other hand, Sheffiled’s defense is also quite difficult to penetrate.
Until finally Chelsea managed to open the scoring in the 54th minute through Cole Palmer’s flick after receiving a sweet pass from Raheem Sterling. Then in the 61st minute it was Nicolas Jackson’s turn to get his name on the scoreboard and change the position to 2-0.
Winning by two goals made the Blues more confident in launching their attack on Sheffield’s defense. Cole Palmer and his colleagues continued to give threats after threats. Despite appearing dominant, no additional goals were scored until the match entered the 80th minute.
In the 84th minute, the Blues had a chance through Armando Broja but his shot went wide. Sheffield really had difficulties. The final result, Chelsea successfully closed the match with a 2-0 win over Sheffield.
