Chelsea triumphed over Sheffield United in a win on Saturday, 4x1, in a game relating to matchweek 8. To this matchweek, London's team came from a win, and Sheffield's team came from two defeats.
In the 9th minute, David McGoldrick opened the scoring for Sheffield United, from a corner, laid on by Sander Berge. After 23 minutes, Tammy Abraham struck for Chelsea, with a right-foot strike, after an assist provided by Mateo Kovacic. With 34 minutes on the clock, Ben Chilwell scored the second goal for Frank Lampard's team, from a corner, assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
After 77 minutes, blues increased their lead with a goal from Thiago Silva. After 80 minutes, Timo Werner wrapped things up, with a right-foot shot inside the penalty area, laid on by N´Golo Kanté. Timo Werner now on a scoring streak of 4 consecutive games.
After the result Chelsea are 5th in the table, with 15 points, while Sheffield United sit 20th place, with 1 point. In their next fixture, blues will play away against Newcastle, whilst Chris Wilder's team will host West Ham.
Chelsea | Sheffield United | |||
7 | 4 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
7 | 3 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
5 | Total Tackles | 5 | ||
7 | 2 | Tackles Won | 1 | 8 |
8 | 4 | Ball steals | 6 | 7 |
7 | 117 | Total Passes | 42 | 8 |
7 | 104 | Passes Completed | 34 | 8 |
8 | 2 | Saves | 6 | 7 |
8 | 2 | Fouls Committed | 3 | 7 |
7 | 4 | Fouls Suffered | 2 | 8 |