At 23:00 Beijing time on December 16, the 17th round of the 2023-24 Premier League: Chelsea vs Sheffield United.
Chelsea is a Premier League giant, one of the BIG6, but a giant whose results are only better than the relegation team after changing owners. Sheffield United are promoted and are the current vice-captains of the Premier League.
In the Premier League standings before the game, Chelsea ranked 12th with 19 points from 16 games, 5 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, 8 points behind sixth Manchester United, and Sheffield United with 8 points from 16 games, 2 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses, 5 points less than Everton, who are 17th outside the relegation zone. Everton have been deducted 10 points, and the difference between the three teams in the relegation zone is not large, with second-to-last Burnley also having eight points and 18th-placed Luton Town having nine points.
Yes, Chelsea started the 4231 formation, center forward Jackson, forward Mudryk, Palmer, Sterling, double back Gallagher, Caicedo, back four Corwill, Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Disassi, goalkeeper Petrovic. The starting eleven is worth a total of 420 million euros.
Sheffield United started the 4141 formation, with center forward McBurney, midfielders Archer, Brooks, Hammer, McCarty, midfielder Sousa, four defenders Max Lowe, Truesti, Ahmed Odejic, Jaden Borg, goalkeeper Fudringham. The starting eleven is worth a total of 98.5 million euros.
Recently, some Chelsea who have "turned from prosperity to decline" have entered the rhythm relatively slowly, and of course, the vice-president of the Premier League is in Chelsea's turf, and it is impossible to be anti-guest-oriented.
In the 15th minute, Gallagher made a steal in front of the field and shot from a distance, which was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 27th minute, Mudryk took the ball on the left side and broke into the penalty area and passed the ball to the goal, which was cleared by the defender.
In the 32nd minute, Mudryk picked up a pass in the penalty area, Jackson inserted the penalty area and then divided the ball, Palmer followed up and the shot was blocked, but the referee also signaled that Jackson was offside.
In the 38th minute, Chelsea went straight in front of the field, and Jackson inserted a single knife, but he couldn't grasp it and was destroyed by the goalkeeper.
Chelsea were the first to break the deadlock in the 54th minute when Raheem Sterling drove into the box from the right to cross the ball in front of goal, which Palmer slotted in. Chelsea 1:0 Sheffield United.
In the 61st minute, Pollman crossed diagonally from the edge of the box, Sterling's shot from inside the box was saved, Palmer passed the ball to the back post again, Jackson faced an empty goal, this time did not waste the opportunity, and sent the ball into the empty goal. Chelsea 2:0 Sheffield United. VAR intervened to confirm the goal.
In the 68th minute, Raheem Sterling stabbed a shot into the penalty area, which was blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 70th minute, Sheffield United's free kick in the front of the penalty area, Hamel hit the goal directly, and was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the end, Chelsea won 2-0 at home, ending a two-game losing streak and 22 points from 17 games, returning to a familiar position in the Premier League table - 10th.
Palmer, who scored first and set up Jackson's goal to seal the win, was undoubtedly the first contributor to Chelsea's victory.