WorldSport Saturday 19 January 2064
English Premier Division · Saturday 19 January 2064
Chelsea
70
Full time
Sheffield United
Nacho Valera 5'
Jassem Abdulla 8'
Nacho Valera 16'
Júnior 28'
Lionel Messi 39'
Júnior 42'
Júnior 45'
🏟 Drogba Arena Attendance 89,563 Referee Sam Williams Player of the Match Júnior

Report

Seven before the break

Chelsea dismantled Sheffield United in one brutal first-half blitz at the Drogba Arena, and the gap at the top only grew.

Results19 Jan 2064

Messi steals the show as Chelsea run riot

A first-half blitz, a Júnior hat-trick and a 10.0 from the Argentine leave Sheffield United shell-shocked at the Drogba Arena.

The round19 Jan 2064

Can the Blades blunt the champions' charge?

Sheffield United visit Chelsea on 19 January with the Premier Division's top side looking to bounce back from a rare defeat.

Coming up5 Jan 2064

Line-ups

Chelsea4-3-3 DM Wide
7.6 1 Jimenez 7.5 48 Pico 🟨 ↓75' 8.3 5 Abdulla ⚽ 7.2 27 Mačkić 8.1 24 Calderón 7.4 9 Myers 7.0 56 Parkins ↓75' 7.7 20 Pardal 10.0 7 Júnior ⚽⚽⚽ ↓63' 10.0 19 Messi ⚽ ↓50' 9.3 11 Valera ⚽⚽ ↓63'
Sheffield United4-4-2
8.2 14 Abregú 5.9 18 Ramírez 🟨 ↓90' 6.4 12 Grande 6.3 6 Palmer 5.7 5 Oliver 5.8 2 Vinicius 🟨 6.2 20 Di Benedetto ↓45' 6.5 7 Víctor 6.0 8 Bourgeois 🟨 6.1 9 Janssens 🟨 5.9 22 Silva

Match stats

54%Possession46%
3.86Expected goals (xG)0.21
28Shots2
19Shots on target1
8Long shots0
5Clear-cut chances0
2Half chances1
1Saves12
466Passes completed405
40Crosses9
17Tackles won28
24Interceptions16
16Fouls25
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0