Chelsea face Sheffield United in what will be Thomas Tuchel’s fight to go four matches unbeaten, having won his last two encounters and drawn on his debut. The Blues will travel to South Yorkshire in a bid to maintain a good run of form which has improved the team’s morale.
Thiago Silva’s absence due to injury is Chelsea’s biggest team news. This will see them line-up differently in the back. Chelsea have recorded a trio of clean sheets in the past three outings.
But upfront, the attackers will hope to fire all possible cylinders after scoring a lamentable two in three matches. Sheffield United are the perfect side to knock the goals against as they have conceded 35 goals in 22 games all season – the league’s fourth-worst defensive record. (WhoScored)
After a somewhat convincing win at Tottenham and the home side’s disappointing showing, Chelsea now come against a Sheffield side who sit at the bottom of the Premier League table at 20th place. The Blades themselves have won only three games all season.
Tuchel has named his starting eleven against Sheffield United. The full team line-up for the match vs Sheffield United is below. (Kick-off at 19:15pm GMT)
