Chelsea vs Sheffield United LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture tonight
Follow all the action as Frank Lampard’s side welcome the Blades to Stamford Bridge
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the action as Chelsea welcome Sheffield United to Stamford Bridge this afternoon.
Frank Lampard’s side have shown serious improvements in recent weeks, having now kept a clean sheet in their last five successive matches, and can move into the top four with a victory.
It’s been a different story for Sheffield United so far, though, with Chris Wilder’s side taking just one point from their opening seven games. Furthermore, the Blades have only scored three goals in total and desperately need a result to kickstart their season. Follow all the action below live:
21 min
Eze is fouled on the edge of the box and Palace will have a free kick in a good position. Klich appears to have hurt his knee, but he’s back up after some attention from the physios.
20 min
A worrying moment for Meslier as he drops a cross from Towsend. Leeds manage to hack the ball clear.
19 min
Leeds were just starting to gain control of the game before what appeared to be the equaliser. Palace might be buoyed by that, though.
18 min
NO GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Leeds
Apparently Bamford was offside. He didn’t look offside, but VAR says he is. So Leeds are denied a goal.
17 min
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Leeds (Bamford)
An almost instant response from Leeds! Klich receives the ball on the edge of the box, turns and feeds a perfectly-weighted pass through to Bamford, who guides his finish over Guaita and into the bottom left corner.
14 min
Leeds look for an immediate response, working the ball around the edge of Palace’s box. The hosts get players back, and Alioski’s eventual cross is claimed by Guaita.
12 min
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Leeds (Dann)
Palace get their reward for a good start! Eze swings a corner into the middle and Dann meets it with a superb header, guiding it into the top right corner, in off the bar.
8 min
Leeds win a corner, from which Cooper powers a header over the bar.
7 min
Eze is set away down the left and plays a neat ball inside for van Aanholt. The latter’s shot lacks any real power and Meslier saves, but it’s been a positive start from the hosts.
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