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:
24 min
More neat buildup play from Fulham. Cairney whips a cross into the middle and Mitrovic jumps above Cresswell, though he can only guide his header wide of the far post.
21 min
Bowen creates some space and blazes a shot over the bar from distance.
20 min
This is a good spell for Fulham. They win another corner, which is taken short and, again, comes to nothing. But the visitors are seeing plenty of the ball.
19 min
Balbuena, under no real pressure, heads behind for a corner. It’s sloppy defending, but nothing comes of the set piece.
15 min
Reed swings a cross towards the back post and Mitrovic, stretching with his right leg, prods wide under pressure from Cresswell.
14 min
The chances have dried up a little for now after a relentless opening ten minutes. It’d be very surprising if this ends 0-0, though.
10 min
This game has started frantically, with both sides defending shakily. Haller sends another header towards goal, but this time it lacks the power to trouble Areola.
9 min
Mitrovic’s free kick is disappointing, sent straight at the wall.
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