Sheffield United vs Wolves LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today
Which side will get off to a winning start in their Premier League opener? Follow all the latest from Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United are taking on Wolves tonight at Bramall Lane as the two clubs begin their Premier League campaign.
The Blades made a blistering return to the top flight last season, finishing in the top half with one of the best defensive records in the league under manager Chris Wilder. Wolves has been excellent too since coming up the previous season under Nuno Espirito Santo and will expect to push the top six once more.
Follow it live:
Kick off: Ben White makes his Premier League debut after joining Brighton from Leeds in the summer. The Seagulls get the match started and win a throw in on the right.
Brighton host Chelsea for the second time in over a fortnight. The pre-match friendly finished 1-1 as did Chelsea’s last official visit here last year.
Frank Lampard talks Sky Sports through Chelsea’s new signings, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, he said:
"We must give them time. They are really talented lads and have shown they are great characters and shown they are good teammates already.
"I expect their quality to come through but I don't want people to expect loads tonight. Quietly, I sort of do...
"The fact we do have some new players in the squad means we do have to work. I'd like to see that the steps we have made this week have hit home. It's a very interesting one for us."
Kai Havertz makes his Premier League debut for Chelsea tonight, will he live up to the hype?
That defeat means that Sheffield United have lost four consecutive Premier League games for the first time.
We’ll bring you all the reaction from Bramall Lane, but our focus is shifting to Brighton vs Chelsea, kicking off at 8.15pm. Here’s a remainder of the teams:
Brighton XI: Ryan; White, Webster, Dunk; Lamptey, Lallana, Bissouma, Alzate, March; Maupay, Trossard.
Chelsea XI: Kepa; James, Christensen, Zouma, Alonso; Jorginho, Kanté, Loftus-Cheek; Havertz, Mount, Werner.
90+5 mins: The final whistle goes and Wolves are the victors at Bramall Lane. Two quickfire goals inside of the first seven minutes put Wolves in the ascendancy and they never waivered from there. Sheffield United showed a bit of fight in the second half but they couldn’t break through Wolves’ defence.
90+3 mins: Wolves are trying to run down the clock. Passing the ball around and holding it up. The Blades win the ball and whip it quickly into the box from the right. McBurnie wins the header and Saiss heads it off the line!
90 mins: Another Traore shot from range is blocked by O’Connell and Wolves win another corner. There will be five minutes of stoppage time.
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