Sheffield United has not lost in two out of three recent rounds, which can be considered a success for an underdog. At home, the “Blades” secured points against “Fulham” (3:3), and away, against “Brighton” (2:2). In the last round, the team played away against “Liverpool,” spending the entire match in defense, even scoring a goal, but it didn’t save them from defeat (1:3). Chris Wilder’s team fights until the end in every match, but there is no real breakthrough in terms of successful results. As a result, they have only gathered 15 points and occupy the last place in the table. The gap from the 17th place, which ensures safety, is 10 points. It’s unlikely that they will be able to eliminate such a handicap in the remaining time. The hosts have many losses in the squad. Today, defenders John Egan, George Baldock, Max Lowe, Rhys Norrington-Davies, and Chris Basham, midfielder Tom Davies, and forward Rhian Brewster will not play due to injuries.
In the last round, Chelsea miraculously won against “Manchester United” at home (4:3), scoring two goals in added time. Before that, there was a match against the underdog “Burnley,” where the “Blues” played in the majority for most of the time but failed to win (2:2). There are obvious problems for the Londoners in defense they have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight consecutive Premier League matches. Interestingly, in each of these eight matches, there was an exchange of goals. vIn the league table, Mauricio Pochettino’s team occupies the ninth place and is five points behind the sixth-placed “Manchester United” with a game in hand. It’s worth noting that Chelsea has not won in the last two away matches they had draws against “Manchester City” (1:1) and “Brentford” (2:2). Due to injuries, defenders Levi Colwill and Reece James, midfielders Carney Chukwuemeka, Romeo Lavia, and Leslie Ugochukwu will not take the field today.
