Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Chelsea & Sheffield United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Atletico Madrid, was also a home game here at Stamford Bridge. The away team is better rested.
Chelsea form and stats
Chelsea participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the final.When playing at home in the Premier League, Chelsea have managed 7 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 14 games. On the other hand, in the FA Cup, Chelsea has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Chelsea haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Leicester City, 60 days ago.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Chelsea, as their goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta has completely shut out the opponents for 417 minutes in the Premier League.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Leeds United that finished 0-0.
The Chelsea fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 14 league matches. Chelsea have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sheffield United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Sheffield United have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-1-12 (14 played). Total FA Cup statistics for Sheffield United: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. A depressing four defeats in a row for Sheffield in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Manchester United.
D. McGoldrick was the last player to score for the away team. Sheffield haven't scored a league goal in the last 240 minutes.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Sheffield, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-5 versus Leicester City. A 0-2 loss hosting Southampton before that.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Leicester City was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Sheffield United we find five games. Results are one Sheffield win, zero draws and four defeats.
Sheffield are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 14 away games. For Sheffield United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Chelsea won four games, one match ended with a draw and Sheffield United has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / oneTop Goalscorers
  J. Frello Filho 6 goals |  K. Bakumo-Abraham 6 goals |   D. McGoldrick 6 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Sheffield United missing players
| Chelsea | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 25 | 43 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 22% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 43 | 71 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | Everton | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 45 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 37 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 33 |
| 15 | Burnley | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 28 |
| 18 | Fulham | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -37 | 18 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 29 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 28 | -34 | 14 |
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