Sheffield United vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.
This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Sheffield United vs Chelsea
Searching for a way back into the game, Wilder makes an attacking substitution - sending a striker on for a defender as McAtee replaces Holgate.
Sheffield United vs Chelsea
Substitution Cole Jermaine Palmer Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka
Sheffield United vs Chelsea
GOOD SAVE! Grbic leaps up and uses his fingertips to push Palmer’s powerful strike from 20 yards out just over the crossbar for another Chelsea corner!
Sheffield United vs Chelsea
Jackson lays off a pass to Caicedo after the midfielder’s enterprising run takes him towards the back post but Bogle’s well-timed challenge puts it behind for a corner.
Sheffield United vs Chelsea
Chelsea have won six of their last eight Premier League games against Sheffield United (one loss and one draw), having lost each of their first three against the Blades in the competition.
Sheffield United vs Chelsea
Madueke leans back and hits a left-footed strike from 15 yards out after playing a give-and-go with Fernandez inside the penalty area, but it flies high over the crossbar with Grbic never under immediate danger.
Sheffield United vs Chelsea
Fernandez’s dangerous corner-kick is tracked by Silva, who forces Trusty to make unwitting contact with the delivery. Grbic reacts quickly however, stepping slightly off his line to claim the looping ball ahead of Disasi.
Sheffield United vs Chelsea
Ahmedhodzic leaps into an incredible ill-advised tackle from behind on Jackson, which brings play to a halt for a Chelsea free-kick on the halfway line. Right in front of the technical area, Pochettino protests for a card but none are shown as the visitors restart with a set-piece.
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