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Premier League | Gameweek 17
Dec 16, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Chelsea
2 - 0
Sheff Utd

Palmer (54'), Jackson (61')
Gallagher (52')
FT(HT: 0-0)

McAtee (42'), Hamer (63'), Lowe (74')

The Match

Match Report

Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson score the goals as Chelsea record a 2-0 win over Sheffield United in Saturday's Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Sheffield United.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Chelsea and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Saturday's Premier Leagu clash with Sheffield United.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Sheffield United.

Form, Standings, Stats

Chelsea

All competitions
Last Game: Everton 2-0 Chelsea
Sunday, December 10 at 2pm in Premier League

Sheffield United

All competitions
Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-0 Brentford
Saturday, December 9 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 68.23%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 13.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.74%) and 1-0 (9.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.63%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-2 (3.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Chelsea in this match.

Result
ChelseaDrawSheffield United
68.23% (0.022000000000006 0.02) 18.37% (-0.0040000000000013 -0) 13.4% (-0.023 -0.02)
Both teams to score 52.86% (-0.043999999999997 -0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.97% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)39.02% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.65% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)61.34% (0.025000000000006 0.03)
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.55% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)10.45% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.95% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)34.05%
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.03% (-0.050999999999995 -0.05)40.97% (0.046000000000006 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.47% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)77.53% (0.040000000000006 0.04)
Score Analysis
    Chelsea 68.23%
    Sheffield United 13.4%
    Draw 18.37%
ChelseaDrawSheffield United
2-0 @ 10.92% (0.02 0.02)
2-1 @ 9.74% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-0 @ 9.67% (0.011000000000001 0.01)
3-0 @ 8.22% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.34% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
4-0 @ 4.64% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
4-1 @ 4.14%
3-2 @ 3.27% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
5-0 @ 2.1% (0.0019999999999998 0)
5-1 @ 1.87% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-2 @ 1.85% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
Other @ 4.47%
Total : 68.23%
1-1 @ 8.63% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-2 @ 4.35% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.28% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-3 @ 0.97% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 18.37%
1-2 @ 3.85% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-1 @ 3.82% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 1.7% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 1.29% (-0.004 -0)
1-3 @ 1.15% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
Other @ 1.59%
Total : 13.4%

How you voted: Chelsea vs Sheff Utd

Chelsea
71.2%
Draw
17.8%
Sheffield United
11.0%
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