Match Thread Sheffield United v. Chelsea - 7th February 2021

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EPL Week 23 - Sunday 7th February 2021 - Bramall Lane

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Officials:

Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistant Referee: Simon Beck
Assistant Referee: Eddie Smart
Fourth Official: Andy Madley
Video Assistant Referee: Simon Hooper
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Timothy Wood

Coverage:

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Live TV Coverage:

 

[blades78]

Takes piss that they can bring Kante on.

 

[BladesOnToast]

Azpe...(sp) us a bit of a twat hassling the ref when he was checking VAR.

That should be a booking if you ask me

 

[Blade58]

It’s getting close to watching paint dry
Most of the team look fked

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

It’s getting close to watching paint dry
Most of the team look fked

We’re playing Chelsea

 

[HeySethUTB]

Despite the fact we look like losing, an in form fleck is a different animal he’s played well tonight.

 

[Nade]

I'm feeling alright about the performance. Unlucky with the goals.

 

[haich1889]

We've had so little luck this season & the bit we get thrown away within a minute. So depressing

 

[essexblade73]

Lowe has had a shocker

 

[ATL Recs]

ramsdales dived to one side, balls been poked other way, but after that point ramsdales not moved an inch from diving. he could have ran in any direction but decided to run through ramsdale

No he didn’t he went to the right the ball left if he’d not been stopped by Ramsdale he would have scored

 

[The Hecky Flecky Shake]

Game Summary: Last years luck out done by this years fuck ups.

 

[derfblade.3]

We’re playing Chelsea

Odds on what Wilder will say after and telling everyone what great players they have.

 

[Nah den]

We can't keep hold of the ball for more than 30 secs. Not going to create anything like that.

 

[Lendegoeystash]

Burnie runs about like Duncan Norville.

 

[blades78]

Not having any options to freshen up our midfield has cost us massively this season.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Odds on what Wilder will say after and telling everyone what great players they have.

I don’t think we’ve played badly at all. They’ve just managed the game extremely well and are a very good team. Their team is much better than ours.

 

[Stantheman]

Burnie runs about like Duncan Norville.

But without the quality, ability or pulling power!

 

[S12 blade]

It doesn’t matter if he was looking to make contact, he’s got the ball so any contact by the keeper is always going to be a penalty if the keeper doesn’t get the ball.

If it was a United player brought down like that you’d be screaming for a penalty.

i mean im not a ref, and by no means an expert. by the laws of the game you might be correct,
i would not be screaming for a penalty, you dont know that. id think of it a fortutious pen which id be happy for but would still have the same view.

i suppose it depends what side you fall on, for me, this is a contact sport and not a game of who can be the most crafty and 'buy fouls'
the guy had a chance to play football and would have most likely scored, but decided to instead take an easy path and buy a pen which is sad veiwing for football fans in my opinion

 

[lazyfecklessblade]

We're tiring, they bring on one of the most mobile, aggresive midfielders in football. Frustrating but what can we do realistically

 

[essexblade73]

Clueless, aimless finish

 

[shrubbery]

Lundstram has had excellent energy and has been all over the pitch but he has been so sloppy in possession.

 

[Dnblade]

Not holding onto the ball enough, and they keep it so well.. just need to get one chance and take it.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Lundstram has had excellent energy and has been all over the pitch but he has been so sloppy in possession.

They all have unfortunately, that’s the only criticism I have of tonight

 

[K1 flabby stick]

Lundstram has had excellent energy and has been all over the pitch but he has been so sloppy in possession.

Be fair all of them have been sloppy in possession

 

[Suomi_Blade]

Am i wrong with this opinion in that McBurnie has had a really bad non-effective game?

 

[AnstonBlade1]

Zero quality in the final third, can’t keep hold of it for more than 30 seconds

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Am i wrong with this opinion in that McBurnie has had a really bad non-effective game?

He has, we’ve not created much either though. It’s not been a bad performance at all, a game We possibly could have got something from

 

[Headshrinker]

It has been yet another solid performance, against a top side. What do people expect? The worst team in the league to outplay Chelsea?

 

[BobblesBlade]

We lost because of FEAR!

We are good enough to against these teams.

Roll on next season to get our mojo back.

 

[essexblade73]

Lundstram can fck off as well

 

[YES Blade]

It has been yet another solid performance, against a top side. What do people expect? The worst team in the league to outplay Chelsea?

I don’t expect us to out play them, it just feels like we’ve shown them far too much respect. They didn’t look a particularly great side, obviously better than us, but not that good.