Chelsea vs Sheffield United LIVE: Result and reaction from FA Cup fixture today
The Blues are looking for two cup victories this week after easing past Atletico Madrid in the Champions League
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea host Sheffield United with both teams targeting a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
While the Blues have been riding high under Thomas Tuchel, with their unbeaten streak now stretching to 13 games after comfortably beating Atletico Madrid this week to advance to the quarter-final of the Champions League.
Blades have suffered a different experience, with Chris Wilder’s departure and relegation staring them in the face, but the FA Cup provides a welcome distraction after being thumped by Leicester last time out.
The Blues will likely shuffled the pack, as has been common under Tuchel so far, but despite the progress since Frank Lampard’s departure, the former PSG and Borussia Dortmund coach is aware he needs to find the right balance between defence and attack with more cutting edge in the final third: “We lack some precision in the final third and some goals, but we’ve never lacked the work-rate against the ball, touches in the box, shots.
“Maybe we lacked composure but that’s our fault because we work so hard against the ball. It’s about balance and I believe we have that balance in how the players feel.
“We’ll never stop to think about how to create chances, offensive solutions, where to create spaces and to accelerate our attacks. But we also think about counter-pressing.”
Follow live updates from Stamford Bridge, including build-up, analysis and reaction on a big day of football, with the final quarter-final, Leicester vs Manchester United, later on:
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Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd
Second half: No changes made by either manager at half time. The eventual winner of this game will face Southampton in the semi-finals but who’s it going to be?
Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd
48 mins: Leicester are having success with their high press. It led to the first goal and now it forces Harry Maguire to boot the ball out for a throw in. The throw comes into the United box where Ndidi flicks it towards goal but can’t beat Henderson who gets in behind the ball and clings onto it.
Leicester 2 - 1 Man Utd - Tielemans
52 mins: GOAL! What a run from Youri Tielemans! He plays a simple one-two with Kelechi Iheanacho to run past Nemanja Matic and the drives towards the box. Fred backs off him and lets Tielemans run into space. Jamie Vardy is openin the box but Tielemans goes it alone and sends the shot across Dean Henderson finding the far bottom corner.
Leicester 2 - 1 Man Utd
54 mins: Man Utd need to come from behind again. Bruno Fernandes has been sent out to warm up for the visitors. How long will it be before we see him?
Leicester 2 - 1 Man Utd
57 mins: Manchester United win a free kick over to the left of the box as Albrighton blocks a Telles cross. Telles then whips the free kick into the area and Soyuncu heads it out behind. A looping ball deep into the box is aimed at Maguire but Soyuncu flies in to beat the United captain to the ball and head it clear.
Leicester 2 - 1 Man Utd
60 mins: How has Vardy missed! He has the chance to finish this game for Leicester as Ndidi wins the ball in midfield before slotting it up to the striker. Vardy goes round Maguire like he isn’t there and then pulls his shot wide of goal unopposed. He’s furious with himself and lets it out by kicking the near post.
Leicester 2 - 1 Man Utd
63 mins: Manchester United look so nervous. They’re falling apart at the back. Leicester look like scoring everytime they get close to the 18-yard box. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs to make a change. It isn’t working for his side. Leicester are bossing the midfield. Ayoze Perez wins the ball and has loads of space to run into, he looks for options but doesn’t see any so takes a wild shot from range and smokes it wide.
Leicester 2 - 1 Man Utd
65 mins: Here comes to cavalry. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes four changes at once. Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes all come on. Alex Telles, Donny van de Beek, Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic are the ones replaced.
Leicester 2 - 1 Man Utd
67 mins: McTominay immediately wins a corner for the visitors. Bruno Fernandes swings the ball in deep and Maguire keeps it alive. Leicester then win the second ball and are able to clear the danger.
Leicester 2 - 1 Man Utd
69 mins: Man Utd immediately look more dangerous. They throw men up the pitch and Wan-Bissaka wins a corner when Soyuncu blocks the cross out behind. Fernandes takes the set piece and it comes to McTominay. He goes for goal but fires his effort straight into the hands of Schmeichel.
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