Chelsea v Sheff Utd

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Following recent back-to-back defeats away from home at Manchester United and Everton respectively, a floundering Chelsea outfit will return back to their own patch at Stamford Bridge no doubt looking to return to winning ways against one of the teams currently sitting in the relegation zone, Sheffield United, who registered an important 1-0 home win against Brentford in last weekend's action in the English top flight.

As a result of these two recent losses, Chelsea have dropped down the Premier League table to a disappointing 12th place and having managed to capture just two wins from their last eight matches overall, The Blues and manager Mauricio Pochettino will be desperate to collect all three points at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Chelsea's two wins within their last eight matches overall came in the shape of wins against Tottenham 4-1 and a 3-2 home win against Brighton whilst also slipping to four defeats as well which throws the straight win markets into total uncertainty for this upcoming clash although the goals markets do appeal here.

Seven of Chelsea's last 10 matches in the Premier League have resulted in over 2.5 goals being scored and given Chelsea's ability to score but to also concede goals in equal measure lately, this could be a good option for this upcoming clash.

Sheffield United earned only their second win of what has been a thoroughly disappointing campaign so far in the Premier League but nevertheless, the arrival of former boss, Chris Wilder, in his second stint at Bramall Lane appears to have produced an instant positive effect as The Blades recorded a welcome 1-0 home win against Brentford last weekend.

However, Wilder's first two games back at the helm of Sheffield United were both on home soil at Bramall Lane but the tough work begins this Saturday with this upcoming trip to the nation's capital to take on a Chelsea outfit who have produced inconsistent results since Pochettino took over the reins.

Having registered just two wins throughout this season's top flight campaign to date, the win markets still look a very risky proposition where Sheffield United are concerned but the prospect of goals in this upcoming tussle at Stamford Bridge look very promising.

Five of Sheffield United's last seven away games so far this season have produced three goals or more and this trend looks set to continue in Saturday's encounter against a free-scoring but highly susceptible Chelsea side.

Chelsea v Sheffield United Verdict

Previous meetings between Chelsea and Sheffield United have indeed produced some high-scoring encounters and indeed, five of the last six clashes have resulted in Over 2.5 goals while Chelsea have held the upper hand in terms of results, winning four of these six games.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Chelsea win & Over 3.5 goals @ 2.60

Correct Score: Chelsea 3-0 @ 8.50