Chelsea take on manager-less Sheffield United in the FA Cup quarter-finals this afternoon.
Chelsea saw off Barnsley in the last round while the Blades beat Bristol City to set up this tie.
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Sheffield United have since sacked Chris Wilder and Paul Heckingbottom will be in interim control for their clash in west London.
Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel’s Blues have been superb in recent weeks and will be confident of reaching the semi-finals.
The draw for the final four will then be made after this match and will take place at half-time of the tie between Leicester and Manchester United.
Chelsea v Sheffield United: How to listen
This quarter-final tie will get under way at 1:30pm on Sunday, March 21.
Full coverage from Stamford Bridge will be live on talkSPORT, with our pre-match build-up starting at 1pm.
Dan Windle will be your host and commentary will come from Joe Shennan and Troy Deeney.
To tune in, click the radio player below or HERE for the live stream.
Here are the other ways to listen…
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Radio – talkSPORT is available across the United Kingdom via DAB digital radio and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
TV – Listen to talkSPORT through your TV on the following channels: Sky: Channel 0108 Virgin Media: Channel 927 Freeview: Channel 723 Freesat: Channel 731
Chelsea v Sheffield United: Team news
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Christensen, Zouma, Chilwell, Hudson-Odoi, Kovacic, Gilmour, Emerson, Mount, Pulisic, Giroud.
Subs: Rudiger, Alonso, Kante, Werner, Caballero, Ziyech, James, Azpilicueta, Havertz.
Sheffield United: Ramsdale, Baldock, Jagielka, Stevens, Osborn, Bogle, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, McGoldrick, McBurnie.
Subs: Mousset, Lowe, Burke, Foderingham, Brewster, Bryan, Brunt, Gordon, Ndiaye.
Referee: Andrew Madley
Chelsea v Sheffield United: What has been said?
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was asked pre-match if his side can win the Champions League and FA Cup this season.
He said: “I don’t know. In the end you have to see. Maybe yes, maybe no.
“I can only tell you that it is possible to win against Sheffield United on Saturday. Is it easy? No. Is it possible? Yes
“I am impressed by the club, the structure and the support from the first minute. I am impressed with the feeling i got from the first day I had here.
“I am impressed by my team, the attitude of the players, their capability to play at a intense level. This is an amazing feeling for me. We never thought about what was possible and the limit will never change, we go game-by-game, step-by-step.
“But in a club like this, where everyone thinks about football, it makes a very unique atmosphere. To play at this level is impressive and at the end, it’s what makes it possible to be serious.
“We need luck, little decisions, momentum, this is normal. But the foundation for all this is the attitude from the club.”
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Chelsea v Sheffield United: Match facts
- Chelsea have won four of their five previous FA Cup ties against Sheffield United, with this the first such meeting between the sides since 1992. However, Sheffield United’s sole win against the Blues in the competition was the 1915 final at Old Trafford, lifting their third FA Cup trophy after a 3-0 win.
- Since the 1992 FA Cup clash between Chelsea and Sheffield United, the Blues have won three of the last six meetings between the sides at Stamford Bridge (D1 L2), though these matches range between 1992 and 2020 – all in the top-flight.
- Chelsea are appearing in their 15th FA Cup quarter-final since the turn of the millennium – the most of any side – and are looking to reach the semi-finals for the fourth time in the last five seasons, missing out in 2018-19 after a fifth round defeat against Manchester United.
- Sheffield United have reached back-to-back FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2002-03 & 2003-04, though they haven’t qualified for the semi-finals whilst playing in the top-flight since 1992-93, beating Blackburn on penalties following a replay.
- Chelsea have won 19 of their last 23 FA Cup matches played on home soil (D2 L2), winning the last four in a row.
- Sheffield United have won each of their last three away games in the FA Cup, though they’ve lost six of the last nine when travelling to face top-flight opposition (W3).
- Coming into the quarter-final ties, no player has scored more FA Cup goals this season than Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham, who has netted four times from four shots on target. The last Chelsea player to score more in a single campaign was Frank Lampard in 2006-07 (6).
- Billy Sharp has netted each of Sheffield United’s last two goals in the FA Cup, scoring the winners against Plymouth Argyle (fourth round) and Bristol City (fifth round) – he has never scored more than twice in the same FA Cup campaign.
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