Why Christian Pulisic missed Chelsea’s win over Sheffield United/ Tuchel provides Thiago Silva update
Chelsea see off Sheffield United
The weekend’s Premier League action drew to a close a short time ago.
The final tie of the week saw Chelsea face a trip to Bramall Lane, as the Blues aimed to continue their fine form under Thomas Tuchel.
Before Sunday, Chelsea had picked up seven points from a possible nine under the German, keeping clean sheets in all three ties.
And, when all was said and done this evening, the Londoners’ solid run of form continued.
Timo Werner picked out Mason Mount to fire Chelsea into the lead just before the break.
A mix-up at the back between Antonio Rudiger and Edouard Mendy, however, saw Sheffield United back on level terms 54 minutes in:
Oh no…😳#SUFC are gifted a goal against #CFC as Antonio Rudiger puts the ball into his own net!
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The score didn’t stay level for long, though, as Timo Werner earned his side a penalty shortly before the hour-mark, which Jorginho stepped up to convert, securing all 3 points in the process.
Chelsea now sit 5th in the Premier League table, just one point adrift of Liverpool, and four points off Leicester City.
Why Christian Pulisic missed out vs Sheffield United
Following his side’s latest win, Thomas Tuchel provided an explanation for Christian Pulisic’s absence on Sunday.
The American was completely omitted from the Blues’ matchday squad, which came as something of a surprise after no injury issues were reported prior to the game.
But, speaking post-match, Tuchel confirmed that Pulisic was left out due to personal reasons.
The German also spoke about Thiago Silva, with the stopper expected to miss at least Chelsea’s next two outings, with a potential return against Southampton on February 20th labelled as ‘ambitious’:
I asked Tuchel about Pulisic and Thiago Silva’s absence.
Personal issues is the reason for Pulisic’s absence and Silva is aiming to be fit for Southampton but that’s an ‘ambitious’ target. #CFC #SHUCHE
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) February 7, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 21 | 26 | 47 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 23 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 23 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 23 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 21 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 22 | 14 | 36 |
| 8 | Chelsea FC | 22 | 13 | 36 |
| 9 | Aston Villa FC | 21 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 23 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 21 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Southampton FC | 22 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 22 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 23 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 23 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 | Newcastle United FC | 23 | -13 | 25 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 22 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | -36 | 12 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 22 | -21 | 11 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 8 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 7 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 7 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 5 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 6 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 5 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 4 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 5 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 4 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 4 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 4 |
| Adams, Che | Southampton FC | 4 |
