23-24 Premier League Matchweek 17 Preview: Can last place Sheff Utd upset unpredictable Chelsea? December 14, 2023 by Marc Jerbs

On Saturday, Chelsea will face Sheffield United in matchweek 17 of the 2023-24 Premier League season. Kick-off is set 3:00PM GMT at Stamford Bridge, London, England.

Chelsea had a terrible campaign last season. They added talented and young players during the offseason and hired Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager. The owner and fans expect great thing to happen this season. With the 1st half of the season about to end, Chelsea is not near what the people have envisioned. Things are still bad but they have several occasions when Chelsea played brilliantly. The problem points to the team’s inconsistent and trouble in scoring goals. Their form is nowhere near in challenging for the Premier League title.

Sheffield United recently sacked Paul Heckingbottam and replace him with managerial legend Chris Wilder. In his first game managerial game, Sheffield United scored a 1-0 win over Brentford in front of the home fans. Chris Wilder is expected to help the Yorkshire club do not get relegated from the Premier League this season. It is a huge task but it’s doable since he has total control of the situation at hand.

Sports Bet Odds

Chelsea are the favorites to win the game. Here are our latest odds:

• Chelsea are favored by -2 point, with a Full Time Result of 1.22.
• Sheffield United are the underdogs by +2 point, with a Full Time Result of 13.00.
• Tie has a Full Time Result of 6.5.
• Total Goals is set at 2.5 points, with the Under at 2.4 and the Over at 1.53.

It is not easy to predict which Chelsea team will turn up this Saturday. They blew hot and cold this season which is very hard to understand. Sheffield United will go full forces against them as they want pick up a point on this major encounter.