Chelsea see off Sheffield United to hitch City, Southampton in FA Cup semifinals

Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-0 on Sunday because of an personal objective by Oliver Norwood and winger Hakim Ziyech’s late strike to succeed in the FA Cup semi-finals for the fourth time in 5 seasons.
The victory at Stamford Bridge prolonged Chelsea supervisor Thomas Tuchel’s unbeaten begin in London with the German successful 10 matches and drawing 4 in all competitions since changing Frank Lampard in January.

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Chelsea have moved into rivalry for a top-four end within the Premier League and reached the Champions League quarter-finals however Tuchel mentioned he witnessed a drained efficiency from his workforce.
“It sounds excellent to say we’re through to the semis – it was a tough match. We had a good first half where we controlled everything,” Tuchel advised the BBC.
“We misplaced management within the second half, we have been clearly drained. After 14 consecutive matches I might really feel we have been drained and we made many little faults.
“We were lucky to keep the clean sheet in the second half… It’s important to go through in the Cup. That was the target and we reached it.”
Sheffield United, backside of the Premier League, confirmed early attacking intent however fell behind within the twenty fourth minute when Norwood steered the ball into his personal web as he tried to dam Ben Chilwell’s shot.
With the Blades throwing males ahead within the dying seconds, Ziyech produced a wonderful end after a fast counter-attack to seal Chelsea’s win in added time.

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Chelsea might have scored one other by way of Christian Pulisic, however the American ahead misplaced his footing and his shot was blocked by Aaron Ramsdale.
“We have a confident bunch of guys here and when you go on a streak like this we’re feeling really good and we’re feeling like we can beat anyone,” Pulisic mentioned.
Sheffield United have been rejuvenated after the break however lacked the killer intuition in entrance of objective and squandered a few clear probabilities.
Tuchel’s aspect will uncover who they face within the final 4 when the draw is made at halftime of the quarter-final between Leicester City and Manchester United afterward Sunday. The semi-finals happen subsequent month with the ultimate on May 15.