Summary

  • Chelsea score twice in second half to begin campaign with win

  • James screamer and deflected Zouma strike earn three points

  • Trossard had cancelled out Jorginho penalty won by debutant Werner

  • Lallana taken off injured on Brighton debut

  • Result: Sheff Utd 0-2 Wolves - Jimenez & Saiss

  1. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    Wolves are proving again they are such a hard side to break down. We saw this in the Europa League last season. Time and again Sheffield United look to have teased out an opening but there's always a man in gold in the way.

  2. Postpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 14 September 2020

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    Michael Brown
    Former Sheff Utd and Spurs midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    There was only one thing on Adama Traore's mind. There was an overlap in the centre and he pushed it out of his feet. It would have been an unbelievable goal!

  3. CLOSE!published at 76 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    I missed that as a result of Oskar Buur coming on Wolves had moved Adama Traore back up front and he whistles a crunching drive over from about 25 yards out.

    Midfield changes for both sides as Sander Berge and Ruben Neves come on.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 14 September 2020

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    Tim: Prediction: Sheffield United will be this season's Phil Brown-era Hull City.

  5. Chelsea's new boys straight inpublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 14 September 2020

    Brighton v Chelsea (20:15 BST)

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at The Amex Stadium

    Chelsea manager Frank Lampard wastes no time using his new firepower with German duo Kai Havertz and Timo Werner straight in against Brighton.

    Lampard's other high-profile signings sit this out, with Hakim Ziyech and Ben Chilwell injured and Thiago Silva only just joining training.

    Kepa Arrizabalaga is back in goal but it does not sound like it will be for long with an imminent deal for Rennes keeper Edouard Mendy an open secret.

    And there is not even a place on the bench for Fikayo Tomori, wanted by Everton on loan, despite Lampard's apparent reluctance to sanction a move.

  6. CLOSE!published at 72 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    The home side send on Dave McGoldrick for Chris Basham and go to a back four, and straight away they threaten but Billy Sharp can't turn a George Baldock cross on target.

    There's more goals in this!

  7. Postpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 14 September 2020

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    Michael Brown
    Former Sheff Utd and Spurs midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That was classic counter-attacking. Raul Jimenez just ran right through the middle and the awareness and composure was there. Romain Saiss goes across the goalkeeper and Aaron Ramsdale tips it onto the post. It was another wonderful opportunity from counter-attacking football.

  8. GREAT SAVE!published at 70 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    That really should be game over, but Aaron Ramsdale has his first blinder of a save back at the Blades.

    Oli Norwood gifts the ball away in midfield and Wolves are three on three, Raul Jimenez finds Romain Saiss surprisingly up on his shoulder and Ramsdale pushes his piledriver onto the post.

    Jimenez puts the rebound wide.

  9. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 69 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    Wolves make a change to try to stop United from getting up a head of steam - forward Pedro Neto is replaced by Oskar Buur. Who I think is more of a full-back.

  10. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    United look much more like their usual selves in the second half, they are stretching Wolves and finding space. They just went 2-0 down so early on they've made life super hard.

    Billy Sharp gets in again on the left but again his cross is cut out. Then another Sharp cross is put behind by Conor Coady.

  11. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    Romain Saiss is fine to continue.

  12. Rate the playerspublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 14 September 2020

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    Sheffield United v Wolves player raterImage source, BBC Sport

    While we wait for play to continue - who has caught your eye so far? You can rate the players here.

  13. Full team newspublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 14 September 2020

    Brighton v Chelsea (20:15 BST)

    New signing Adam Lallana goes straight into the starting XI for Brighton. Dutch defender Joel Veltman settles for a place on the bench.

    Centre-back Ben White, back from his loan spell at Leeds, also starts.

    Brighton XI: Ryan, Lamptey, White, Webster, Dunk, Bissouma, Maupay, Trossard, Lallana, Alzate, March

    Subs: Steele, Stephens, Connolly, Gross, Jahanbakhsh, Burn, Ivo Veltman

    .Image source, BBC Sport

    Chelsea's new boys Timo Werner and Kai Havertz start. Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud are both on the bench.

    Young Reece James gets a start and Mason Mount, fresh from international duty with England, is also in the team.

    Chelsea XI: Kepa, Alonso, Christensen, Jorginho, Kante, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Zouma, Mount, James, Havertz

    Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Barkley, Abraham, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Azpilicueta

    .Image source, BBC Sport
  14. ouch!

    Postpublished at 62 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    Romain Saiss is down in a heap after the latest Sheffield United corner and he looks in a bad way. To be honest I couldn't really see what happened to him. Someone stand on his foot maybe?

    He's got the physios out there anyway.

  15. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    The next goal is massive in this one. Billly Sharp gets away down the left again but is eventually chased down at the expense of a corner.

    Mike Dean is being kept busy by plenty of jostling.

  16. Postpublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 14 September 2020

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    Michael Brown
    Former Sheff Utd and Spurs midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Billy Sharp just manages to get inside the area. He normally takes the shot on and his pass just flashes across the goal. That was better from Sheffield United. It was so close!

  17. CLOSE!published at 58 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    They're a different side! Now the overlaps are there, the triangles appear down the left and there's movement between the lines. John Egan gallops forward and plays Billy Sharp in behind the Wolves defence, he squares it and John Lundstram is an inch away from a tap-in.

  18. Timo timepublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 14 September 2020
    Breaking

    Brighton v Chelsea (20:15 BST)

    Chelsea

    Brighton hand a debut to Adam Lallana while Chelsea have a lot of expensive German talent in their attack.

    There are first starts for both Kai Havertz and Timo Werner.

    Full line-ups to come.

  19. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    All of the play is coming from the hosts now and one goal could really change the feel of this game. Chris Basham is up on the overlap, we hardly saw that in the first half either, but the move breaks down.

  20. CLOSE!published at 53 mins

    Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves

    Yep it was a great run in behind from John Lundstram, something that was lacking in the first half.

    The home side have still forgotten how to mark at corners though as they again allow Romain Saiss a free header and he puts it just wide.