Chelsea’s journey to face Sheffield United has left followers in disarray after a number of modifications to the sport’s kick-off time this weekend.
The Blues face a pivotal week to cling onto their fading European hopes with two video games towards groups at reverse ends of the desk.
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Chelsea needed to accept a 2-2 draw towards a relegation-threatened Clarets facet that performed a person down for a big portion of the sport.
Boos rang out at Stamford Bridge on the finish of a outcome that leaves Chelsea eleventh within the Premier League and scrambling for Europe.
The west Londoners can in poor health afford to drop any extra factors as they host Manchester United three days earlier than Sunday’s go to to Sheffield.
Chelsea followers have a proper to be livid with the kick-off time for the latter, nevertheless, with the conflict now resulting from happen at 17:30pm.
The Blues head to Bramall Lane on Sunday, April 7 in a match that was initially scheduled to kick-off at 1.30pm.
Having initially been scheduled to be the precursor to Man United vs Liverpool, a request from the Blades has seen it moved after as a substitute.
An announcement on the Premier League web site learn: “The Premier League fixture between Sheffield United and Chelsea has been moved from 13:30 to 17:30 BST on Sunday 7 April.
“This is because of a request from the house Membership. This kick-off time has been chosen to permit ample return journey for visiting supporters.”
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The Chelsea Supporters Belief later revealed that the request from Chris Wilder’s crew was resulting from a possible conflict with the Sheffield Half Marathon – which takes place earlier that very same day.
Mauricio Pochettino’s facet are on a five-game unbeaten run following their Burnley draw, the membership’s longest in nearly 18 months.
Chelsea are simply 4 factors behind seventh-placed West Ham within the race for Europe with two video games in hand.
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