Tuchel revival continues, Chelsea beats Sheffield United 2-1

<p>SHEFFIELD, England &mdash; Jorginho scored from a penalty to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory at Sheffield United on Sunday, extending the team’s revival under Thomas Tuchel.</p>
<p>It’s now three wins and a draw since Tuchel replaced the fired Frank Lampard, lifting Chelsea to fifth place. The Blades remain in last place, 12 points from safety.</p>
<p>Mason Mount opened the scoring in the 43rd minute, tucking away Timo Werner’s cutback and finding the bottom corner of the net.</p>
<p>But the hosts leveled eight minutes into the second half when Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger poked the ball past his own goalkeeper.</p>
<p>Rüdiger played a blind back pass to Edouard Mendy, who was on his way out to collect the ball, which rolled into the unguarded net.</p>
<p>Sheffield was not level for long, however. Chelsea was awarded a penalty after Aaron Ramsdale brought down Werner and Jorginho calmly converted the spot kick.</p>
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