Chelsea secured a morale-boosting 2-0 win against Sheffield United, as they saw off the blades with a comfortable two-goal lead to climb up to 10th on the Premier League table, recording their third victory in Stamford Bridge this season thanks to goals from Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson.
Chelsea looked to bounce back following a run of one win in five games, which compounded more woes on Pochettino's Blues, especially after last weekend's 2:0 loss to Everton.
The first half against Sheffield United was a cagey affair as the Blues failed to muster any meaningful attempt on goal.
Although the Blues had a large spell of possession in the first half as they controlled the tempo of the game,bMykiahlo Mudrky was the only bright spark in the Chelsea attack as he won successive corners but the Blues couldn't capitalize on any of the corners in the first half.
Conor Gallagher who was playing in the holding midfield role saw his tame shot saved comfortably by Foderingham.
Nicolas Jackson couldn't latch onto a long through pass as Wesley Foderingham raced out of his line to gather the ball before the Ivorian could get to it.
Sheffield United's first real chance in the opening 45 minutes came from a Cameron Archer's strike, but it failed to trouble Petkovic who was making his maiden Premier League debut.
The referee blew his whistle to signal the end of the first half as both teams could not find a breakthrough as the 1st half ended 0:0.
Chelsea started the second half pretty much the way they ended it.
Mauricio Pochettino's men eventually took the lead through ex-Manchester City forward Cole Palmer.
The Chelsea players strung a nice passage of play that saw Raheem Sterling square an accurate ball for the onrushing Cole Palmer to stab home to make it 1:0.
The Blues were on the ascendancy as they quickly doubled their lead in a bizarre fashion. The Sheffield United backline just froze as Cole Palmer's cross was converted by Ivorian striker Nicolas Jackson to make the scoreline 2:0
Referee Andy Madley Indicated the VAR sign but the goal stood after his review as Nicolas Jackson celebrated his 7th goal of the campaign.
Chris Wilder made an instant change after his Sheffield United side fell 2 nill behind as striker Mc Burnie was withdrawn and on came Oliver Norwood.
The blades had their first shot on target as on loan Manchester City man James Mactee saw his well-placed free kick saved by debutant Djordje Petrovic, who was well placed to stop the ball from crossing the line.
Mauricio Pochettino made changes as he brought on Enzo Fernandez to replace the ineffective Mykhailo Mudrky. Armando Broja was brought on in the 75th minute for Raheem Sterling as Mauricio Pochettino looked to Introduce a bit of fresh legs into the Blues attack.
There were some concerns for Moises Caicedo as the former Brighton midfielder signaled for the physio to come onto the pitch.
Mauricio Pochettino would have been glad to see the Ecuadorian midfielder continue after losing Recce James to injury as he limped off with what appeared to be yet another hamstring injury last week against Everton.
The Substitute Armando Broja missed a good chance to make it 3:0 as he shot wide over the post after some neat work from Cole Palmer.
Conor Gallagher appeared to have been fouled in the box but the Referee Andy Madley waved it off.
Cole Palmer was having a field day as he shot the free kick towards the bottom right corner but Wesley Foderingham was on hand to deny him with a great save.
Broja unleashed a bullet shot that was superbly blocked by the Sheffield United defenders to keep the score at 2:0.
Cameron Archer tried to half the deficit for his side as he skipped through a couple of challenges before unleashing a strike that went wide off the post.
Chelsea moved up to 10th on the table as they recorded their first win in three matches.
Chris Wilder's reapportionment saw the team record their second victory against Brentford last week but they couldn't stop a rampant Chelsea side led by the electrifying ability of Cole Palmer.
The Blues would have loved to see the introduction of Christopher Nkunku but Mauricio Pochettino decided to keep the French man on the beach as the game was truly controlled by the Blues.
Cole Palmer was the man of the match today as he scored and recorded an assist for his side, the ex-city academy graduate continues to eschew brilliance and warm his way into the heart of the Stamford Bridge faithful.
Chelsea looked to bounce back following a run of one win in five games, which compounded more woes on Pochettino's Blues, especially after last weekend's 2:0 loss to Everton.
The first half against Sheffield United was a cagey affair as the Blues failed to muster any meaningful attempt on goal.
Although the Blues had a large spell of possession in the first half as they controlled the tempo of the game,bMykiahlo Mudrky was the only bright spark in the Chelsea attack as he won successive corners but the Blues couldn't capitalize on any of the corners in the first half.
Conor Gallagher who was playing in the holding midfield role saw his tame shot saved comfortably by Foderingham.
Nicolas Jackson couldn't latch onto a long through pass as Wesley Foderingham raced out of his line to gather the ball before the Ivorian could get to it.
Sheffield United's first real chance in the opening 45 minutes came from a Cameron Archer's strike, but it failed to trouble Petkovic who was making his maiden Premier League debut.
The referee blew his whistle to signal the end of the first half as both teams could not find a breakthrough as the 1st half ended 0:0.
Chelsea started the second half pretty much the way they ended it.
Mauricio Pochettino's men eventually took the lead through ex-Manchester City forward Cole Palmer.
The Chelsea players strung a nice passage of play that saw Raheem Sterling square an accurate ball for the onrushing Cole Palmer to stab home to make it 1:0.
The Blues were on the ascendancy as they quickly doubled their lead in a bizarre fashion. The Sheffield United backline just froze as Cole Palmer's cross was converted by Ivorian striker Nicolas Jackson to make the scoreline 2:0
Referee Andy Madley Indicated the VAR sign but the goal stood after his review as Nicolas Jackson celebrated his 7th goal of the campaign.
Chris Wilder made an instant change after his Sheffield United side fell 2 nill behind as striker Mc Burnie was withdrawn and on came Oliver Norwood.
The blades had their first shot on target as on loan Manchester City man James Mactee saw his well-placed free kick saved by debutant Djordje Petrovic, who was well placed to stop the ball from crossing the line.
Mauricio Pochettino made changes as he brought on Enzo Fernandez to replace the ineffective Mykhailo Mudrky. Armando Broja was brought on in the 75th minute for Raheem Sterling as Mauricio Pochettino looked to Introduce a bit of fresh legs into the Blues attack.
There were some concerns for Moises Caicedo as the former Brighton midfielder signaled for the physio to come onto the pitch.
Mauricio Pochettino would have been glad to see the Ecuadorian midfielder continue after losing Recce James to injury as he limped off with what appeared to be yet another hamstring injury last week against Everton.
The Substitute Armando Broja missed a good chance to make it 3:0 as he shot wide over the post after some neat work from Cole Palmer.
Conor Gallagher appeared to have been fouled in the box but the Referee Andy Madley waved it off.
Cole Palmer was having a field day as he shot the free kick towards the bottom right corner but Wesley Foderingham was on hand to deny him with a great save.
Broja unleashed a bullet shot that was superbly blocked by the Sheffield United defenders to keep the score at 2:0.
Cameron Archer tried to half the deficit for his side as he skipped through a couple of challenges before unleashing a strike that went wide off the post.
Chelsea moved up to 10th on the table as they recorded their first win in three matches.
Chris Wilder's reapportionment saw the team record their second victory against Brentford last week but they couldn't stop a rampant Chelsea side led by the electrifying ability of Cole Palmer.
The Blues would have loved to see the introduction of Christopher Nkunku but Mauricio Pochettino decided to keep the French man on the beach as the game was truly controlled by the Blues.
Cole Palmer was the man of the match today as he scored and recorded an assist for his side, the ex-city academy graduate continues to eschew brilliance and warm his way into the heart of the Stamford Bridge faithful.