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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

What Reece James did before Thiago Silva scored his first Chelsea goal

Reece James had a memorable evening as Chelsea made light work of Sheffield United on Saturday.

Goals from Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, and Timo Werner ensured the Blues came from behind to seal a fourth successive win across all competitions.

A strike from Hakim Ziyech would have capped off a brilliant outing for the Morocco international who was the pick of the Chelsea players as he registered two assists and played a key role in Abraham's equaliser.

Frank Lampard press conference after 4-1 win vs Sheffield United

With the game still in the balance late in the second half, Thiago Silva opened his account for Chelsea by heading home Ziyech's inch-perfect free-kick to make it 3-1 and seal the points for the home side.

Amid the celebrations, James was seen singing a familiar chant among Blues fans.

As the right-back went to hug the Brazilian, he was spotted saying: "Oooh, Thiago Silva."

But it's what James did before the free-kick had been taken that has sparked another talking point among the Chelsea fanbase.

First spotted by Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness, James actually wins the free-kick after being fouled by Blades defender Max Lowe and reacts by showing a bit of aggression.

Souness said: "I asked Ash [Ashley Cole] off-air 'how strong is he?' and there's an incident if you see the third goal where it's a free-kick by Ziyech out by the right-hand side and Max Lowe comes in, fouls him - so it is a foul and there's a bit of a coming together and he just rag-dolls him, pushes him like a little boy."

And the incident has prompted quite the reaction on Reddit.

ScorpiaHP said: "Reece really has a fiery side to him, did the same to Solly March in pre-season. Isn't going to take any nonsense the pitch, love that about him. We need players like that."

JakeyCx said: "Probably bottled up aggression from being such a nice guy off the pitch lol."

sroth3839 said: "The new Branislav Ivanovic."

-nishanth- said: "Absolutely loved this movement during the match."

dressedlikerappers said: "Reece is the GOAT. He’s the future captain I think."

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