English Premier League

FT Thursday, January 2, 2020
Sheffield United WWWDL 0
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Liverpool LWWWW 2
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SHU000
LIV112
Anfield · 53,321 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool beat Sheffield United to restore 13-point league lead

Liverpool restored their 13-point lead in the Premier League standings with a win over Sheffield United on Thursday at Anfield.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
2
25.2
Possession
74.8
3
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
239
Accurate Passes
876
327
Passes
969
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.1
56
Long Balls
85
12
Accurate Long Balls
53
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
4
14
Tackles
6
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
9
29
Effective Clearances
9
29
Clearances
9

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 7James MilnerRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 48Curtis JonesSUB
  2. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  3. 13Adrián SUB
  4. 67Harvey ElliottSUB
  5. 47Nathaniel PhillipsSUB
  6. 20Adam LallanaSUB
  7. 76Neco WilliamsSUB

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 7John LundstramCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 22Lys MoussetCF-L
  11. 17David McGoldrickCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Phil JagielkaSUB
  2. 10Billy SharpSUB
  3. 21Michael VerripsSUB
  4. 27Muhamed BesicSUB
  5. 9Oliver McBurnieSUB
  6. 11Callum RobinsonSUB
  7. 23Ben OsbornSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Liverpool 1, Sheffield United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  2. 64' Goal! Liverpool 2, Sheffield United 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  3. 65' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces Lys Mousset.
  4. 66' Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces David McGoldrick.
  5. 78' Substitution, Sheffield United. Muhamed Besic replaces Oliver Norwood.
  6. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Sadio Mané.
  7. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Andrew Robertson.
  8. 90'+2' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.

Premier League News

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