English Premier League

Manchester City vs Sheffield United, 2019-20 English Premier League

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  • 52': Sergio Agüero
  • 82': Kevin De Bruyne
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2 - 0

Manchester City beat Sheffield United with Aguero, De Bruyne goals

Manchester City used second-half goals from Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne to beat Sheffield United 2-0 at the Etihad on Sunday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Eric García.
  • 6': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 7': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Fernandinho.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
  • 9': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
  • 9': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jack O'Connell.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo with a through ball.
  • 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Chris Basham.
  • 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Oliver Norwood.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Fernandinho.
  • 25': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Offside, Sheffield United. Dean Henderson tries a through ball, but Lys Mousset is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Sheffield United. John Fleck tries a through ball, but Lys Mousset is caught offside.
  • 29': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 29': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 0-0 Sheffield United.
  • 34': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 34': Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Chris Basham.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Muhamed Besic (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood following a fast break.
  • 42': Hand ball by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
  • 44': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Sheffield United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Sheffield United 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Muhamed Besic (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lys Mousset following a fast break.
  • 52': Goal! Manchester City 1, Sheffield United 0. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 53': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Manchester City 1-0 Sheffield United (Sergio Agüero).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 56': Offside, Sheffield United. Chris Basham tries a through ball, but Lys Mousset is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 59': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 62': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 64': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 64': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 64': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
  • 65': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood tries a through ball, but Enda Stevens is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 70': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 74': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
  • 74': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 75': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces Muhamed Besic.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a headed pass.
  • 78': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Rodrigo.
  • 79': Offside, Sheffield United. John Egan tries a through ball, but Oliver McBurnie is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Sergio Agüero.
  • 82': Goal! Manchester City 2, Sheffield United 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 83': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Lys Mousset.
  • 85': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
  • 85': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 87': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
  • 87': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 88': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
  • 90'+1': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a through ball.
  • 90'+4': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+4': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Sheffield United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Sheffield United 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 0
27.1 Possession 72.9
8 SHOTS 16
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
233 Accurate Passes 789
314 Passes 871
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.1
60 Long Balls 51
29 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 3
23 Effective Clearances 12
23 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 54,512

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Claudio Bravo (GK)
50 Eric García
25 Fernandinho
11 Oleksandr Zinchenko
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri
20 Bernardo Silva Yellow Card
17 Kevin De Bruyne
10 Sergio Agüero
7 Raheem Sterling
26 Riyad Mahrez

SHU Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Dean Henderson (GK)
12 John Egan
5 Jack O'Connell
6 Chris Basham
4 John Fleck
27 Muhamed Besic
16 Oliver Norwood
3 Enda Stevens Yellow Card
2 George Baldock
11 Callum Robinson
22 Lys Mousset

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