English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 21, 2019
Sheffield United DDLWW 1
–
Brighton & Hove Albion LLWDD 0
1st2ndT
SHU101
BHA000
American Express Stadium · 30,505 att.

Match Report

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Sheffield United beat Brighton to close in on top four

Oliver McBurnie scored the only goal of the game as Sheffield United extended their Premier League unbeaten away record with a win over Brighton.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
31
Possession
69
7
SHOTS
9
2
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
188
Accurate Passes
532
293
Passes
648
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.2
83
Long Balls
70
19
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
8
22
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
9
Interceptions
5
23
Effective Clearances
6
23
Clearances
6

Head to Head

SHU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 15Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 22Martín MontoyaRB
  6. 13Pascal GrossAM
  7. 6Dale StephensLM
  8. 24Davy PropperRM
  9. 7Neal MaupayF
  10. 11Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 18Aaron MooyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Shane DuffySUB
  2. 8Yves BissoumaSUB
  3. 30BernardoSUB
  4. 17Glenn MurraySUB
  5. 27David ButtonSUB
  6. 46Steven AlzateSUB
  7. 44Aaron ConnollySUB

SHU · 3-5-2

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

Substitutes

  1. 27Muhamed BesicSUB
  2. 23Ben OsbornSUB
  3. 11Callum RobinsonSUB
  4. 10Billy SharpSUB
  5. 21Michael VerripsSUB
  6. 15Phil JagielkaSUB
  7. 22Lys MoussetSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Sheffield United.
  2. 23' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Sheffield United 1. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Pascal Groß.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Connolly replaces Leandro Trossard.
  5. 53' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Luke Freeman.
  6. 55' VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield United.
  7. 56' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yves Bissouma replaces Martín Montoya.
  8. 63' Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces Oliver McBurnie.
  9. 75' Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 82' Substitution, Sheffield United. Muhamed Besic replaces Oliver Norwood.
  11. 83' Chris Basham (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 85' David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 87' Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

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