English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 28, 2021
Liverpool LLLWL 2
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Sheffield United WLWLL 0
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Bramall Lane

Match Report

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Liverpool gain ground on top four with win at Sheffield United

Liverpool shook off another goalless first half to beat Sheffield United at Bramall Lane in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
7
60.7
Possession
39.3
16
SHOTS
8
8
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
533
Accurate Passes
304
638
Passes
406
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
77
30
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
8
12
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
11
15
Effective Clearances
17
15
Clearances
17

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 15Phil JagielkaCD
  3. 29Kean BryanCD-L
  4. 22Ethan AmpaduCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 7John LundstramCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 9Oliver McBurnieCF-L
  11. 17David McGoldrickCF-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 13Adrián G
  2. 19Ozan KabakCD-L
  3. 47Nathaniel PhillipsCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 5Georginio WijnaldumCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 6Thiago AlcantaraRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 48' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 1. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  2. 49' VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Sheffield United 0-1 Liverpool (Curtis Jones).
  3. 56' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Phil Jagielka.
  4. 56' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Burke replaces David McGoldrick.
  5. 65' Own Goal by Kean Bryan, Sheffield United. Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 2.
  6. 76' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago.
  7. 80' Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Curtis Jones.
  8. 80' Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces John Fleck.

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