English Premier League

Sheffield United vs West Bromwich Albion, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Sheffield United
  • 56': Jayden Bogle
  • 73': Billy Sharp
FT
2 - 1
West Bromwich Albion
  • 41': Matt Phillips

Sheffield United secure victory against West Brom in relegation six-pointer

Sheffield United gained a huge three points in the battle against relegation as they beat fellow strugglers West Bromwich Albion 2-1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
  • 1': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by David McGoldrick.
  • 8': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 8': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 12': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
  • 12': Robert Snodgrass (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Sam Johnstone tries a through ball, but Matt Phillips is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Basham.
  • 16': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 16': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 24': Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 25': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by John Lundstram (Sheffield United).
  • 28': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
  • 28': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 34': Attempt saved. Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jayden Bogle.
  • 35': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 35': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 35': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 37': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 37': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 38': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jake Livermore.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Lundstram following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 41': Goal! Sheffield United 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 42': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
  • 44': Substitution, Sheffield United. Max Lowe replaces George Baldock.
  • 45'+1': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
  • 45'+1': Robert Snodgrass (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces Oliver Norwood.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 51': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson tries a through ball, but Mbaye Diagne is caught offside.
  • 56': Goal! Sheffield United 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Basham.
  • 59': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi tries a through ball, but Mbaye Diagne is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Fleck.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. John Lundstram (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Attempt saved. John Fleck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Lowe.
  • 60': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 65': Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Lundstram.
  • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Mbaye Diagne.
  • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 68': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 72': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 73': Goal! Sheffield United 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Egan.
  • 74': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Gallagher replaces Matt Phillips.
  • 75': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Chris Basham.
  • 75': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 76': David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Max Lowe with a cross.
  • 82': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
  • 83': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by David McGoldrick (Sheffield United).
  • 84': David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Conor Townsend following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Burke replaces Billy Sharp.
  • 87': Foul by Oliver Burke (Sheffield United).
  • 87': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+2': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+3': Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 3
31.7 Possession 68.3
8 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
174 Accurate Passes 495
268 Passes 593
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 27
0.2 Cross % 0.1
66 Long Balls 60
24 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 11
18 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 10
25 Effective Clearances 22
25 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England

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

SHU Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
12 John Egan
22 Ethan Ampadu
6 Chris Basham
4 John Fleck Yellow Card
7 John Lundstram
16 Oliver Norwood
20 Jayden Bogle
2 George Baldock
10 Billy Sharp
17 David McGoldrick Yellow Card
Sheffield United Substitutes:
Phil Jagielka, Iliman Ndiaye, Oliver Burke, Wes Foderingham, Rhian Brewster, Kean Bryan, Oliver McBurnie, Max Lowe, Zak Brunt.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
5 Kyle Bartley
6 Semi Ajayi
14 Conor Townsend
27 Dara O'Shea
23 Robert Snodgrass
8 Jake Livermore
7 Callum Robinson
10 Matt Phillips
17 Mbaye Diagne
12 Matheus Pereira Yellow Card
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Conor Gallagher, Karlan Grant, Darnell Furlong, Branislav Ivanovic, Hal Robson-Kanu, David Button, Kieran Gibbs, Romaine Sawyers, Lee Peltier.

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