English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 30, 2021
Sheffield United WWLWW 0
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Manchester City WWWWW 1
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Etihad Stadium

Match Report

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Man City extend Premier League advantage with Sheffield United win

Manchester City cemented their position at the top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
25
Possession
75
4
SHOTS
10
1
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
206
Accurate Passes
729
273
Passes
805
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
5
3
Crosses
21
0.0
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
73
21
Accurate Long Balls
51
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
4
22
Effective Clearances
6
22
Clearances
6

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 11Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 25FernandinhoCM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 47Phil FodenLF
  11. 21Ferran TorresRF

SHU · 5-3-2

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 22Ethan AmpaduCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 20Jayden BogleLB
  6. 2George BaldockRB
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodCM
  8. 4John FleckCM-L
  9. 7John LundstramCM-R
  10. 24Rhian BrewsterCF-L
  11. 14Oliver BurkeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Manchester City 1, Sheffield United 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  2. 24' Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 62' Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Rhian Brewster.
  4. 77' Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Oliver Burke.
  5. 78' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces Chris Basham.
  6. 82' George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 84' John Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 90' Substitution, Manchester City. Rodrigo replaces Ferran Torres.

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