English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Sheffield United LWWLW 2
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Manchester United WWDWW 1
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MAN011
Old Trafford

Match Report

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Man United fail to reclaim top spot after Sheffield United upset

Manchester United squandered a chance to reclaim top spot in the Premier League with a loss to Sheffield United on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
24.2
Possession
75.8
5
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
177
Accurate Passes
711
257
Passes
803
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
80
10
Accurate Long Balls
64
0.2
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
16
Interceptions
4
28
Effective Clearances
8
28
Clearances
8

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 38Axel TuanzebeCD-R
  4. 27Alex TellesLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 18Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 31Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 6Paul PogbaRM
  9. 9Anthony MartialF
  10. 10Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 11Mason GreenwoodAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Daniel JamesSUB
  2. 26Dean HendersonSUB
  3. 8Juan MataSUB
  4. 39Scott McTominaySUB
  5. 23Luke ShawSUB
  6. 34Donny van de BeekSUB
  7. 17FredSUB
  8. 7Edinson CavaniSUB
  9. 2Victor LindelöfSUB

SHU · 3-5-2

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

Substitutes

  1. 24Rhian BrewsterSUB
  2. 13Max LoweSUB
  3. 20Jayden BogleSUB
  4. 11Lys MoussetSUB
  5. 18Wes FoderinghamSUB
  6. 14Oliver BurkeSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Manchester United 0, Sheffield United 1. Kean Bryan (Sheffield United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross following a corner.
  2. 40' John Lundstram (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+2' Axel Tuanzebe (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Substitution, Sheffield United. Jayden Bogle replaces Kean Bryan.
  5. 64' Goal! Manchester United 1, Sheffield United 1. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a corner.
  6. 66' Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Mason Greenwood.
  7. 70' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Burke replaces Billy Sharp.
  8. 74' Goal! Manchester United 1, Sheffield United 2. Oliver Burke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by John Lundstram.
  9. 80' Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces David McGoldrick.
  10. 82' Substitution, Manchester United. Luke Shaw replaces Alex Telles.
  11. 82' Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Axel Tuanzebe.

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