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

· English Premier League

West Bromwich Albion

13': Conor Gallagher

FT
1 - 0

Sheffield United

Gallagher strikes as West Brom move out of bottom three

West Bromwich Albion got their first league win of the season and moved out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 home victory over Sheffield United.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie with a headed pass.
2': Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion).
2': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4': Attempt missed. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
5': Attempt blocked. George Baldock (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
5': Attempt missed. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
9': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kean Bryan.
10': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
10': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
12': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a through ball.
12': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kean Bryan.
13': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield United 0. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
16': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
16': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt saved. Oliver Burke (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kean Bryan with a cross.
16': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
17': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
18': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Foul by Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion).
21': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by John Egan.
24': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
25': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Oliver Burke (Sheffield United).
29': Hand ball by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
30': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
30': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by John Egan.
31': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Romaine Sawyers tries a through ball, but Matheus Pereira is caught offside.
32': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield United).
33': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sander Berge.
34': Attempt saved. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
34': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
34': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
34': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
34': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by George Baldock.
35': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross.
39': Attempt blocked. Max Lowe (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
39': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
40': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
41': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
42': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by John Egan.
43': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Oliver Burke (Sheffield United).
44': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
44': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
45'+1': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
45'+1': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield United 0.
45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield United 0.
47': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by George Baldock.
47': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
49': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Basham with a cross.
49': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
51': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by George Baldock.
52': Attempt saved. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross.
52': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
52': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
53': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
53': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
54': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Oliver Norwood.
54': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Max Lowe.
55': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Romaine Sawyers tries a through ball, but Matheus Pereira is caught offside.
55': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
55': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56': Attempt missed. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rhian Brewster.
57': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
58': John Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Oliver McBurnie.
59': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross following a corner.
60': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
61': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Fleck following a corner.
63': Attempt missed. George Baldock (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
63': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Kean Bryan.
65': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Callum Robinson.
67': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
67': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Attempt blocked. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.
69': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
70': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Matheus Pereira.
70': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Matheus Pereira.
70': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
70': Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Hand ball by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
74': Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces Oliver Burke.
75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Filip Krovinovic replaces Karlan Grant.
75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Conor Townsend because of an injury.
79': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
79': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sander Berge.
80': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
81': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lys Mousset.
82': Offside, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster tries a through ball, but George Baldock is caught offside.
85': Attempt saved. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filip Krovinovic.
85': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
86': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
88': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
89': Attempt blocked. John Lundstram (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
89': Offside, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset tries a through ball, but Chris Basham is caught offside.
90'+1': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
90'+1': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lys Mousset.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Baldock.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross.
90'+8': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield United 0.
0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield United 0.
0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield United 0.

Statistics

SHU		WBA
9	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	14
5	Saves	5
51.3	Possession	48.7
21	SHOTS	17
5	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
325	Accurate Passes	298
402	Passes	380
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	6
23	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.2
71	Long Balls	62
36	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	6
14	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	8
20	Effective Clearances	15
20	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	31	+39	70
2	Manchester City	30	+32	61
3	Manchester United	31	+13	55
4	Aston Villa	31	+5	54

Full Table

Line-Ups

West Bromwich Albion (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Sam Johnstone (GK)
20	Branislav Ivanovic
5	Kyle Bartley
6	Semi Ajayi
19	Romaine Sawyers
18	Conor Gallagher
12	Matheus Pereira
14	Conor Townsend
2	Darnell Furlong
7	Callum Robinson
29	Karlan Grant

West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:

Matt Phillips, Dara O'Shea, Hal Robson-Kanu, Rekeem Harper, David Button, Grady Diangana, Filip Krovinovic.

Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
12	John Egan
29	Kean Bryan
6	Chris Basham
4	John Fleck
8	Sander Berge
16	Oliver Norwood
13	Max Lowe
2	George Baldock
14	Oliver Burke
9	Oliver McBurnie

Sheffield United Substitutes:

Rhian Brewster, Ben Osborn, John Lundstram, Phil Jagielka, Lys Mousset, David McGoldrick, Michael Verrips.

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