English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 27, 2023
Manchester City LLWWW 2
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Sheffield United LWLLL 1
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SHU011
Bramall Lane · 31,336 att.

Match Report

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Rodri scores late winner to rescue Man City win at Sheff Utd

Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at Sheffield United on Sunday after Rodri scored a late winner.

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Team Stats

2
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
12
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
7
79.5
Possession
20.5
30
SHOTS
6
9
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
685
Accurate Passes
132
742
Passes
194
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
2
35
Crosses
3
0.3
Cross %
0.7
38
Long Balls
48
25
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
8
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
5
7
Effective Clearances
29
7
Clearances
29

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 18Wes FoderinghamG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 19Jack RobinsonCD-L
  4. 15Anel AhmedhodzicCD-R
  5. 8Gustavo HamerCM-L
  6. 21Vinicius SouzaCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 23Ben OsbornLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 11Bénie TraoréCF-L
  11. 32William OsulaCF-R

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 19Julián ÁlvarezAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 10Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 20Bernardo SilvaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Substitution, Sheffield United. Yasser Larouci replaces Ben Osborn because of an injury.
  2. 37' Penalty missed! Still Sheffield United 0, Manchester City 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
  3. 45'+4' George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' William Osula (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
  6. 71' Substitution, Sheffield United. Jayden Bogle replaces George Baldock.
  7. 71' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces William Osula.
  8. 77' Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Substitution, Sheffield United. Chris Basham replaces Oliver Norwood.
  10. 83' John Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 85' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Manchester City 1. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  12. 86' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  13. 88' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Manchester City 2. Rodri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.

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