Sheffield United vs Liverpool, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool beat Sheffield United, keep pace with 1st place Arsenal
Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk scored a first-half volley to put his side on course for a 2-0 Premier League victory over Sheffield United on Wednesday to keep up with leaders Arsenal, who won on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
- 1': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 5': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Gustavo Hamer.
- 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 12': Attempt saved. James McAtee (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 13': Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
- 13': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
- 16': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Osula.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Wes Foderingham (Sheffield United).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 21': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
- 22': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
- 23': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a headed pass.
- 26': Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
- 29': Offside, Sheffield United. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
- 34': Auston Trusty (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 34': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 37': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andre Brooks.
- 40': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 45': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 45': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
- 45'+1': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 45'+5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 1.
- 48': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 49': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
- 50': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
- 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 55': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 57': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister because of an injury.
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 62': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Offside, Liverpool. Curtis Jones is caught offside.
- 66': Offside, Liverpool. Curtis Jones is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz.
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 74': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces Andre Brooks.
- 74': Substitution, Sheffield United. Bénie Traoré replaces William Osula.
- 76': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Cameron Archer (Sheffield United).
- 77': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
- 77': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 81': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
- 81': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 83': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 84': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 85': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood replaces Vinicius Souza.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McAtee.
- 87': Foul by Cameron Archer (Sheffield United).
- 87': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Sheffield United. Max Lowe replaces Auston Trusty.
- 89': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 89': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
- 90': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 2. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 90'+6': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Fleck with a through ball.
- 90'+7': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 90'+7': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 2.
Statistics
 LIV |
SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 75.7 | Possession | 24.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 529 | Accurate Passes | 100 |
| 632 | Passes | 207 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 24 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 17 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 31,406
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 31,406
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Sheffield United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Wes Foderingham (GK) |
| 19 | Jack Robinson |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 15 | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
| 21 | Vinicius Souza |
| 8 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 35 | Andre Brooks |
| 20 | Jayden Bogle  |
| 32 | William Osula |
| 10 | Cameron Archer |
| 28 | James McAtee |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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