English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Liverpool LWDWW 2
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Sheffield United LWDLL 0
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Bramall Lane · 31,406 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

SHU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Wes FoderinghamG
  2. 19Jack RobinsonCD
  3. 5Auston TrustyCD-L
  4. 15Anel AhmedhodzicCD-R
  5. 21Vinicius SouzaCM-L
  6. 8Gustavo HamerCM-R
  7. 35Andre BrooksLM
  8. 20Jayden BogleRM
  9. 32William OsulaF
  10. 10Cameron ArcherCF-L
  11. 28James McAteeCF-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 2Joe GomezLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3Wataru EndoCM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 18Cody GakpoF
  10. 7Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 34' Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 57' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister because of an injury.
  4. 62' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz.
  6. 67' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
  7. 74' Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces Andre Brooks.
  8. 74' Substitution, Sheffield United. Bénie Traoré replaces William Osula.
  9. 84' Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 86' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood replaces Vinicius Souza.
  11. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Cody Gakpo.
  12. 88' Substitution, Sheffield United. Max Lowe replaces Auston Trusty.
  13. 90' Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 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.
  15. 90'+6' Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.

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