English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 30, 2023
Sheffield United LWLDL 0
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Manchester City WDWWW 2
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SHU000
MNC112
Etihad Stadium · 53,108 att.

Match Report

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Dominant Man City cruise to victory against Sheffield United

Manchester City ended a run of three successive Premier League home draws with a comfortable 2-0 victory over bottom club Sheffield United on Saturday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
12
2
Saves
2
19.4
Possession
80.6
4
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
174
Accurate Passes
944
233
Passes
1000
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
7
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
47
10
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.2
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
4
15
Tackles
7
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
2
25
Effective Clearances
10
25
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 47Phil FodenAM
  7. 16RodriLM
  8. 8Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 19Julián ÁlvarezF
  10. 10Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 20Bernardo SilvaAM-R

SHU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Wes FoderinghamG
  2. 19Jack RobinsonCD
  3. 5Auston TrustyCD-L
  4. 2George BaldockCD-R
  5. 21Vinicius SouzaCM-L
  6. 16Oliver NorwoodCM-R
  7. 14Luke ThomasLM
  8. 20Jayden BogleRM
  9. 32William OsulaF
  10. 35Andre BrooksCF-L
  11. 25Anis SlimaneCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Manchester City 1, Sheffield United 0. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  2. 43' Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Jack Grealish.
  4. 61' Goal! Manchester City 2, Sheffield United 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  5. 67' Substitution, Sheffield United. Cameron Archer replaces William Osula.
  6. 67' Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
  7. 68' Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Kyle Walker.
  8. 68' Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  9. 80' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Andre Brooks.
  10. 89' Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Luke Thomas.

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