English Premier League

FT Thursday, April 4, 2024
Sheffield United LLLDD 1
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Liverpool WDWLW 3
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SHU011
LIV123
Anfield · 60,055 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool back on top as late goals seal win over Sheffield United

Liverpool reclaimed the lead in an enthralling Premier league title race as Alexis Mac Allister's thunderbolt and a late header by Cody Gakpo secured a nervy 3-1 home victory over bottom club Sheffield United on Thursday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
13
6
Saves
3
17.1
Possession
82.9
5
SHOTS
29
3
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
82
Accurate Passes
714
168
Passes
786
0.5
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
9
3
Crosses
38
0.7
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
45
8
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.1
Long Balls %
0.9
0
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
7
40
Effective Clearances
5
40
Clearances
5

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 2Joe GomezLB
  5. 84Conor BradleyRB
  6. 10Alexis Mac AllisterCM
  7. 38Ryan GravenberchLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 7Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 13Ivo GrbicG
  2. 15Anel AhmedhodzicCD
  3. 19Jack RobinsonCD-L
  4. 30Mason HolgateCD-R
  5. 8Gustavo HamerCM-L
  6. 21Vinicius SouzaCM-R
  7. 24Oliver ArblasterAM
  8. 5Auston TrustyLM
  9. 20Jayden BogleRM
  10. 11Ben Brereton DíazCF-L
  11. 28James McAteeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Liverpool 1, Sheffield United 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 58' Own Goal by Conor Bradley, Liverpool. Liverpool 1, Sheffield United 1.
  3. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
  4. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  5. 62' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Gustavo Hamer.
  6. 63' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces James McAtee.
  7. 63' Substitution, Sheffield United. William Osula replaces Ben Brereton.
  8. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Joe Gomez.
  9. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  10. 76' Goal! Liverpool 2, Sheffield United 1. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  11. 78' Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Auston Trusty.
  12. 87' Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 87' Substitution, Sheffield United. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Mason Holgate.
  14. 90' Goal! Liverpool 3, Sheffield United 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.

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