Arsenal vs Sheffield United

4 October 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Lee Mason

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Bukayo Saka 61’
  • Nicolas Pepe 64’
  • David McGoldrick 83’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-1 at home to Sheffield United. It was goalless at half-time.

Bukayo Saka put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 61st minute, set up by Héctor Bellerín, Nicolas Pepe made it 2-0 in the 64th minute, set up by Héctor Bellerín, and David McGoldrick pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 83rd minute, set up by George Baldock.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 0.67 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to Sheffield United's 0.14 from 6.

Match stats

Arsenal Sheffield United
6 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.67 xG 0.14
0.67 Non-penalty xG 0.14
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Arsenal Sheffield United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Bukayo Saka
Assist: Héctor Bellerín
1-0 (Arsenal)
61’
Nicolas Pepe
Assist: Héctor Bellerín
2-0 (Arsenal)
64’
83’
David McGoldrick
Assist: George Baldock
2-1 (Sheffield United)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sheffield United
  • Sander Berge

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 0.14 61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-0 61’ 64’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 2-0 64’ 83’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 0.14 61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-0 Saka 61’ 64’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 2-0 Pepe 64’ 83’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 2-1 McGoldrick 83’
Arsenal 0.67 xGSheffield United 0.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Arsenal attacking 
61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 64’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 31’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 44’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 83’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+4’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 64’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 31’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 44’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+4’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 35’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Héctor Bellerín DEF9020 0.000.462
David Luiz DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
Kieran Tierney DEF900 0.000.061
Mohamed Elneny MID900 0.000.051
Bukayo Saka MID8812 0.450.000
Dani Ceballos MID820 0.000.102
Willian FWD900 0.000.000
Eddie Nketiah FWD591 0.060.000
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD902 0.070.000
Nicolas Pepe Sub3111 0.090.000
Granit Xhaka Sub80 0.000.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 64% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.36
Sheffield United win 14% Avg odds 6.94

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.