Arsenal vs Sheffield United

18 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gabriel Martinelli 45’
  • John Fleck 83’

Match summary

Arsenal and Sheffield United drew 1-1. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal ahead in the 45th minute and John Fleck equalised in the 83rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Arsenal created 1.23 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Sheffield United 1.19 from 12.

Match stats

Arsenal Sheffield United
11 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.23 xG 1.18
1.23 Non-penalty xG 1.18
6 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Arsenal Sheffield United
Kick-off
Gabriel Martinelli1-0 (Arsenal)
45’
Half-time1-0
83’
John Fleck1-1 (Sheffield United)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Granit Xhaka
Sheffield United
  • George Baldock
  • Oliver Norwood

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 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 1.19 45’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 1-0 45’ 83’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), 1-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 1.19 45’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 1-0 Martinelli 45’ 83’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), 1-1 Fleck 83’
Arsenal 1.23 xGSheffield United 1.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Arsenal attacking 
45’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 56’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.38 xG, blocked 9’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 90’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 21’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 32’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ David Luiz (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Muhamed Besic (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 56’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.38 xG, blocked 9’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 90’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 21’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 51’ David Luiz (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Muhamed Besic (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 32’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF900 0.000.000
David Luiz DEF901 0.020.000
Shkodran Mustafi DEF901 0.020.000
Bukayo Saka DEF900 0.000.000
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Torreira MID901 0.010.000
Nicolas Pepe MID903 0.140.162
Mesut Özil MID900 0.000.104
Gabriel Martinelli MID9013 0.890.000
Alexandre Lacazette FWD761 0.090.031
Eddie Nketiah Sub141 0.060.071

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 48% Avg odds 2.00
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Sheffield United win 24% Avg odds 4.08

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal DDLWD
Sheffield United WDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 1-0 Arsenal, 21 Oct 19 Next meeting: Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield United, 04 Oct 20  All Arsenal vs Sheffield United meetings

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.