Brighton vs Sheffield United

20 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Danny Welbeck 87’
  • Jayden Bogle 63’

Match summary

The points were shared as Brighton and Sheffield United drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Jayden Bogle put Sheffield United ahead in the 63rd minute, set up by David McGoldrick and Danny Welbeck equalised in the 87th minute.

Brighton had the better of the chances, with 2.93 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Sheffield United's 1.04 from 5. Sheffield United had a player sent off.

Match stats

Brighton Sheffield United
21 Shots 5
5 Shots on Target 3
14 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
2.90 xG 1.04
2.90 Non-penalty xG 1.04
14 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Brighton Sheffield United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
63’
Jayden Bogle
Assist: David McGoldrick0-1 (Sheffield United)
Danny Welbeck1-1 (Brighton)
87’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Lewis Dunk
Sheffield United
  • John Lundstram
  • Aaron Ramsdale
  • Chris Basham
  • David McGoldrick
  • Ben Osborn
  • Oliver Burke

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 1.04 63’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), 0-1 63’ 87’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.93 1.04 63’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), 0-1 Bogle 63’ 87’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-1 Welbeck 87’
Brighton 2.93 xGSheffield United 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Brighton attacking 
87’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.69 xG, goal 82’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 90+5’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 84’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 26’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 31’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 49’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+5’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 90+5’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 23’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Adam Webster (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Solly March (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.69 xG, goal 82’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 90+5’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 84’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 26’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 31’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 49’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+5’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 90+5’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 23’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 66’ Adam Webster (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Solly March (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.020.091
Adam Webster DEF903 0.130.000
Ben White DEF750 0.000.000
Joël Veltman MID490 0.000.000
Solly March MID901 0.030.135
Yves Bissouma MID901 0.030.041
Adam Lallana MID901 0.020.122
Leandro Trossard MID903 0.200.535
Neal Maupay MID692 0.510.081
Aaron Connolly FWD903 0.590.021
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Sub412 0.600.612
Danny Welbeck Sub2112 0.760.000
Andi Zeqiri Sub152 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 51% Avg odds 1.88
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Sheffield United win 21% Avg odds 4.57

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

Form going into the game

Brighton WDLLD
Sheffield United LLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 1-1 Brighton, 22 Feb 20 Next meeting: Sheffield United 1-0 Brighton, 24 Apr 21  All Brighton 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.