Brighton vs Sheffield United

21 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Oliver McBurnie 23’

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Brighton 1-0 on the road. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

Oliver McBurnie put Sheffield United ahead in the 23rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 1.66 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Brighton's 0.43 from 9.

Match stats

Brighton Sheffield United
9 Shots 7
2 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.43 xG 1.66
0.43 Non-penalty xG 1.66
9 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Brighton Sheffield United
Kick-off
23’
Oliver McBurnie0-1 (Sheffield United)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Yves Bissouma
Sheffield United
  • Chris Basham
  • Enda Stevens
  • David McGoldrick

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.43 1.66 23’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), 0-1 23’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.43 1.66 23’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), 0-1 McBurnie 23’
Brighton 0.43 xGSheffield United 1.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Brighton attacking 
49’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 23’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 85’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 2’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ John Egan (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 23’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 85’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 2’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ John Egan (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mat Ryan GK900 0.000.000
Martín Montoya DEF570 0.000.112
Adam Webster DEF901 0.030.000
Lewis Dunk DEF902 0.150.000
Dan Burn DEF900 0.000.041
Davy Pröpper MID901 0.040.000
Dale Stephens MID900 0.000.041
Aaron Mooy MID901 0.080.122
Pascal Groß MID470 0.000.000
Leandro Trossard MID470 0.000.000
Neal Maupay FWD901 0.030.000
Glenn Murray Sub430 0.000.000
Aaron Connolly Sub432 0.070.000
Yves Bissouma Sub331 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 44% Avg odds 2.17
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.36
Sheffield United win 27% Avg odds 3.54

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

Form going into the game

Brighton LLWDD
Sheffield United DDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Sheffield United 1-1 Brighton, 22 Feb 20  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.