Burnley vs Sheffield United

29 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ben Mee 32’

Match summary

Burnley beat Sheffield United 1-0. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

Ben Mee put Burnley ahead with a header in the 32nd minute, set up by Robbie Brady.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 0.97 expected goals (xG) from 5 shots to Sheffield United's 0.49 from 7.

Match stats

Burnley Sheffield United
5 Shots 7
3 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.97 xG 0.49
0.97 Non-penalty xG 0.49
7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Burnley Sheffield United
Kick-off
Ben Mee
Assist: Robbie Brady1-0 (Burnley)
32’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • Matthew Lowton
Sheffield United
  • Enda Stevens
  • 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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 0.49 32’ Ben Mee (Burnley), 1-0 32’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 0.49 32’ Ben Mee (Burnley), 1-0 Ben Mee 32’
Burnley 0.97 xGSheffield United 0.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Burnley attacking 
1’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 31’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 50’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 29’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 32’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 37’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ John Egan (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 31’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 50’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 29’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 32’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 37’ Robbie Brady (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ John Egan (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Lowton DEF900 0.000.051
Ben Mee DEF9012 0.130.000
James Tarkowski DEF900 0.000.000
Charlie Taylor DEF80 0.000.000
Robbie Brady MID9011 0.070.412
Ashley Westwood MID900 0.000.000
Josh Brownhill MID900 0.000.000
Erik Pieters MID900 0.000.000
Chris Wood FWD901 0.330.441
Ashley Barnes FWD811 0.440.000
Josh Benson Sub820 0.000.000
Dale Stephens Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 40% Avg odds 2.40
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
Sheffield United win 30% Avg odds 3.22

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

Form going into the game

Burnley DWDWL
Sheffield United LLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United, 05 Jul 20 Next meeting: Sheffield United 1-0 Burnley, 23 May 21  All Burnley 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.