Burnley vs Sheffield United

5 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • James Tarkowski 43’
  • John Egan 80’

Match summary

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

James Tarkowski put Burnley ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Jay Rodriguez and John Egan equalised from a corner in the 80th minute, set up by Billy Sharp.

Sheffield United had the better of the chances, with 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Burnley's 1.32 from 9.

Match stats

Burnley Sheffield United
9 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 1.63
1.32 Non-penalty xG 1.63
4 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Burnley Sheffield United
Kick-off
James Tarkowski
Assist: Jay Rodriguez1-0 (Burnley)
43’
Half-time1-0
80’
John Egan
Assist: Billy Sharp1-1 (Sheffield United)
Full-time1-1

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 1.32 1.63 43’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), 1-0 43’ 80’ John Egan (Sheffield United), 1-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 1.63 43’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), 1-0 Tarkowski 43’ 80’ John Egan (Sheffield United), 1-1 Egan 80’
Burnley 1.32 xGSheffield United 1.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Burnley attacking 
43’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 11’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.47 xG, blocked 9’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 10’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 80’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.34 xG, goal 35’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 77’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 1’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 40’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Erik Pieters (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Phil Bardsley (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Erik Pieters (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 11’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.47 xG, blocked 9’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 10’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.36 xG, blocked 80’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.34 xG, goal 35’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 77’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 1’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 40’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Erik Pieters (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Phil Bardsley (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+2’ Erik Pieters (Burnley), open play, 0.01 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
Phil Bardsley DEF901 0.010.000
Kevin Long DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF9012 0.640.000
Charlie Taylor DEF900 0.000.000
Dwight McNeil MID901 0.110.000
Josh Brownhill MID900 0.000.000
Ashley Westwood MID900 0.000.103
Erik Pieters MID902 0.040.492
Jay Rodriguez FWD9012 0.070.571
Matej Vydra FWD711 0.440.031
Chris Wood Sub190 0.000.000
Johann Berg Gudmundsson Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 30% Avg odds 3.16
Draw 33% Avg odds 2.92
Sheffield United win 37% Avg odds 2.60

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

Form going into the game

Burnley DDLWW
Sheffield United WDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 3-0 Burnley, 02 Nov 19 Next meeting: Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United, 29 Dec 20  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.