Burnley vs Sheffield United

21 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee David Webb

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Josh Brownhill 28’, 44’ (pen)
  • Thomas Cannon 37’

Match summary

Burnley beat Sheffield United 2-1. Burnley led 2-1 at half-time.

Josh Brownhill put Burnley ahead in the 28th minute, Thomas Cannon equalised in the 37th minute, and Brownhill won it from the penalty spot in the 44th minute.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Sheffield United's 0.80 from 15.

Match stats

Burnley Sheffield United
10 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.05 xG 0.80
1.26 Non-penalty xG 0.80

Key events

Burnley Sheffield United
Kick-off
Josh Brownhill1-0 (Burnley)
28’
37’
Thomas Cannon1-1 (Sheffield United)
Josh Brownhill
Penalty
2-1 (Burnley)
44’
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • Lucas Pires
Sheffield United
  • Jack Robinson
  • Gustavo Hamer
  • Rhian Brewster

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 0.80 28’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 1-0 28’ 37’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), 1-1 37’ 44’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 2-1 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 0.80 28’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 1-0 Brownhill 28’ 37’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), 1-1 Cannon 37’ 44’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 2-1 Brownhill 44’
Burnley 1.98 xGSheffield United 0.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Burnley attacking 
44’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 9’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 34’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 8’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 28’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 53’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 67’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 1’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 37’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 28’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Anel Ahmedhodžić (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Lucas Pires (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 34’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 9’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 34’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 8’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 53’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 67’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 1’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 37’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 28’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Anel Ahmedhodžić (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Lucas Pires (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 10’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 34’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Josh Brownhill Taken off
88′ 2 – 2 0.92 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Marcus Edwards Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Hannibal Mejbri Taken off
79′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Zian Flemming Taken off
88′ – – 2 0.69 – – –
Josh Laurent Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Jeremy Sarmiento Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Joe Worrall Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Ashley Barnes Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 49% Avg odds 1.91
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42
Sheffield United win 23% Avg odds 4.15

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.