Burnley vs Sheffield United

2 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jay Rodriguez 1’
  • Jacob Bruun Larsen 29’
  • Zeki Amdouni 73’
  • Luca Koleosho 75’
  • Josh Brownhill 80’

Match summary

Burnley won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Sheffield United. Burnley led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jay Rodriguez put Burnley ahead with a header in the first minute, set up by Charlie Taylor and Jacob Bruun Larsen made it 2-0 in the 29th minute, set up by Dara O'Shea. In the second half, Zeki Amdouni made it 3-0 in the 73rd minute, set up by Louis Beyer, Luca Koleosho made it 4-0 in the 75th minute, set up by Zeki Amdouni, and Josh Brownhill made it 5-0 in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 2.66 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Sheffield United's 0.62 from 6. Sheffield United had a player sent off.

Match stats

Burnley Sheffield United
19 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
2.60 xG 0.62
2.60 Non-penalty xG 0.62
13 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Burnley Sheffield United
Kick-off
Jay Rodriguez
Assist: Charlie Taylor1-0 (Burnley)
1’
Jacob Bruun Larsen
Assist: Dara O'Shea2-0 (Burnley)
29’
Half-time2-0
Zeki Amdouni
Assist: Louis Beyer3-0 (Burnley)
73’
Luca Koleosho
Assist: Zeki Amdouni4-0 (Burnley)
75’
Josh Brownhill5-0 (Burnley)
80’
Full-time5-0

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • Louis Beyer
  • Dara O'Shea
Sheffield United
  • Oliver McBurnie
  • Anel Ahmedhodzic
  • Luke Thomas
  • John Fleck
  • Gustavo Hamer
  • William Osula

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 2.66 0.62 1’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), 1-0 1’ 29’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), 2-0 29’ 73’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), 3-0 73’ 75’ Luca Koleosho (Burnley), 4-0 75’ 80’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 5-0 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.66 0.62 1’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), 1-0 Rodriguez 1’ 29’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), 2-0 Larsen 29’ 73’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), 3-0 Amdouni 73’ 75’ Luca Koleosho (Burnley), 4-0 Koleosho 75’ 80’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 5-0 Brownhill 80’
Burnley 2.66 xGSheffield United 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Burnley attacking 
74’ Luca Koleosho (Burnley), open play, 0.68 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 68’ William Osula (Sheffield United), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 73’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 29’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 75’ Luca Koleosho (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 31’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 46’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ Vitinho (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Vitinho (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Michael Obafemi (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 10’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ William Osula (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Louis Beyer (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Luca Koleosho (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ William Osula (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 80’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 40’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Dara O'Shea (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 20’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Luca Koleosho (Burnley), open play, 0.68 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 68’ William Osula (Sheffield United), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 73’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 29’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 75’ Luca Koleosho (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 31’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 46’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 86’ Vitinho (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Vitinho (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 89’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Michael Obafemi (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 10’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ William Osula (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Louis Beyer (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Luca Koleosho (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ William Osula (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 40’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Dara O'Shea (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 13’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
James Trafford GK900 0.000.000
Vitinho DEF902 0.170.000
Louis Beyer DEF9011 0.050.371
Dara O'Shea DEF8811 0.020.291
Charlie Taylor DEF9010 0.000.401
Jacob Bruun Larsen MID7014 0.450.153
Sander Berge MID900 0.000.041
Josh Brownhill MID9012 0.050.000
Luca Koleosho MID8213 0.850.101
Zeki Amdouni FWD82112 0.450.182
Jay Rodriguez FWD8212 0.460.000
Johann Berg Gudmundsson Sub201 0.080.315
Mike Trésor Sub80 0.000.000
Michael Obafemi Sub81 0.080.000
Nathan Redmond Sub80 0.000.081
Hjalmar Ekdal Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 55% Avg odds 1.75
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.73
Sheffield United win 19% Avg odds 5.07

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

Form going into the game

Burnley LLLLL
Sheffield United LLWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 1-0 Burnley, 23 May 21 Next meeting: Sheffield United 1-4 Burnley, 20 Apr 24  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.