Coventry vs Sheffield United

23 November 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Norman Bassette 22’
  • Bobby Thomas 80’
  • Tyrese Campbell 13’
  • Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 34’

Match summary

Coventry and Sheffield United shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Sheffield United led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tyrese Campbell put Sheffield United ahead in the 13th minute, Norman Bassette equalised in the 22nd minute, and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi put Sheffield United back in front in the 34th minute. In the second half, Bobby Thomas equalised with a header in the 80th minute.

Coventry had the better of the chances, with 2.21 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Sheffield United's 1.37 from 7. Sheffield United had a player sent off.

Match stats

Coventry Sheffield United
20 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 2
12 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2.21 xG 1.32
2.21 Non-penalty xG 1.32

Key events

Coventry Sheffield United
Kick-off
13’
Tyrese Campbell0-1 (Sheffield United)
Norman Bassette1-1 (Coventry)
22’
34’
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi1-2 (Sheffield United)
Half-time1-2
Bobby Thomas2-2 (Coventry)
80’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Coventry
  • Josh Eccles
  • Jack Rudoni
  • Norman Bassette
  • Brandon Thomas-Asante
Sheffield United
  • Anel Ahmedhodžić
  • Harrison Burrows
  • Sydie Peck

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.21 1.37 13’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), 0-1 13’ 22’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), 1-1 22’ 34’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 1-2 34’ 80’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), 2-2 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.21 1.37 13’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), 0-1 Campbell 13’ 22’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), 1-1 Bassette 22’ 34’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 1-2 Rak-Sakyi 34’ 80’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), 2-2 Thomas 80’
Coventry 2.21 xGSheffield United 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Coventry attacking 
13’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 22’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 80’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 90’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 17’ Harry Souttar (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 39’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 34’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 26’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 16’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 30’ Luis Binks (Coventry), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 71’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 22’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 80’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 90’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 17’ Harry Souttar (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 39’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 34’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 26’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 16’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 30’ Luis Binks (Coventry), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 42’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+4’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 71’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Brad Collins
90′ – – – – – – –
Joel Latibeaudiere Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
Bobby Thomas
90′ 1 – 3 0.55 – – –
Luis Binks
90′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Milan van Ewijk
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Josh Eccles Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.09 – –
Ben Sheaf
90′ – – 2 0.16 – – –
Jack Rudoni
90′ – – 2 0.15 – –
Jay DaSilva Taken off
88′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Victor Torp Taken off
58′ – – 2 0.25 – – –
Norman Bassette Taken off
58′ 1 – 2 0.56 – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Ephron Mason-Clark Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Brandon Thomas-Asante Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 2 0.17 – –
Ellis Simms Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Jake Bidwell 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

Coventry win 38% Avg odds 2.53
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26
Sheffield United win 33% Avg odds 2.85

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

Form going into the game

Coventry DWWLD
Sheffield United LWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 3-1 Coventry, 26 Dec 22 Next meeting: Sheffield United 3-1 Coventry, 28 Mar 25  All Coventry vs Sheffield United meetings

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.