Liverpool vs Sheffield United

24 October 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Roberto Firmino 41’
  • Diogo Jota 64’
  • Sander Berge 13’ (pen)

Match summary

Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Sheffield United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Sander Berge put Sheffield United ahead from the penalty spot in the 13th minute, Roberto Firmino equalised in the 41st minute, and Diogo Jota won it with a header in the 64th minute, set up by Sadio Mané.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.66 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Sheffield United's 1.40 from 13.

Match stats

Liverpool Sheffield United
17 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.40 xG 1.40
2.40 Non-penalty xG 0.64
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Liverpool Sheffield United
Kick-off
13’
Sander Berge
Penalty0-1 (Sheffield United)
Roberto Firmino1-1 (Liverpool)
41’
Half-time1-1
Diogo Jota
Assist: Sadio Mané2-1 (Liverpool)
64’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Enda Stevens
  • Sander Berge
  • John Lundstram

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 1.40 13’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), 0-1 13’ 41’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 1-1 41’ 64’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 2-1 64’ 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 1.40 13’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), 0-1 Berge 13’ 41’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 1-1 Firmino 41’ 64’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 2-1 Jota 64’
Liverpool 2.66 xGSheffield United 1.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Liverpool attacking 
41’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.82 xG, goal 13’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.51 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 41’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 42’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 21’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 22’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 61’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Fabinho (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.82 xG, goal 13’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.51 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 41’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 42’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 21’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 22’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Fabinho (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ John Egan (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
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF901 0.020.333
Fabinho DEF901 0.020.000
Joseph Gomez DEF900 0.000.000
Andrew Robertson DEF901 0.030.062
Georginio Wijnaldum MID902 0.120.511
Jordan Henderson MID901 0.030.311
Diogo Jota MID8611 0.320.000
Roberto Firmino MID8613 0.870.000
Sadio Mané MID9013 0.370.352
Mohamed Salah FWD904 0.890.092
Takumi Minamino Sub40 0.000.000
James Milner Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 79% Avg odds 1.21
Draw 13% Avg odds 7.24
Sheffield United win 8% Avg odds 12.71

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

Form going into the game

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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.