Man City vs Sheffield United

30 January 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee David Coote

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gabriel Jesus 9’

Match summary

Man City saw off Sheffield United 1-0. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

Gabriel Jesus put Man City ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Ferrán Torres.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.53 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Sheffield United's 0.15 from 4.

Match stats

Man City Sheffield United
10 Shots 4
5 Shots on Target 1
10 Corners 0
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.53 xG 0.15
1.53 Non-penalty xG 0.15
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Man City Sheffield United
Kick-off
Gabriel Jesus
Assist: Ferrán Torres1-0 (Man City)
9’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • George Baldock
  • John Egan
  • Oliver Norwood

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 1.53 0.15 9’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), 1-0 9’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.53 0.15 9’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), 1-0 Jesus 9’
Man City 1.53 xGSheffield United 0.15 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Man City attacking 
9’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 90+3’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 47’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 90+4’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 35’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 90+3’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 47’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 90+4’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 35’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF900 0.000.000
Aymeric Laporte DEF902 0.040.000
Rúben Dias DEF901 0.130.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF902 0.070.000
Fernandinho MID901 0.020.021
Ilkay Gündogan MID900 0.000.203
Bernardo Silva MID902 0.140.000
Ferrán Torres FWD9010 0.000.772
Gabriel Jesus FWD9012 1.130.101
Phil Foden FWD900 0.000.412
Rodri Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 81% Avg odds 1.18
Draw 13% Avg odds 7.27
Sheffield United win 6% Avg odds 16.86

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

Form going into the game

Man City WWWWW
Sheffield United LLWLW

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 0-1 Man City, 31 Oct 20 Next meeting: Sheffield United 1-2 Man City, 27 Aug 23  All Man City 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.