Man City vs Sheffield United

29 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sergio Agüero 52’
  • Kevin De Bruyne 82’

Match summary

Man City saw off Sheffield United 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Sergio Agüero put Man City ahead in the 52nd minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne and Kevin De Bruyne made it 2-0 in the 82nd minute, set up by Riyad Mahrez.

There was little between the sides on chances: Man City created 1.09 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Sheffield United 1.23 from 8.

Match stats

Man City Sheffield United
16 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 0
8 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.09 xG 1.23
1.09 Non-penalty xG 1.23
9 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man City Sheffield United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sergio Agüero
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne
1-0 (Man City)
52’
Kevin De Bruyne
Assist: Riyad Mahrez
2-0 (Man City)
82’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Man City
  • Bernardo Silva
Sheffield United
  • Enda Stevens

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.09 1.23 52’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 1-0 52’ 82’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 2-0 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.09 1.23 52’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 1-0 Agüero 52’ 82’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 2-0 De Bruyne 82’
Man City 1.09 xGSheffield United 1.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Man City attacking 
8’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 40’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 52’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 90+1’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 82’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 17’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 75’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Muhamed Besic (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Muhamed Besic (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Kyle Walker (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 40’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 52’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 90+1’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 82’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 17’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 75’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Muhamed Besic (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Muhamed Besic (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Kyle Walker (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Claudio Bravo
90′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Walker
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Fernandinho
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Oleksandr Zinchenko
90′ – – 2 0.06 0.04 2 –
90′ 1 1 5 0.27 0.33 1 –
Rodri
90′ – – 1 0.04 0.10 2 –
Bernardo Silva Taken off
63′ – – – – 0.07 3
Riyad Mahrez
90′ – 1 3 0.26 0.14 2 –
Sergio Agüero Taken off
82′ 1 – 2 0.38 – – –
Raheem Sterling Taken off
89′ – – 1 0.01 0.17 2 –
Ilkay Gündogan Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Phil Foden Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Gabriel Jesus Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – 0.04 1 –
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

Man City win 78% Avg odds 1.23
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.89
Sheffield United win 8% Avg odds 12.29

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.