Man City vs Sheffield United

30 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Rodri 14’
  • Julián Álvarez 61’

Match summary

Man City saw off Sheffield United 2-0. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

Rodri put Man City ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Phil Foden and Julián Álvarez made it 2-0 in the 61st minute, set up by Phil Foden.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.24 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sheffield United's 0.26 from 4.

Match stats

Man City Sheffield United
18 Shots 4
4 Shots on Target 2
12 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.24 xG 0.26
2.24 Non-penalty xG 0.26
12 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Man City Sheffield United
Kick-off
Rodri
Assist: Phil Foden1-0 (Man City)
14’
Half-time1-0
Julián Álvarez
Assist: Phil Foden2-0 (Man City)
61’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Man City
  • Mateo Kovacic
Sheffield United
  • Jayden Bogle

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 2.24 0.26 14’ Rodri (Man City), 1-0 14’ 61’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 2-0 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 0.26 14’ Rodri (Man City), 1-0 Rodri 14’ 61’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 2-0 Álvarez 61’
Man City 2.24 xGSheffield United 0.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Man City attacking 
61’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 21’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 64’ Oscar Bobb (Man City), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 55’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 16’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ William Osula (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 43’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ William Osula (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 86’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Kyle Walker (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 61’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 21’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 64’ Oscar Bobb (Man City), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 55’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 41’ William Osula (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 16’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ William Osula (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 75’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Kyle Walker (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF692 0.030.000
Nathan Aké DEF903 0.160.000
Manuel Akanji DEF900 0.000.000
Josko Gvardiol DEF900 0.000.091
Rodri MID9014 0.170.051
Mateo Kovacic MID690 0.000.011
Bernardo Silva MID901 0.330.243
Phil Foden MID9023 0.211.576
Jack Grealish MID530 0.000.042
Julián Álvarez FWD9014 1.160.000
Oscar Bobb Sub371 0.180.000
Rúben Dias Sub210 0.000.000
Rico Lewis Sub210 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 89% Avg odds 1.08
Draw 8% Avg odds 12.46
Sheffield United win 3% Avg odds 30.83

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

Form going into the game

Man City DLWDW
Sheffield United LWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.