Man United vs Sheffield United

24 April 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Michael Salisbury

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Harry Maguire 42’
Bruno Fernandes 61’ (pen), 81’
Rasmus Højlund 85’

Jayden Bogle 35’
Ben Brereton Díaz 50’

Match summary

Man United came from behind to win 4-2 at home to Sheffield United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jayden Bogle put Sheffield United ahead in the 35th minute and Harry Maguire equalised with a header in the 42nd minute, set up by Alejandro Garnacho. In the second half, Ben Brereton Díaz put Sheffield United back in front in the 50th minute, set up by Ben Osborn, Bruno Fernandes equalised from the penalty spot in the 61st minute, Fernandes put Man United in front in the 81st minute, set up by Kobbie Mainoo, and Rasmus Højlund made it 4-2 in the 85th minute, set up by Bruno Fernandes.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 3.51 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Sheffield United's 1.21 from 10.

Match stats

25 Shots 10

13 Shots on Target 4

9 Corners 4

0 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

3.51 xG 1.21

2.75 Non-penalty xG 1.21

14 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man United Sheffield United

Kick-off

35’

Jayden Bogle

0-1

Harry Maguire
Assist: Alejandro Garnacho

1-1

42’

Half-time1-1

50’

Ben Brereton Díaz
Assist: Ben Osborn

1-2

Bruno Fernandes
Penalty

2-2

61’

Bruno Fernandes
Assist: Kobbie Mainoo

3-2

81’

Rasmus Højlund
Assist: Bruno Fernandes

4-2

85’

Full-time4-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield United

Mason Holgate

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.

Man United 3.51 xGSheffield United 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sheffield United attacking Man United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
André Onana	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Casemiro	DEF	90			2	0.15	0.00	0
Harry Maguire	DEF	90	1		1	0.09	0.00	0
Diogo Dalot	DEF	90			2	0.06	0.38	3
Kobbie Mainoo	MID	90		1	1	0.07	0.02	1
Christian Eriksen	MID	66			2	0.04	0.11	1
Antony	MID	57			2	0.11	0.46	2
Bruno Fernandes	MID	90	2	1	5	0.84	1.44	9
Alejandro Garnacho	MID	90		1	6	1.06	0.10	2
Rasmus Højlund	FWD	90	1		3	0.81	0.04	1
Amad Diallo Traore	Sub	33			0	0.00	0.03	1
Scott McTominay	Sub	24			1	0.30	0.00	0
Sofyan Amrabat	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ethan Wheatley	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Wes Foderingham	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Anel Ahmedhodzic	DEF	90			1	0.08	0.00	0
Auston Trusty	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Mason Holgate	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jayden Bogle	MID	80	1		1	0.36	0.00	0
Ben Osborn	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.51	1
Gustavo Hamer	MID	90			2	0.05	0.15	4
Oliver Arblaster	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Andre Brooks	MID	48			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ben Brereton Díaz	FWD	90	1		4	0.65	0.00	0
Cameron Archer	FWD	64			1	0.05	0.00	0
Vinicius Souza	Sub	42			1	0.01	0.00	0
James McAtee	Sub	25			0	0.00	0.00	0
Oliver Norwood	Sub	10			0	0.00	0.01	1
William Osula	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 73% Avg odds 1.31

Draw 16% Avg odds 6.15

Sheffield United win 11% Avg odds 8.40

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

Form going into the game

Man United W D L D D

Sheffield United D L D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sheffield United 1-2 Man United, 21 Oct 23 All Man United 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.