Man United vs Sheffield United

27 January 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Harry Maguire 64’
  • Kean Bryan 23’
  • Oliver Burke 74’

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Man United 2-1 on the road. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

Kean Bryan put Sheffield United ahead with a header in the 23rd minute, set up by John Fleck, Harry Maguire equalised with a header in the 64th minute, set up by Alex Telles, and Oliver Burke won it in the 74th minute, set up by John Lundstram.

Man United can feel hard done by, creating 0.99 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sheffield United's 0.69 from 5.

Match stats

Man United Sheffield United
16 Shots 5
4 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.99 xG 0.69
0.99 Non-penalty xG 0.69
11 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Man United Sheffield United
Kick-off
23’
Kean Bryan
Assist: John Fleck
0-1 (Sheffield United)
Half-time0-1
Harry Maguire
Assist: Alex Telles
1-1 (Man United)
64’
74’
Oliver Burke
Assist: John Lundstram
1-2 (Sheffield United)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Man United
  • Axel Tuanzebe
Sheffield United
  • 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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.99 0.69 23’ Kean Bryan (Sheffield United), 0-1 23’ 64’ Harry Maguire (Man United), 1-1 64’ 74’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), 1-2 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.99 0.69 23’ Kean Bryan (Sheffield United), 0-1 Bryan 23’ 64’ Harry Maguire (Man United), 1-1 Maguire 64’ 74’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), 1-2 Burke 74’
Man United 0.99 xGSheffield United 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Man United attacking 
74’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 49’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 23’ Kean Bryan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 16’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 77’ Paul Pogba (Man United), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 11’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 41’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Edinson Cavani (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 30’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Alex Telles (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 74’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 23’ Kean Bryan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 16’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 77’ Paul Pogba (Man United), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 11’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 41’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Edinson Cavani (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 62’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Alex Telles (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF901 0.020.173
Harry Maguire DEF9012 0.090.000
Axel Tuanzebe DEF860 0.000.000
Alex Telles DEF8511 0.020.152
Paul Pogba MID901 0.110.021
Nemanja Matic MID900 0.000.000
Mason Greenwood MID694 0.410.000
Bruno Fernandes MID903 0.100.393
Marcus Rashford MID902 0.120.000
Anthony Martial FWD901 0.070.000
Edinson Cavani Sub211 0.060.000
Luke Shaw Sub50 0.000.021
Donny van de Beek Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 75% Avg odds 1.28
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.02
Sheffield United win 9% Avg odds 10.77

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

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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.