Newcastle vs Sheffield United

27 April 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Tony Harrington

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Alexander Isak 26’, 61’ (pen)
Bruno Guimarães 54’
Ben Osborn 65’ (og)
Callum Wilson 72’

Anel Ahmedhodzic 5’

Match summary

Newcastle came from behind to win 5-1 at home to Sheffield United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Anel Ahmedhodzic put Sheffield United ahead with a header in the 5th minute, set up by Gustavo Hamer and Alexander Isak equalised in the 26th minute, set up by Jacob Murphy. In the second half, Bruno Guimarães put Newcastle in front with a header in the 54th minute, set up by Anthony Gordon, Isak made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 61st minute, Ben Osborn's own goal made it 4-1 from a corner in the 65th minute, and Callum Wilson made it 5-1 in the 72nd minute, set up by Harvey Barnes.

The chances backed that up: Newcastle created 2.93 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Sheffield United's 1.87 from 15.

Match stats

20 Shots 15

7 Shots on Target 5

4 Corners 5

0 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

2.93 xG 1.82

2.17 Non-penalty xG 1.82

18 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Newcastle Sheffield United

Kick-off

5’

Anel Ahmedhodzic
Assist: Gustavo Hamer

0-1

Alexander Isak
Assist: Jacob Murphy

1-1

26’

Half-time1-1

Bruno Guimarães
Assist: Anthony Gordon

2-1

54’

Alexander Isak
Penalty

3-1

61’

Ben Osborn
Own goal

4-1

65’

Callum Wilson
Assist: Harvey Barnes

5-1

72’

Full-time5-1

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.

Newcastle 2.93 xGSheffield United 1.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sheffield United attacking Newcastle attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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

Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Martin Dubravka	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Valentino Livramento	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.16	3
Dan Burn	DEF	90			1	0.09	0.00	0
Fabian Schär	DEF	50			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lewis Hall	DEF	86			2	0.10	0.00	0
Bruno Guimarães	MID	90	1		4	0.55	0.18	2
Sean Longstaff	MID	90			3	0.27	0.04	1
Elliot Anderson	MID	70			2	0.11	0.00	0
Jacob Murphy	FWD	70		1	1	0.03	0.48	4
Alexander Isak	FWD	90	2		5	1.22	0.15	2
Anthony Gordon	FWD	86		1	0	0.00	0.53	3
Emil Krafth	Sub	40			0	0.00	0.00	0
Callum Wilson	Sub	20	1		2	0.57	0.00	0
Harvey Barnes	Sub	20		1	0	0.00	0.56	2
Alex Murphy	Sub	4			0	0.00	0.00	0
Matt Ritchie	Sub	4			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		2	0.46	0.19	2
Auston Trusty	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.58	2
Mason Holgate	DEF	71			1	0.38	0.00	0
Jayden Bogle	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ben Osborn	MID	90			0	0.00	0.04	1
Oliver Arblaster	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Gustavo Hamer	MID	83		1	0	0.00	0.67	5
Andre Brooks	MID	74			2	0.15	0.00	0
Ben Brereton Díaz	FWD	90			5	0.37	0.00	0
Cameron Archer	FWD	71			3	0.34	0.09	2
William Osula	Sub	19			1	0.14	0.00	0
Jack Robinson	Sub	19			0	0.00	0.00	0
Vinicius Souza	Sub	16			0	0.00	0.14	1
Anis Ben Slimane	Sub	7			1	0.04	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 79% Avg odds 1.22

Draw 13% Avg odds 7.35

Sheffield United win 8% Avg odds 11.45

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle W D W W L

Sheffield United L D L L L

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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.