Newcastle vs Sheffield United

21 June 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee David Coote

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Allan Saint-Maximin 55’
  • Matt Ritchie 69’
  • Joelinton 78’

Match summary

Newcastle won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Sheffield United. It was goalless at half-time.

Allan Saint-Maximin put Newcastle ahead in the 55th minute, set up by Matt Ritchie, Matt Ritchie made it 2-0 in the 69th minute, set up by Isaac Hayden, and Joelinton made it 3-0 in the 78th minute, set up by Miguel Almirón.

The chances backed that up: Newcastle created 2.15 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Sheffield United's 0.57 from 7. Sheffield United had a player sent off.

Match stats

Newcastle Sheffield United
12 Shots 7
8 Shots on Target 1
2 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
2.15 xG 0.57
2.15 Non-penalty xG 0.57
4 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Newcastle Sheffield United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Allan Saint-Maximin
Assist: Matt Ritchie1-0 (Newcastle)
55’
Matt Ritchie
Assist: Isaac Hayden2-0 (Newcastle)
69’
Joelinton
Assist: Miguel Almirón3-0 (Newcastle)
78’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Jamaal Lascelles
  • Joelinton
Sheffield United
  • John Egan

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.15 0.57 55’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), 1-0 55’ 69’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), 2-0 69’ 78’ Joelinton (Newcastle), 3-0 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.15 0.57 55’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), 1-0 Saint-Maximin 55’ 69’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), 2-0 Ritchie 69’ 78’ Joelinton (Newcastle), 3-0 Joelinton 78’
Newcastle 2.15 xGSheffield United 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Newcastle attacking 
78’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 17’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 60’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 59’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 55’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 10’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 72’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 20’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Luke Freeman (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 13’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 17’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 60’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 59’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 55’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 10’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 72’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 20’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Luke Freeman (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
Javier Manquillo DEF900 0.000.000
Federico Fernández DEF901 0.110.000
Jamaal Lascelles DEF900 0.000.111
Danny Rose DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Ritchie MID90113 0.070.342
Isaac Hayden MID9010 0.000.062
Jonjo Shelvey MID862 0.050.000
Allan Saint-Maximin MID8011 0.300.421
Miguel Almirón MID8611 0.421.153
Joelinton FWD8014 1.190.021
Nabil Bentaleb Sub100 0.000.000
Andy Carroll Sub100 0.000.000
Valentino Lazaro Sub40 0.000.000
Fabian Schär Sub40 0.000.000
DeAndre Yedlin Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 29% Avg odds 3.32
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.03
Sheffield United win 39% Avg odds 2.43

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle DLLDW
Sheffield United WWDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 0-2 Newcastle, 05 Dec 19 Next meeting: Sheffield United 1-0 Newcastle, 12 Jan 21  All Newcastle 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.