Sheffield United vs Brentford

9 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • James McAtee 45+1’

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Brentford 1-0. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

James McAtee put Sheffield United ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Gustavo Hamer.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield United created 0.84 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Brentford 0.65 from 10.

Match stats

Sheffield United Brentford
9 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 4
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.84 xG 0.64
0.84 Non-penalty xG 0.64
6 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Sheffield United Brentford
Kick-off
James McAtee
Assist: Gustavo Hamer1-0 (Sheffield United)
45+1’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Wes Foderingham
  • Jayden Bogle
  • Jack Robinson
  • Auston Trusty
  • William Osula
Brentford
  • Frank Onyeka

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.84 0.65 45+1’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), 1-0 45+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.84 0.65 45+1’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), 1-0 McAtee 45+1’
Sheffield United 0.84 xGBrentford 0.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Sheffield United attacking 
56’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 82’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 45’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Ben Mee (Brentford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 49’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 68’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ William Osula (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 36’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Auston Trusty (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 82’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 88’ Ben Mee (Brentford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 45’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 68’ Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ William Osula (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 36’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Auston Trusty (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Wes Foderingham GK900 0.000.000
Jayden Bogle DEF900 0.000.000
Anel Ahmedhodzic DEF900 0.000.000
Jack Robinson DEF900 0.000.051
Auston Trusty DEF901 0.020.000
Vinicius Souza MID900 0.000.000
James McAtee MID8411 0.030.000
Gustavo Hamer MID9011 0.020.092
Andre Brooks MID760 0.000.000
Cameron Archer MID902 0.120.524
William Osula FWD561 0.060.000
Anis Ben Slimane Sub343 0.600.071
Max Lowe Sub140 0.000.000
Sydie Peck Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 21% Avg odds 4.61
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.86
Brentford win 54% Avg odds 1.78

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United WDLLL
Brentford WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Brentford 2-0 Sheffield United, 13 Apr 24  All Sheffield United vs Brentford 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.