Sheffield United vs Brighton

24 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • David McGoldrick 19’

Match summary

Sheffield United saw off Brighton 1-0. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

David McGoldrick put Sheffield United ahead in the 19th minute.

Brighton can feel hard done by, creating 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Sheffield United's 0.79 from 7.

Match stats

Sheffield United Brighton
7 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 12
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 2.06
0.79 Non-penalty xG 2.06
4 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Sheffield United Brighton
Kick-off
David McGoldrick1-0 (Sheffield United)
19’
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
  • George Baldock
  • Enda Stevens
  • David McGoldrick

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 0.79 2.06 19’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 1-0 19’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 2.06 19’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 1-0 McGoldrick 19’
Sheffield United 0.79 xGBrighton 2.06 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Sheffield United attacking 
72’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.87 xG, off target 19’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 69’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 12’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 76’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 44’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 53’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ José Izquierdo (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.87 xG, off target 19’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 69’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 12’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 76’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 44’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 53’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ José Izquierdo (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF900 0.000.000
George Baldock DEF900 0.000.172
Kean Bryan DEF900 0.000.000
Jayden Bogle MID902 0.150.000
John Fleck MID900 0.000.041
Oliver Norwood MID900 0.000.000
Enda Stevens MID900 0.000.000
Ben Osborn MID820 0.000.062
David McGoldrick FWD9013 0.560.000
Rhian Brewster FWD662 0.080.000
Oliver Burke Sub240 0.000.000
John Lundstram Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 15% Avg odds 6.31
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.96
Brighton win 61% Avg odds 1.59

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United LLLLL
Brighton WWLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-1 Sheffield United, 20 Dec 20 Next meeting: Brighton 1-1 Sheffield United, 12 Nov 23  All Sheffield United vs Brighton 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.