Sheffield United vs Brighton

22 February 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Enda Stevens 26’
  • Neal Maupay 30’

Match summary

Sheffield United and Brighton shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Enda Stevens put Sheffield United ahead from a corner in the 26th minute and Neal Maupay equalised with a header in the 30th minute, set up by Adam Webster.

Sheffield United had the better of the chances, with 1.66 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Brighton's 1.06 from 9.

Match stats

Sheffield United Brighton
14 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 2
12 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.66 xG 1.06
1.66 Non-penalty xG 1.06
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Sheffield United Brighton
Kick-off
Enda Stevens1-0 (Sheffield United)
26’
30’
Neal Maupay
Assist: Adam Webster1-1 (Brighton)
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Yves Bissouma
  • Davy Pröpper

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 1.06 26’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), 1-0 26’ 30’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 1-1 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 1.06 26’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), 1-0 Stevens 26’ 30’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 1-1 Maupay 30’
Sheffield United 1.66 xGBrighton 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Sheffield United attacking 
30’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 59’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.46 xG, saved 88’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 82’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 5’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 36’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Ezequiel Schelotto (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 51’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 59’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.46 xG, saved 88’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 82’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 5’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 36’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Ezequiel Schelotto (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 51’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Dean Henderson GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF901 0.030.000
Chris Basham DEF900 0.000.021
Jack O'Connell DEF901 0.070.772
George Baldock MID900 0.000.162
Enda Stevens MID4811 0.030.000
John Fleck MID904 0.110.031
Oliver Norwood MID900 0.000.123
Sander Berge MID830 0.000.000
Oliver McBurnie FWD905 1.330.000
Billy Sharp FWD761 0.080.000
Ben Osborn Sub420 0.000.000
David McGoldrick Sub140 0.000.421
John Lundstram Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 50% Avg odds 1.93
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Brighton win 22% Avg odds 4.37

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United WDLWW
Brighton LDLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 0-1 Sheffield United, 21 Dec 19 Next meeting: Brighton 1-1 Sheffield United, 20 Dec 20  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.