Sheffield United vs Burnley

23 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • David McGoldrick 24’

Match summary

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

David McGoldrick put Sheffield United ahead in the 24th minute, set up by Enda Stevens.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield United created 0.42 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Burnley 0.56 from 10.

Match stats

Sheffield United Burnley
12 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.42 xG 0.56
0.42 Non-penalty xG 0.56
4 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Sheffield United Burnley
Kick-off
David McGoldrick
Assist: Enda Stevens1-0 (Sheffield United)
24’
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
  • Chris Basham
  • George Baldock
  • John Fleck
Burnley
  • Jimmy Dunne

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 0.42 0.56 24’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 1-0 24’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.42 0.56 24’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 1-0 McGoldrick 24’
Sheffield United 0.42 xGBurnley 0.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Sheffield United attacking 
78’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 15’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Jimmy Dunne (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 11’ Jimmy Dunne (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Jimmy Dunne (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 3’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Jimmy Dunne (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 58’ Jimmy Dunne (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Jimmy Dunne (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Jimmy Dunne (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 3’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Jimmy Dunne (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.021
John Egan DEF901 0.020.000
Jack Robinson DEF901 0.030.000
Chris Basham DEF901 0.040.000
George Baldock MID901 0.020.081
Enda Stevens MID9010 0.000.021
John Fleck MID900 0.000.000
Oliver Norwood MID900 0.000.074
David McGoldrick MID9016 0.220.071
Ben Osborn MID861 0.020.000
Daniel Jebbison FWD820 0.000.000
Rhian Brewster Sub81 0.070.000
Phil Jagielka Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 34% Avg odds 2.80
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.47
Burnley win 38% Avg odds 2.53

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United, 29 Dec 20 Next meeting: Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United, 02 Dec 23  All Sheffield United vs Burnley 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.