Sheffield United vs Burnley

26 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee O Langford

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Josh Brownhill 43’
  • Zian Flemming 53’

Match summary

Burnley beat Sheffield United 2-0 on the road. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

Josh Brownhill put Burnley ahead with a header in the 43rd minute and Zian Flemming made it 0-2 in the 53rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield United created 0.78 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Burnley 0.73 from 8.

Match stats

Sheffield United Burnley
9 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.73 xG 0.73
0.73 Non-penalty xG 0.73

Key events

Sheffield United Burnley
Kick-off
43’
Josh Brownhill0-1 (Burnley)
Half-time0-1
53’
Zian Flemming0-2 (Burnley)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Alfie Gilchrist
  • Harry Souttar
  • Gustavo Hamer
Burnley
  • Josh Cullen

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 0.78 0.73 43’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 0-1 43’ 53’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), 0-2 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 0.73 43’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 0-1 Brownhill 43’ 53’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), 0-2 Flemming 53’
Sheffield United 0.78 xGBurnley 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Sheffield United attacking 
77’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.36 xG, saved 19’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 43’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 90’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 53’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Harry Souttar (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Anel Ahmedhodžić (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 49’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Tom Davies (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.36 xG, saved 19’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 43’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 90’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 53’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Harry Souttar (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Anel Ahmedhodžić (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 90+3’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Alfie Gilchrist Taken off
72′ – – – – – –
89′ – – 1 0.05 – –
90′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
Harrison Burrows Taken off
82′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Vinícius Souza Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Callum O'Hare Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
Rhian Brewster Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Tom Davies Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.36 – – –
Anel Ahmedhodžić Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Andre Brooks Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Sam McCallum Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Ryan One Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 39% Avg odds 2.41
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.02
Burnley win 30% Avg odds 3.19

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.