Sheffield United vs Chelsea

11 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • David McGoldrick 18’, 77’
  • Oliver McBurnie 33’

Match summary

Sheffield United won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Chelsea. Sheffield United led 2-0 at half-time.

David McGoldrick put Sheffield United ahead in the 18th minute, Oliver McBurnie made it 2-0 with a header in the 33rd minute, set up by Enda Stevens, and McGoldrick made it 3-0 in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Chelsea's 1.19 from 15.

Match stats

Sheffield United Chelsea
9 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.01 xG 1.18
2.01 Non-penalty xG 1.18
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Sheffield United Chelsea
Kick-off
David McGoldrick1-0 (Sheffield United)
18’
Oliver McBurnie
Assist: Enda Stevens2-0 (Sheffield United)
33’
Half-time2-0
David McGoldrick3-0 (Sheffield United)
77’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • George Baldock

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 2.05 1.19 18’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 1-0 18’ 33’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), 2-0 33’ 77’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 3-0 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 1.19 18’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 1-0 McGoldrick 18’ 33’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), 2-0 McBurnie 33’ 77’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 3-0 McGoldrick 77’
Sheffield United 2.05 xGChelsea 1.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Sheffield United attacking 
18’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 73’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.55 xG, off target 77’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 82’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 33’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90+1’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 86’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 65’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 5’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 2’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 18’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 73’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.55 xG, off target 77’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 82’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 33’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90+1’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 86’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 65’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 2’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Dean Henderson GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF901 0.080.000
Jack O'Connell DEF900 0.000.000
Chris Basham DEF700 0.000.000
George Baldock MID900 0.000.071
Enda Stevens MID9011 0.110.131
Ben Osborn MID901 0.050.192
Oliver Norwood MID900 0.000.061
Sander Berge MID650 0.000.000
David McGoldrick FWD9023 1.170.451
Oliver McBurnie FWD6512 0.190.000
Lys Mousset Sub251 0.450.000
John Lundstram Sub250 0.000.000
Phil Jagielka Sub200 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 20% Avg odds 4.94
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.80
Chelsea win 55% Avg odds 1.74

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United LLWDW
Chelsea WWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 2-2 Sheffield United, 31 Aug 19 Next meeting: Chelsea 4-1 Sheffield United, 07 Nov 20  All Sheffield United vs Chelsea 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.