Sheffield United vs Everton

26 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee David Coote

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gylfi Sigurdsson 80’

Match summary

Everton beat Sheffield United 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Gylfi Sigurdsson put Everton ahead in the 80th minute, set up by Abdoulaye Doucouré.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield United created 0.44 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Everton 0.57 from 7.

Match stats

Sheffield United Everton
10 Shots 7
2 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 0.57
1.25 Non-penalty xG 0.57
3 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Sheffield United Everton
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
80’
Gylfi Sigurdsson
Assist: Abdoulaye Doucouré0-1 (Everton)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Jack Robinson
  • George Baldock
Everton
  • Jordan Pickford
  • Ben Godfrey
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin
  • Bernard

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 0.44 0.57 80’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), 0-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.44 0.57 80’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), 0-1 Sigurdsson 80’
Sheffield United 0.44 xGEverton 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Everton attacking Sheffield United attacking 
29’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 80’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 90+3’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+6’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 67’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Bernard (Everton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Mason Holgate (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 80’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 90+3’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+6’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 67’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Bernard (Everton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Mason Holgate (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF902 0.080.000
Jack Robinson DEF901 0.050.000
Chris Basham DEF901 0.020.000
George Baldock MID900 0.000.000
Enda Stevens MID901 0.030.091
Ben Osborn MID900 0.000.062
Ethan Ampadu MID901 0.020.000
Rhian Brewster MID760 0.000.811
David McGoldrick MID631 0.810.000
Oliver Burke FWD461 0.060.000
Oliver McBurnie Sub442 0.190.000
Oliver Norwood Sub270 0.000.214
Lys Mousset Sub140 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 29% Avg odds 3.37
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Everton win 42% Avg odds 2.27

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United LLLLD
Everton LDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 0-1 Everton, 20 Jul 20 Next meeting: Everton 0-1 Sheffield United, 16 May 21  All Sheffield United vs Everton 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.