Sheffield United vs Liverpool

28 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Curtis Jones 48’
  • Kean Bryan 64’ (og)

Match summary

Liverpool beat Sheffield United 2-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Curtis Jones put Liverpool ahead in the 48th minute and Bryan's own goal made it 0-2 in the 64th minute.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.81 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sheffield United's 0.78 from 8.

Match stats

Sheffield United Liverpool
8 Shots 16
2 Shots on Target 8
4 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.78 xG 2.81
0.78 Non-penalty xG 2.81
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Sheffield United Liverpool
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
48’
Curtis Jones0-1 (Liverpool)
64’
Kean Bryan
Own goal0-2 (Liverpool)
Full-time0-2

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 2.81 48’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), 0-1 48’ 64’ Kean Bryan (Liverpool) own goal, 0-2 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 2.81 48’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), 0-1 Jones 48’ 64’ Kean Bryan (Liverpool) own goal, 0-2 Bryan 64’
Sheffield United 0.78 xGLiverpool 2.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Sheffield United attacking 
22’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 80’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 48’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 10’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 90’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 58’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 64’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 30’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 38’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 43’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 55’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Kean Bryan (Sheffield United), own goal 22’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 80’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 48’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 10’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 90’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 58’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 64’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 38’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 30’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 55’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Kean Bryan (Sheffield United), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Kean Bryan DEF900 0.000.101
Ethan Ampadu DEF900 0.000.292
Phil Jagielka DEF560 0.000.000
George Baldock MID900 0.000.000
Enda Stevens MID901 0.020.031
John Lundstram MID900 0.000.000
Oliver Norwood MID901 0.020.302
John Fleck MID801 0.030.000
Oliver McBurnie FWD901 0.250.031
David McGoldrick FWD562 0.130.000
Ben Osborn Sub340 0.000.000
Oliver Burke Sub342 0.320.000
Billy Sharp Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 12% Avg odds 8.15
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.32
Liverpool win 70% Avg odds 1.37

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United LWLLL
Liverpool WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United, 24 Oct 20 Next meeting: Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool, 06 Dec 23  All Sheffield United vs Liverpool 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.