Sheffield United vs Liverpool

28 September 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Georginio Wijnaldum 70’

Match summary

Liverpool took a 1-0 win at Sheffield United. It was goalless at half-time.

Georginio Wijnaldum put Liverpool ahead in the 70th minute.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.97 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sheffield United's 1.19 from 12.

Match stats

Sheffield United Liverpool
12 Shots 16
2 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 1.97
1.17 Non-penalty xG 1.97
1 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Sheffield United Liverpool
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
70’
Georginio Wijnaldum0-1 (Liverpool)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Jack O'Connell
Liverpool
  • Adrián

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 1.19 1.97 70’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), 0-1 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 1.97 70’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), 0-1 Wijnaldum 70’
Sheffield United 1.19 xGLiverpool 1.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Sheffield United attacking 
43’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Leon Clarke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 78’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 34’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 67’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 67’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 72’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 53’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Divock Origi (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 4’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Leon Clarke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 78’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 34’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 67’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 67’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 72’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 53’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Divock Origi (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 4’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 16’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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 DEF900 0.000.000
Jack O'Connell DEF901 0.010.000
Chris Basham DEF900 0.000.000
George Baldock MID900 0.000.061
Enda Stevens MID900 0.000.344
John Lundstram MID902 0.170.011
John Fleck MID901 0.170.472
Oliver Norwood MID781 0.010.091
Oliver McBurnie FWD904 0.260.000
Callum Robinson FWD612 0.130.000
Lys Mousset Sub290 0.000.000
Leon Clarke Sub121 0.430.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 11% Avg odds 8.92
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.33
Liverpool win 71% Avg odds 1.35

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

Form going into the game

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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.