Sheffield United vs Luton

5 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 12’, 52’

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Luton 2-0. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi put Sheffield United ahead in the 12th minute and Rak-Sakyi made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 1.43 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Luton's 0.39 from 8.

Match stats

Sheffield United Luton
15 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.43 xG 0.39
1.43 Non-penalty xG 0.39

Key events

Sheffield United Luton
Kick-off
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi1-0 (Sheffield United)
12’
Half-time1-0
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi2-0 (Sheffield United)
52’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Anel Ahmedhodžić
  • Oliver Arblaster
Luton
  • Reuell Walters

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 0.39 12’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 1-0 12’ 52’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 2-0 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 0.39 12’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 1-0 Rak-Sakyi 12’ 52’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 2-0 Rak-Sakyi 52’
Sheffield United 1.43 xGLuton 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Luton attacking Sheffield United attacking 
48’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 12’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.25 xG, goal 69’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 11’ Teden Mengi (Luton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 78’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Victor Moses (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Teden Mengi (Luton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Victor Moses (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Tom Krauß (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 12’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.25 xG, goal 69’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 11’ Teden Mengi (Luton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 78’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Victor Moses (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 83’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Teden Mengi (Luton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Victor Moses (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Tom Krauß (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Alfie Gilchrist Taken off
75′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Harry Souttar
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Sam McCallum Taken off
71′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Vinícius Souza
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Taken off
66′ 2 – 5 0.90 – – –
Rhian Brewster Taken off
66′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Kieffer Moore Taken off
75′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Gustavo Hamer Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Andre Brooks Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 0.25 – – –
Rhys Norrington-Davies Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Shackleton Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Tyrese Campbell Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
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 48% Avg odds 1.96
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.55
Luton win 25% Avg odds 3.80

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.