Sheffield United vs Luton

26 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

Oliver McBurnie 61’
Anel Ahmedhodzic 69’

Alfie Doughty 17’
Jack Robinson 77’ (og)
Anis Ben Slimane 81’ (og)

Match summary

Luton came from behind to win 3-2 away at Sheffield United. Luton led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Alfie Doughty put Luton ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Albert Sambi Lokonga. In the second half, Oliver McBurnie equalised in the 61st minute, set up by James McAtee, Anel Ahmedhodzic put Sheffield United in front in the 69th minute, Robinson's own goal equalised with a header in the 77th minute, and Ben Slimane's own goal won it in the 81st minute.

Sheffield United can feel hard done by, creating 4.19 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Luton's 0.72 from 12.

Match stats

21 Shots 12

6 Shots on Target 4

9 Corners 4

5 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

3.62 xG 0.72

3.62 Non-penalty xG 0.72

7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Sheffield United Luton

Kick-off

17’

Alfie Doughty
Assist: Albert Sambi Lokonga

0-1

Half-time0-1

Oliver McBurnie
Assist: James McAtee

1-1

61’

Anel Ahmedhodzic

2-1

69’

77’

Jack Robinson
Own goal

2-2

81’

Anis Ben Slimane
Own goal

2-3

Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Sheffield United

George Baldock
Anel Ahmedhodzic
Jack Robinson
Gustavo Hamer
Oliver Norwood

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.

Sheffield United 4.19 xGLuton 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Luton attacking Sheffield United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Wes Foderingham	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
George Baldock	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.06	1
Anel Ahmedhodzic	DEF	90	1		2	0.55	0.02	1
Jack Robinson	DEF	87			0	0.00	0.03	1
Auston Trusty	DEF	90			2	0.38	0.00	0
James McAtee	MID	90		1	1	0.05	0.57	2
Vinicius Souza	MID	87			1	0.02	0.00	0
Andre Brooks	MID	47			2	0.06	0.00	0
Gustavo Hamer	MID	73			4	0.14	0.47	3
Oliver McBurnie	FWD	90	1		2	0.62	0.54	1
Cameron Archer	FWD	87			3	1.14	0.42	2
Max Lowe	Sub	43			2	0.94	0.00	0
Anis Ben Slimane	Sub	17			1	0.06	0.25	1
William Osula	Sub	3			1	0.25	0.00	0
Rhian Brewster	Sub	3			0	0.00	0.00	0
Oliver Norwood	Sub	3			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Thomas Kaminski	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Amari'i Bell	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Gabriel Osho	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Teden Mengi	DEF	90			1	0.08	0.00	0
Alfie Doughty	MID	80	1		2	0.14	0.02	1
Ryan John Giles	MID	73			0	0.00	0.07	1
Albert Sambi Lokonga	MID	90		1	1	0.03	0.07	1
Ross Barkley	MID	90			3	0.14	0.07	2
Jacob Brown	MID	90			1	0.05	0.00	0
Andros Townsend	MID	85			3	0.21	0.10	2
Elijah Adebayo	FWD	72			1	0.06	0.15	2
Carlton Morris	Sub	18			0	0.00	0.00	0
Chiedozie Ogbene	Sub	17			0	0.00	0.00	0
Mads Andersen	Sub	10			0	0.00	0.00	0
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	Sub	5			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 39% Avg odds 2.46

Draw 30% Avg odds 3.25

Luton win 31% Avg odds 3.07

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United L L W L D

Luton W L L L W

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Previous and next meeting

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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.