Sheffield United vs Man City

31 October 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Kyle Walker 28’

Match summary

Man City took a 1-0 win at Sheffield United. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

Kyle Walker put Man City ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sheffield United's 0.69 from 4.

Match stats

Sheffield United Man City
5 Shots 16
1 Shots on Target 8
2 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.69 xG 1.90
0.69 Non-penalty xG 1.90
3 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Sheffield United Man City
Kick-off
28’
Kyle Walker
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne0-1 (Man City)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

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 0.69 1.90 28’ Kyle Walker (Man City), 0-1 28’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 1.90 28’ Kyle Walker (Man City), 0-1 Walker 28’
Sheffield United 0.69 xGMan City 1.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Sheffield United attacking 
23’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.84 xG, saved 71’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 8’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 39’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 13’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 84’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 55’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 70’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 37’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 23’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.84 xG, saved 71’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 8’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 39’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 13’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 84’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 55’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 70’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 27’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 37’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
George Baldock DEF900 0.000.000
Enda Stevens DEF900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF900 0.000.000
Chris Basham DEF900 0.000.000
Max Lowe DEF810 0.000.000
Sander Berge MID901 0.050.242
Ethan Ampadu MID650 0.000.000
Ben Osborn MID550 0.000.000
Rhian Brewster FWD902 0.570.051
Oliver McBurnie FWD900 0.000.000
John Lundstram Sub351 0.070.401
Oliver Norwood Sub250 0.000.000
David McGoldrick Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 9% Avg odds 10.42
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.04
Man City win 75% Avg odds 1.28

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United LLLDL
Man City WLDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 0-1 Man City, 21 Jan 20 Next meeting: Man City 1-0 Sheffield United, 30 Jan 21  All Sheffield United vs Man City 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.