Sheffield United vs Man City

21 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Lee Mason

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sergio Agüero 73’

Match summary

Man City beat Sheffield United 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Sergio Agüero put Man City ahead in the 73rd minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.87 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sheffield United's 0.77 from 4. Gabriel Jesus had a penalty saved for Man City.

Match stats

Sheffield United Man City
4 Shots 18
1 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 13
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.77 xG 2.87
0.77 Non-penalty xG 2.11
6 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Sheffield United Man City
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
73’
Sergio Agüero
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne0-1 (Man City)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Muhamed Besic
  • John Fleck
  • Oliver Norwood
  • Oliver McBurnie
Man City
  • Fernandinho
  • Rodri
  • Sergio Agüero

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 0.77 2.87 73’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 0-1 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 2.87 73’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 0-1 Agüero 73’
Sheffield United 0.77 xGMan City 2.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Sheffield United attacking 
36’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 73’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 72’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 19’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 89’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 61’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 80’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 62’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 88’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 25’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ John Egan (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 73’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 72’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 19’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 89’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 61’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 80’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 88’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 25’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ John Egan (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Rodri (Man City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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 DEF901 0.080.000
Jack O'Connell DEF900 0.000.000
Chris Basham DEF791 0.010.081
George Baldock MID900 0.000.011
Enda Stevens MID900 0.000.591
John Fleck MID900 0.000.000
Oliver Norwood MID900 0.000.000
Muhamed Besic MID790 0.000.000
Oliver McBurnie FWD901 0.590.000
Billy Sharp FWD600 0.000.000
Lys Mousset Sub301 0.100.000
Callum Robinson Sub110 0.000.000
John Lundstram Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 12% Avg odds 8.11
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.82
Man City win 68% Avg odds 1.41

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United DLLWD
Man City LWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 2-0 Sheffield United, 29 Dec 19 Next meeting: Sheffield United 0-1 Man City, 31 Oct 20  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.