Sheffield United vs Man United

21 October 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Oliver McBurnie 34’ (pen)
  • Scott McTominay 28’
  • Diogo Dalot 77’

Match summary

Man United won 2-1 away at Sheffield United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Scott McTominay put Man United ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Bruno Fernandes, Oliver McBurnie equalised from the penalty spot in the 34th minute, and Diogo Dalot won it in the 77th minute, set up by Victor Lindelöf.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield United created 1.41 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Man United 1.47 from 14.

Match stats

Sheffield United Man United
12 Shots 14
6 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.41 xG 1.46
0.65 Non-penalty xG 1.46
7 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Sheffield United Man United
Kick-off
28’
Scott McTominay
Assist: Bruno Fernandes
0-1 (Man United)
Oliver McBurnie
Penalty
1-1 (Sheffield United)
34’
Half-time1-1
77’
Diogo Dalot
Assist: Victor Lindelöf
1-2 (Man United)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Auston Trusty
  • Luke Thomas
  • Vinicius Souza
Man United
  • Jonny Evans

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 1.41 1.47 28’ Scott McTominay (Man United), 0-1 28’ 34’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), 1-1 34’ 77’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), 1-2 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 1.47 28’ Scott McTominay (Man United), 0-1 McTominay 28’ 34’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), 1-1 McBurnie 34’ 77’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), 1-2 Dalot 77’
Sheffield United 1.41 xGMan United 1.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Sheffield United attacking 
34’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 48’ Rasmus Højlund (Man United), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 3’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 58’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 86’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 42’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 28’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 54’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Rasmus Højlund (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Sofyan Amrabat (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 85’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 48’ Rasmus Højlund (Man United), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 3’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 58’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 86’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 42’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 28’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 54’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Rasmus Højlund (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Sofyan Amrabat (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 24’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Wes Foderingham GK900 0.000.000
Jayden Bogle DEF900 0.000.000
Auston Trusty DEF900 0.000.000
Jack Robinson DEF901 0.020.000
Luke Thomas DEF900 0.000.000
James McAtee MID840 0.000.114
Vinicius Souza MID900 0.000.000
Oliver Norwood MID901 0.030.021
Gustavo Hamer MID903 0.040.000
Cameron Archer FWD904 0.200.351
Oliver McBurnie FWD5812 1.110.121
Rhian Brewster Sub321 0.020.000
Ben Osborn Sub60 0.000.011
Bénie Traoré Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 12% Avg odds 7.91
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.54
Man United win 70% Avg odds 1.37

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

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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.