Sheffield United vs Newcastle

12 January 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Billy Sharp 73’ (pen)

Match summary

Sheffield United saw off Newcastle 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Billy Sharp put Sheffield United ahead from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 2.03 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Newcastle's 1.05 from 7. Newcastle had a player sent off.

Match stats

Sheffield United Newcastle
17 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2.01 xG 1.05
1.25 Non-penalty xG 1.05
12 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Sheffield United Newcastle
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Billy Sharp
Penalty1-0 (Sheffield United)
73’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • David McGoldrick
  • Billy Sharp
Newcastle
  • Ryan Fraser
  • Karl Darlow
  • Fabian Schär
  • Isaac Hayden

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 2.03 1.05 73’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), 1-0 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.03 1.05 73’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), 1-0 Sharp 73’
Sheffield United 2.03 xGNewcastle 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Sheffield United attacking 
73’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 83’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 28’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 50’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 30’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 32’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 38’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 39’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 42’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 90+7’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 83’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 28’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 50’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 30’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 32’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 38’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 60’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 42’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Oliver Burke (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.02 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
John Egan DEF900 0.000.000
Ethan Ampadu DEF900 0.000.272
Chris Basham DEF520 0.000.000
Jayden Bogle MID903 0.490.092
Ben Osborn MID900 0.000.102
John Lundstram MID904 0.150.112
John Fleck MID901 0.050.102
Oliver Norwood MID900 0.000.000
David McGoldrick FWD902 0.190.000
Oliver Burke FWD604 0.270.463
Rhian Brewster Sub382 0.110.000
Billy Sharp Sub3011 0.760.041
Phil Jagielka Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 41% Avg odds 2.34
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.13
Newcastle win 28% Avg odds 3.39

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United LDLLL
Newcastle LDLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 3-0 Sheffield United, 21 Jun 20 Next meeting: Newcastle 1-0 Sheffield United, 19 May 21  All Sheffield United vs Newcastle 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.