Sheffield United vs Norwich

7 March 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Billy Sharp 36’

Match summary

Sheffield United won 1-0 at home to Norwich. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

Billy Sharp put Sheffield United ahead with a header in the 36th minute, set up by John Lundstram.

Norwich can feel hard done by, creating 2.73 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Sheffield United's 1.20 from 10.

Match stats

Sheffield United Norwich
10 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 5
10 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 2.55
1.17 Non-penalty xG 2.55
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Sheffield United Norwich
Kick-off
Billy Sharp
Assist: John Lundstram1-0 (Sheffield United)
36’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

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 1.20 2.73 36’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), 1-0 36’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 2.73 36’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), 1-0 Sharp 36’
Sheffield United 1.20 xGNorwich 2.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Sheffield United attacking 
78’ Josip Drmic (Norwich), from a corner, 0.94 xG, blocked 78’ Josip Drmic (Norwich), from a corner, 0.73 xG, saved 13’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), from a corner, 0.57 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 78’ Mario Vrancic (Norwich), from a corner, 0.21 xG, saved 45’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 33’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 46’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 4’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Ben Godfrey (Norwich), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 33’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Josip Drmic (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Jamal Lewis (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Emiliano Buendía (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Josip Drmic (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Emiliano Buendía (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Josip Drmic (Norwich), from a corner, 0.94 xG, blocked 78’ Josip Drmic (Norwich), from a corner, 0.73 xG, saved 13’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), from a corner, 0.57 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 78’ Mario Vrancic (Norwich), from a corner, 0.21 xG, saved 45’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 33’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 46’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 4’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Ben Godfrey (Norwich), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 33’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Josip Drmic (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Jamal Lewis (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Emiliano Buendía (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Josip Drmic (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Emiliano Buendía (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Dean Henderson GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF901 0.090.000
Chris Basham DEF901 0.040.000
Jack O'Connell DEF901 0.130.000
George Baldock MID900 0.000.000
Enda Stevens MID620 0.000.041
John Lundstram MID9014 0.290.542
John Fleck MID900 0.000.000
Oliver Norwood MID900 0.000.041
Oliver McBurnie FWD902 0.240.000
Billy Sharp FWD7211 0.400.212
Ben Osborn Sub280 0.000.000
David McGoldrick Sub180 0.000.000
Sander Berge Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 57% Avg odds 1.68
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.88
Norwich win 18% Avg odds 5.37

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United DLWWD
Norwich LDLLW

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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.