Sheffield United vs Southampton

6 March 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • James Ward-Prowse 32’ (pen)
  • Che Adams 49’

Match summary

Southampton took a 2-0 win at Sheffield United. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

James Ward-Prowse put Southampton ahead from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute and Che Adams made it 0-2 in the 49th minute, set up by Stuart Armstrong.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.37 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sheffield United's 0.91 from 8.

Match stats

Sheffield United Southampton
8 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.91 xG 2.37
0.91 Non-penalty xG 1.61
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Sheffield United Southampton
Kick-off
32’
James Ward-Prowse
Penalty0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
49’
Che Adams
Assist: Stuart Armstrong0-2 (Southampton)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Ethan Ampadu
  • Jayden Bogle
  • John Fleck
  • Oliver McBurnie
Southampton
  • Jannik Vestergaard
  • Stuart Armstrong
  • Nathan Tella

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 2.37 32’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 0-1 32’ 49’ Che Adams (Southampton), 0-2 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 2.37 32’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 0-1 Ward-Prowse 32’ 49’ Che Adams (Southampton), 0-2 Adams 49’
Sheffield United 0.91 xGSouthampton 2.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Sheffield United attacking 
32’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 70’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 74’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 35’ Kean Bryan (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.35 xG, off target 47’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 24’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 77’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 49’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 32’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 70’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 74’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 35’ Kean Bryan (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.35 xG, off target 47’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 24’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 77’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 26’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), 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
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
George Baldock DEF900 0.000.000
Kean Bryan DEF901 0.350.000
Ethan Ampadu DEF900 0.000.000
Jayden Bogle MID901 0.080.000
Enda Stevens MID902 0.090.081
John Lundstram MID901 0.020.061
John Fleck MID901 0.020.392
Oliver Norwood MID480 0.000.000
Rhian Brewster FWD700 0.000.331
David McGoldrick FWD601 0.330.021
Oliver McBurnie Sub421 0.040.000
Lys Mousset Sub300 0.000.000
Billy Sharp Sub200 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 25% Avg odds 3.75
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
Southampton win 46% Avg odds 2.10

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United LLLLW
Southampton LLDLL

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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.