Southampton vs Sheffield United

13 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Che Adams 34’
  • Stuart Armstrong 62’
  • Nathan Redmond 83’

Match summary

Southampton won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Sheffield United. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Che Adams put Southampton ahead in the 34th minute, set up by Jan Bednarek, Stuart Armstrong made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute, set up by Danny Ings, and Nathan Redmond made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute, set up by Oriol Romeu.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.28 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sheffield United's 0.22 from 3.

Match stats

Southampton Sheffield United
16 Shots 3
6 Shots on Target 0
8 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.28 xG 0.22
2.28 Non-penalty xG 0.22
7 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Southampton Sheffield United
Kick-off
Che Adams
Assist: Jan Bednarek1-0 (Southampton)
34’
Half-time1-0
Stuart Armstrong
Assist: Danny Ings2-0 (Southampton)
62’
Nathan Redmond
Assist: Oriol Romeu3-0 (Southampton)
83’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Enda Stevens

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 2.28 0.22 34’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 34’ 62’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), 2-0 62’ 83’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), 3-0 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.28 0.22 34’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 Adams 34’ 62’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), 2-0 Armstrong 62’ 83’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), 3-0 Redmond 83’
Southampton 2.28 xGSheffield United 0.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Southampton attacking 
34’ Che Adams (Southampton), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 16’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 74’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 83’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 32’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 9’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 20’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Che Adams (Southampton), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 16’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 74’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 83’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 32’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 9’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 20’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex McCarthy GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker-Peters DEF901 0.010.000
Jannik Vestergaard DEF902 0.100.000
Jan Bednarek DEF9010 0.000.591
Ryan Bertrand DEF900 0.000.000
Stuart Armstrong MID9012 0.120.000
James Ward-Prowse MID902 0.060.234
Oriol Romeu MID8811 0.020.322
Theo Walcott MID820 0.000.000
Danny Ings FWD9015 1.000.092
Che Adams FWD8612 0.670.844
Nathan Redmond Sub811 0.310.000
Daniel N'Lundulu Sub40 0.000.000
Ibrahima Diallo Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 58% Avg odds 1.64
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.03
Sheffield United win 18% Avg odds 5.45

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

Form going into the game

Southampton WWDLW
Sheffield United LLLLL

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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.