West Ham vs Sheffield United

15 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Declan Rice 41’ (pen)
  • Issa Diop 58’
  • Ryan Fredericks 90+6’

Match summary

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

Declan Rice put West Ham ahead from the penalty spot in the 41st minute, Issa Diop made it 2-0 with a header in the 58th minute, set up by Aaron Cresswell, and Ryan Fredericks made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by Said Benrahma.

The chances backed that up: West Ham created 2.33 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sheffield United's 0.93 from 8.

Match stats

West Ham Sheffield United
13 Shots 8
9 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.33 xG 0.93
1.57 Non-penalty xG 0.93
2 Deep Completions 9

Key events

West Ham Sheffield United
Kick-off
Declan Rice
Penalty
1-0 (West Ham)
41’
Half-time1-0
Issa Diop
Assist: Aaron Cresswell
2-0 (West Ham)
58’
Ryan Fredericks
Assist: Said Benrahma
3-0 (West Ham)
90+6’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Chris Basham
  • John Lundstram

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 2.33 0.93 41’ Declan Rice (West Ham), 1-0 41’ 58’ Issa Diop (West Ham), 2-0 58’ 90+6’ Ryan Fredericks (West Ham), 3-0 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.33 0.93 41’ Declan Rice (West Ham), 1-0 Rice 41’ 58’ Issa Diop (West Ham), 2-0 Diop 58’ 90+6’ Ryan Fredericks (West Ham), 3-0 Fredericks 90+6’
West Ham 2.33 xGSheffield United 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking West Ham attacking 
41’ Declan Rice (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 73’ Vladimir Coufal (West Ham), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 58’ Issa Diop (West Ham), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 52’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 24’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 25’ Craig Dawson (West Ham), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 57’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+6’ Ryan Fredericks (West Ham), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 14’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 5’ Declan Rice (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Declan Rice (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 73’ Vladimir Coufal (West Ham), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 58’ Issa Diop (West Ham), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 52’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 24’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 25’ Craig Dawson (West Ham), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 57’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+6’ Ryan Fredericks (West Ham), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 14’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 5’ Declan Rice (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Lukasz Fabianski
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.40 – – –
Aaron Cresswell
90′ – 1 1 0.05 0.50 2 –
Craig Dawson
90′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.44 – – –
Ben Johnson Taken off
90′ – – – – 0.02 1 –
Tomas Soucek
90′ – – – – 0.03 1 –
90′ 1 – 2 0.82 – – –
Jesse Lingard Taken off
85′ – – 5 0.33 – – –
Manuel Lanzini Taken off
66′ – – – – 0.27 3 –
Jarrod Bowen
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Mark Noble Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Said Benrahma Came on as a substitute
5′ – 1 – – 0.09 1 –
Ryan Fredericks Came on as a substitute
1′ 1 – 1 0.09 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

West Ham win 47% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Sheffield United win 24% Avg odds 4.07

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.