West Ham vs Sheffield United

30 September 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jarrod Bowen 24’
  • Tomas Soucek 37’

Match summary

West Ham won 2-0 at home to Sheffield United. West Ham led 2-0 at half-time.

Jarrod Bowen put West Ham ahead in the 24th minute, set up by Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek made it 2-0 in the 37th minute, set up by Michail Antonio.

The chances backed that up: West Ham created 3.44 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Sheffield United's 0.92 from 16.

Match stats

West Ham Sheffield United
20 Shots 16
9 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3.20 xG 0.91
3.20 Non-penalty xG 0.91
16 Deep Completions 5

Key events

West Ham Sheffield United
Kick-off
Jarrod Bowen
Assist: Vladimir Coufal1-0 (West Ham)
24’
Tomas Soucek
Assist: Michail Antonio2-0 (West Ham)
37’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

West Ham
  • Edson Álvarez
Sheffield United
  • James McAtee

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.44 0.92 24’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), 1-0 24’ 37’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 2-0 37’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.44 0.92 24’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), 1-0 Bowen 24’ 37’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 2-0 Soucek 37’
West Ham 3.44 xGSheffield United 0.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking West Ham attacking 
15’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), from a corner, 0.51 xG, blocked 15’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 37’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 5’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 24’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 88’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 89’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 35’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 52’ John Egan (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 86’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 12’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 67’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 83’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 52’ Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 8’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Luke Thomas (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Edson Álvarez (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+6’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 15’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), from a corner, 0.51 xG, blocked 15’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 37’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 5’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 24’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 88’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 89’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 35’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 52’ John Egan (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 86’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 83’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 52’ Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Luke Thomas (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Chris Basham (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Edson Álvarez (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+6’ Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alphonse Areola GK900 0.000.000
Vladimir Coufal DEF9010 0.000.564
Kurt Zouma DEF900 0.000.041
Naif Aguerd DEF902 0.600.000
Emerson DEF900 0.000.011
Tomas Soucek MID9016 1.200.000
Edson Álvarez MID751 0.010.000
Jarrod Bowen MID9016 1.260.451
James Ward-Prowse MID902 0.090.916
Lucas Paquetá MID901 0.110.141
Michail Antonio FWD7511 0.060.552
Said Benrahma Sub151 0.090.111
Mohammed Kudus Sub150 0.000.000
Konstantinos Mavropanos Sub10 0.000.000
Pablo Fornals Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

West Ham win 67% Avg odds 1.44
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.79
Sheffield United win 13% Avg odds 7.35

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

Form going into the game

West Ham WWWLL
Sheffield United LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: West Ham 3-0 Sheffield United, 15 Feb 21 Next meeting: Sheffield United 2-2 West Ham, 21 Jan 24  All West Ham vs Sheffield United 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.