LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur was capable to turn the tables against Sheffield United to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Sheffield United to strike first with a goal of Gustavo Hamer at the 73′. Then it was a goal in the 90′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dejan Kulusevski gave the win to Tottenham Hotspur in the 90′ minute. Tottenham Hotspur was vastly better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Peter Bankes who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Tottenham Hotspur

2 - 1

Sheffield United

  • ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
  • 28 Total 7
  • 10 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 1
  • 9 Shots blocked 1
  • 142 Attack 70
  • 100 Dangerous attack 17
  • 94 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 15 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 6 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a superior ball possession 71% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more pushing with 100 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the match​.

Tottenham Hotspur shot 28 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 6 yellow cards (Micky van de Ven, James Maddison, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, Manor Solomon and Ivan Perišić). On the opposite side, Sheffield United received 6 yellow cards (Wes Foderingham, Tom Davies, Jack Robinson, Cameron Archer, Oliver McBurnie and Chris Basham).

Match Timeline

29'
Chris Basham - Yellow
41'
Cameron Archer- Yellow
45'
Wes Foderingham- Yellow
Micky van de Ven - Yellow
49'
56'
Oli McBurnie- Yellow
63'
Jack Robinson- Yellow
James Maddison- Yellow
67'
Manor Solomon - Yellow
69'
70'
Oliver Norwood- sub ->James McAtee
73'
Gustavo Hamer(goal)Jack Robinson
Brennan Johnson- sub ->Heung-min Son
80'
80'
Richarlison- sub ->Pape Matar Sarr
80'
81'
Tom Davies- sub ->Gustavo Hamer
Yves Bissouma- Yellow
86'
86'
Auston Trusty- sub ->Jayden Bogle
90'
Tom Davies- Yellow
Emerson Royal- sub ->Pedro Porro
90'
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- sub ->Micky van de Ven
90'
Richarlison(goal)Ivan Perišić
90'
Dejan Kulusevski(goal)Richarlison
90'
90'
90'
Oli McBurnie(yellowredcard)
Richarlison- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Tottenham Hotspur will have 13 points like Liverpool to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Sheffield United will stay with 1 points like Everton to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will host Fulham on the 23rd of October with a 18-4 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (8 draws).

Sheffield United will host Manchester United on the 22nd of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
7.3
D
Cristian Romero 17.Argentina
7.5
D
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
7.9
90'
D
Micky van de Ven 37.Netherlands
6.8
90' 49'
D
Destiny Udogie 38.Italy
7.3
M
Yves Bissouma 8.Mali
7.5
86'
M
James Maddison 10.England
8.4
67'
M
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
8.2
90'
M
Manor Solomon 27.Israel
7.1
80' 69'
M
Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal
7.3
80'
F
Heung-min Son 7.South Korea
7.0
80'
Substitutes
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
D
Eric Dier 15.England
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
90'
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
90'
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
M
Ivan Perisic 14.Croatia
6.7
80' 90'
F
Richarlison 9.Brazil
6.7
80' 90' 90'
F
Brennan Johnson 22.Wales
6.8
80'

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario (7.3), Pedro Porro (7.9), Cristian Romero (7.5), Micky van de Ven (6.8), Destiny Udogie (7.3), Pape Matar Sarr (7.3), Yves Bissouma (7.5), Dejan Kulusevski (8.2), James Maddison (8.4), Manor Solomon (7.1) and Heung-min Son (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Davies, Richarlison (6.7), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Eric Dier, Emerson Royal, Oliver Skipp, Ivan Perišić (6.7), Brennan Johnson (6.8) and Fraser Forster.

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Brennan Johnson (injured), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (injured) and Emerson Royal (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Heung-min Son for Brennan Johnson (80′), Pape Matar Sarr for Richarlison (80′), Manor Solomon for Ivan Perišić (80′), Micky van de Ven for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (90′) and Pedro Porro for Emerson Royal (90′).

Best player: James Maddison​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was James Maddison even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 68 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
9.7
45'
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
7.7
63'
D
Chris Basham 6.England
6.4
29'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.5
81' 73'
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
6.4
86'
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
7.1
M
Luke Thomas 14.England
7.1
M
James McAtee 28.England
7.0
70'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
7.3
56'
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
6.4
41'
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
7.0
86'
D
Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria
D
Femi Seriki 38.England
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
7.0
70'
M
Tom Davies 22.England
6.4
81' 90'
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
F
Bénie Traoré 11.Ivory Coast

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (9.7), Chris Basham (6.4), Anel Ahmedhodžić (7.1), Jack Robinson (7.7), Jayden Bogle (6.4), Gustavo Hamer (7.5), Vinícius Souza (7.1), James McAtee (7.0), Luke Thomas (7.1), Oliver McBurnie (7.3) and Cameron Archer (6.4).

They had on the bench: Auston Trusty (7.0), Oliver Norwood (7.0), Yasser Larouci, Adam Davies, Benie Traore, Tom Davies (6.4), Femi Seriki and Anis Ben Slimane.

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of Auston Trusty (injured) and Oliver Norwood (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 3 changes: Jayden Bogle for Auston Trusty (86′), James McAtee for Oliver Norwood (70′) and Gustavo Hamer for Tom Davies (81′).

Best player: Wes Foderingham​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was the goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham. His rating is 9.69. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​