LONDON. West Ham United defeats Sheffield United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Bowen (24′) and a goal from T. Souček (37′).

The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Graham Scott with the support of Tim Wood and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.24 degrees Celsius or 72.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

West Ham United

2 - 0

Sheffield United

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 20 Total 16
  • 9 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 8
  • 84 Attack 100
  • 49 Dangerous attack 50
  • 106 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. West Ham United was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sheffield United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, West Ham United found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

West Ham United shot 20 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Sheffield United shot 16 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

West Ham United received 1 yellow card (Edson Álvarez). On the other side, Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (James McAtee).

Match Timeline

Jarrod Bowen(goal)Vladimír Coufal
24'
32'
James McAtee- Yellow
Tomas Soucek (goal)Michail Antonio
37'
Edson Álvarez- Yellow
40'
56'
Chris Basham - sub ->John Egan
70'
Tom Davies- sub ->James McAtee
Mohammed Kudus- sub ->Michail Antonio
72'
72'
79'
Rhian Brewster- sub ->Cameron Archer
79'
Anis Ben Slimane- sub ->Gustavo Hamer
79'
Auston Trusty- sub ->Jayden Bogle
90'
Konstantinos Mavropanos- sub ->Lucas Paquetá
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
86
37
Manchester City
85
36
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
36
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 this match, West Ham United will have 13 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United will stay with 1 points like Burnley to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, West Ham United will play away with Aston Villa on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (10 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).

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Alphonse Areola 23.France
7.1
D
Kurt Zouma 4.France
7.3
D
Vladimir Coufal 5.Czech Republic
8.1
D
Nayef Aguerd 27.Morocco
8.2
D
Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy
7.8
M
James Ward-Prowse 7.England
8.8
M
Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil
7.1
90'
M
Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico
7.1
72' 40'
M
Jarrod Bowen 20.England
8.4
90' 24'
M
Tomas Soucek 28.Czech Republic
7.8
37'
F
Michail Antonio 9.Jamaica
7.7
72'
Substitutes
G
Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland
D
Angelo Ogbonna 21.Italy
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 15.Greece
90'
D
Thilo Kehrer 24.Germany
M
Mohammed Kudus 14.Ghana
7.3
72'
M
Pablo Fornals 8.Spain
90'
F
Saïd Benrahma 22.Algeria
7.1
72'
F
Danny Ings 18.England
F
Maxwel Cornet 17.Ivory Coast

West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager David Moyes decided to play with the following team: Alphonse Aréola (7.1), Vladimír Coufal (8.1), Kurt Zouma (7.3), Nayef Aguerd (8.2), Emerson Palmieri (7.8), Tomáš Souček (7.8), Edson Álvarez (7.1), Jarrod Bowen (8.4), James Ward-Prowse (8.8), Lucas Paquetá (7.1) and Michail Antonio (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Łukasz Fabiański, Mohammed Kudus (7.3), Angelo Ogbonna, Saïd Benrahma (7.1), Konstantinos Mavropanos, Pablo Fornals, Danny Ings, Maxwel Cornet and Thilo Kehrer.

West Ham United could not rely on the presence of Konstantinos Mavropanos (injured).

Substitutions

West Ham United made 4 changes: Michail Antonio for Mohammed Kudus (72′), Jarrod Bowen for Pablo Fornals (90′), Lucas Paquetá for Konstantinos Mavropanos (90′) and Edson Álvarez for Saïd Benrahma (72′).

Best player: James Ward-Prowse​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was James Ward-Prowse even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.8) with 59 passes (95% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
7.9
D
John Egan 12.Republic of Ireland
6.3
56'
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
7.3
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.3
79'
M
Luke Thomas 14.England
7.5
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
6.6
79'
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
7.0
M
James McAtee 28.England
6.6
70' 32'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
7.0
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
6.7
79'
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria
D
Chris Basham 6.England
7.0
56'
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
6.8
79'
M
Tom Davies 22.England
6.4
70'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
6.7
79'
F
Bénie Traoré 11.Ivory Coast
F
Rhian Brewster 7.England
6.8
79'

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

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (7.9), Anel Ahmedhodžić (7.0), John Egan (6.3), Jack Robinson (7.3), Jayden Bogle (6.6), Gustavo Hamer (7.3), Vinícius Souza (7.0), James McAtee (6.6), Luke Thomas (7.5), Cameron Archer (6.7) and Oliver McBurnie (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Adam Davies, Yasser Larouci, Tom Davies (6.4), Chris Basham (7.0), Benie Traore, Oliver Norwood, Anis Ben Slimane (6.7), Auston Trusty (6.8) and Rhian Brewster (6.8).

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of Chris Basham (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 5 changes: Jayden Bogle for Auston Trusty (79′), Gustavo Hamer for Anis Ben Slimane (79′), Cameron Archer for Rhian Brewster (79′), John Egan for Chris Basham (56′) and James McAtee for Tom Davies (70′).

Best player: Wes Foderingham​

The most impressive player for Sheffield United was the goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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