BURNLEY. Burnley obliterates Sheffield United 5-0 with goals of Jay Rodríguez (1′), Jacob Bruun Larsen (29′), Zeki Amdouni (73′), Luca Koleosho (75′) and Josh Brownhill  (80′). Burnley was much better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh assisted by Simon Bennett and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.41 degrees Celsius or 59.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Burnley

5 - 0

Sheffield United

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 19 Total 6
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 148 Attack 70
  • 69 Dangerous attack 18
  • 64 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Burnley had a strong ball possession 64% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burnley was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burnley won the match​.

Burnley shot 19 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Sheffield United shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Burnley received 3 yellow cards (Dara O’Shea, Jordan Beyer and Vincent Kompany). On the other side, Sheffield United received 6 yellow cards (Gustavo Hamer, Oliver McBurnie, William Osula, Anel Ahmedhodžić, Luke Thomas and John Fleck).

Match Timeline

Jay Rodríguez(goal)Charlie Taylor
1'
25'
Jayden Bogle- sub ->George Baldock
Jacob Bruun Larsen(goal)Dara O\'Shea
29'
34'
37'
Oli McBurnie- Yellow
Dara O'Shea- Yellow
38'
43'
45'
Oli McBurnie(yellowredcard)
46'
James McAtee- sub ->Luke Thomas
46'
Will Osula- sub ->John Fleck
46'
64'
Will Osula- Yellow
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson - sub ->Jacob Bruun Larsen
65'
Jordan Beyer - Yellow
67'
Zeki Amdouni(goal)Jordan Beyer
73'
72'
Anel Ahmedhodzic- Yellow
Luca Koleosho (goal)Zeki Amdouni
75'
77'
Nathan Redmond- sub ->Zeki Amdouni
77'
Mike Trésor- sub ->Luca Koleosho
77'
72'
Gustavo Hamer- Yellow
Josh Brownhill(goal)
80'
Hjalmar Ekdal- sub ->Dara O\'Shea
83'

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 this encounter, Burnley will have 7 points like Everton to remain in the 19th place. On the other side, Sheffield United will stay with 5 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Burnley will host Nottingham Forest on the 19th of May with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Burnley (5 draws).

Sheffield United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 19th of May with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (2 draws).

Burnley – Formation

Burnley
G
James Trafford 1.England
7.5
D
Dara O'Shea 2.Republic of Ireland
7.9
83' 38'
D
Charlie Taylor 3.England
7.5
D
Jordan Beyer 5.Germany
7.7
67'
D
Vitinho 22.Brazil
7.9
M
Jacob Bruun Larsen 34.Denmark
7.9
65' 29'
M
Josh Brownhill 8.England
8.1
80'
M
Sander Berge 16.Norway
7.1
M
Luca Koleosho 30.Italy
7.7
77' 75'
F
Jay Rodríguez 9.England
7.5
77' 1'
F
Zeki Amdouni 25.Switzerland
8.8
77' 73'
Substitutes
G
Lawrence Vigouroux 29.Chile
D
Hjalmar Ekdal 18.Sweden
6.7
83'
M
Nathan Redmond 15.England
7.3
77'
M
Aaron Ramsey 21.England
M
Han-Noah Massengo 42.France
M
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 7.Iceland
7.3
65'
F
Mike Trésor 31.Belgium
6.8
77'
F
Michael Obafemi 45.Republic of Ireland
7.0
77'
F
Wilson Odobert 47.France

Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: James Trafford (7.5), Vitinho (7.9), Dara O’Shea (7.9), Jordan Beyer (7.7), Charlie Taylor (7.5), Jacob Bruun Larsen (7.9), Sander Berge (7.1), Josh Brownhill  (8.1), Luca Koleosho (7.7), Jay Rodríguez (7.5) and Zeki Amdouni (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (7.3), Nathan Redmond (7.3), Hjalmar Ekdal (6.7), Aaron Ramsey, Lawrence Vigouroux, Mike Trésor (6.8), Han-Noah Massengo, Michael Obafemi (7.0) and Wilson Odobert.

Substitutions

Burnley made 5 changes: Luca Koleosho for Mike Trésor (77′), Jacob Bruun Larsen for Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (65′), Jay Rodríguez for Michael Obafemi (77′), Zeki Amdouni for Nathan Redmond (77′) and Dara O’Shea for Hjalmar Ekdal (83′).

Player of the match: Zeki Amdouni​

The most impressive player for Burnley was Zeki Amdouni.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
6.3
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
6.8
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.0
72'
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
6.4
M
John Fleck 4.Scotland
6.3
46' 34'
M
George Baldock 2.England
6.6
25'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
6.8
72'
M
Cameron Archer 10.England
6.7
46'
M
Luke Thomas 14.England
6.4
46' 43'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
6.3
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
5.3
37'
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
Max Lowe 3.England
D
Jayden Bogle 20.England
6.0
25'
D
Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
M
James McAtee 28.England
6.4
46'
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
F
Bénie Traoré 11.Ivory Coast
6.4
46'
F
Will Osula 32.Denmark
6.4
46' 64'

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

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (6.3), Anel Ahmedhodžić (6.0), Jack Robinson (6.4), Auston Trusty (6.8), George Baldock (6.6), Oliver Norwood (6.3), John Fleck (6.3), Luke Thomas (6.4), Gustavo Hamer (6.8), Cameron Archer (6.7) and Oliver McBurnie (5.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Vinícius Souza, Adam Davies, Max Lowe, Benie Traore (6.4), Jayden Bogle (6.0), Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci, James McAtee (6.4) and William Osula (6.4).

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of Jayden Bogle (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 4 changes: George Baldock for Jayden Bogle (25′), John Fleck for William Osula (46′), Luke Thomas for James McAtee (46′) and Cameron Archer for Benie Traore (46′).

Player of the match: Auston Trusty​

The most impressive player for Sheffield United was Auston Trusty.

His rating is (6.8) with 37 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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