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SHEFFIELD. Liverpool had a surprising win over Sheffield United with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. van (37′) and a goal from D. Szoboszlai (90′). Liverpool was decisively better in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 31,406 spectators. The referee was Simon Hooper with the support of Simon Long and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.57 degrees Celsius or 34.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sheffield United stays with 5 points to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool will has 34 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will host Brentford on the 9th of December with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield United (3 draws).
Liverpool will play away against Crystal Palace on the 9th of December with a 15-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United
88'
90'
Sheffield United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham , Anel Ahmedhodžić , Jack Robinson , Auston Trusty , Jayden Bogle , Gustavo Hamer , Vinícius Souza , Andre Brooks , James McAtee , Cameron Archer and William Osula .
The home team had on the bench: John Fleck , Luke Thomas, Oliver Norwood , Adam Davies, Max Lowe , Benie Traore , Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci and Femi Seriki.
Substitutions
Sheffield United made 4 changes: Vinícius Souza for Oliver Norwood (86′), William Osula for Benie Traore (75′), Andre Brooks for John Fleck (74′) and Auston Trusty for Max Lowe (88′).
Player of the match: Wes Foderingham
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was the goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham. His rating is 7.34. He performed 6 saves.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
37'
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jürgen Klopp played with: Caoimhín Kelleher , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Joe Gomez , Dominik Szoboszlai , Wataru Endo , Alexis Mac Allister , Mohamed Salah , Cody Gakpo and Luis Díaz .
These were the players on the bench: Curtis Jones , Darwin Núñez , Adrián, Harvey Elliott , Konstantinos Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch , Marcelo Pitaluga, Jarell Quansah and Conor Bradley.
Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Curtis Jones (injured).
Substitutions
Liverpool made 4 changes: Cody Gakpo for Ryan Gravenberch (86′), Alexis Mac Allister for Curtis Jones (59′), Mohamed Salah for Harvey Elliott (67′) and Luis Díaz for Darwin Núñez (67′).
Player of the match: Trent Alexander-Arnold
The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was Trent Alexander-Arnold even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 80 passes (70% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Manchester United – Chelsea – 2-1
- Crystal Palace – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
- Sheffield United – Liverpool – 0-2
- Fulham – Nottingham Forest – 5-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Brentford – 2-1
- Aston Villa – Manchester City – 1-0
