SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United bounces back against West Ham United with a goal on the M. Cornet 28′ and a penalty kick on the J. Ward-Prowse 79′. Sheffield United was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 29,164 spectators.​ The referee was Michael Salisbury with the assistance of James Mainwaring and Richard West. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 3.24 degrees Celsius or 37.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.​

Match Statistics​

Sheffield United

2 - 2

West Ham United

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 21 Total 16
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 6
  • 131 Attack 69
  • 52 Dangerous attack 36
  • 94 Ball safe 84
  • 11 Free Kicks 11
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sheffield United was in firm control of the ball 58% while West Ham United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sheffield United to win the match​.

Sheffield United shot 21 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham United shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (Andre Brooks, Anel Ahmedhodzic and Gustavo Hamer). Regarding the opposition, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (Vladimir Coufal and James Ward-Prowse).

(Sheffield United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

28'
Maxwel Cornet(goal)
Gustavo Hamer- Yellow
38'
42'
James Ward-Prowse- Yellow
Ben Brereton(goal)
44'
Oli McBurnie- sub ->William Osula
46'
Cameron Archer- sub ->Ben Brereton Díaz
67'
Andre Brooks- Yellow
68'
70'
Benjamin Johnson- sub ->Maxwel Cornet
Anel Ahmedhodzic- Yellow
75'
79'
James Ward-Prowse(penalty)
Rhian Brewster- sub ->Andre Brooks
80'
Rhys Norrington-Davies- sub ->Auston Trusty
80'
Oliver Norwood- sub ->Vini Souza
88'
90'
Vladimir Coufal- Yellow
Rhian Brewster- Red
90'
Rhian Brewster(VAR_CARD)
90'
90'
Divin Mubama- sub ->Danny Ings
90'
Vladimir Coufal(yellowredcard)
90'
Lukasz Fabianski- sub ->Alphonse Areola
Oli McBurnie(penalty)
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 this contest, Sheffield United has 10 points to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, West Ham United will has 35 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will play away with Crystal Palace on the 30th of January with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Crystal Palace (2 draws).

West Ham United will host AFC Bournemouth on the 30th of January with a 5-5 head to head.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
7.3
D
Luke Thomas 14.England
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
7.3
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
7.7
80'
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
75'
D
Jayden Bogle 20.England
7.5
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.0
38'
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
6.4
88'
M
James McAtee 28.England
7.0
M
Ben Brereton 11.Chile
7.3
67' 44'
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
6.4
80' 68'
F
Will Osula 32.Denmark
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Amissah 37.Ghana
D
Rhys Norrington-Davies 33.Wales
6.4
80'
D
Femi Seriki 38.England
D
Jili Buyabu 40.England
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
6.8
88'
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
6.8
67'
F
Rhian Brewster 7.England
5.7
80' 90'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
7.9
46' 90'

Sheffield United started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Luke Thomas, Wes Foderingham (7.3), Jayden Bogle (7.5), Anel Ahmedhodzic (6.7), Jack Robinson (7.3), Auston Trusty (7.7), Vini Souza (6.4), James McAtee (7.0), Gustavo Hamer (7.0), Andre Brooks (6.4), Ben Brereton Díaz (7.3) and William Osula (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Archer (6.8), Oliver Norwood (6.8), Rhys Norrington-Davies (6.4), Femi Seriki, Rhian Brewster (5.7), Oli McBurnie (7.9), Ben Osborn, Jordan Amissah and Jili Buyabu.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 5 changes: William Osula for Oli McBurnie (46′), Auston Trusty for Rhys Norrington-Davies (80′), Ben Brereton Díaz for Cameron Archer (67′), Andre Brooks for Rhian Brewster (80′) and Vini Souza for Oliver Norwood (88′).

Player of the match: Oli McBurnie​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield United was Oli McBurnie.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.

His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Alphonse Areola 23.France
7.0
90'
D
Kurt Zouma 4.France
7.1
D
Vladimir Coufal 5.Czech Republic
6.4
90'
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 15.Greece
6.4
D
Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy
7.0
M
James Ward-Prowse 7.England
8.1
42' 79'
M
Maxwel Cornet 17.Ivory Coast
7.1
70' 28'
M
Danny Ings 18.England
7.5
90'
M
Tomas Soucek 28.Czech Republic
7.9
M
Pablo Fornals 8.Spain
7.0
M
Jarrod Bowen 20.England
7.0
Substitutes
G
Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland
90'
D
Aaron Cresswell 3.England
D
Benjamin Johnson 2.England
6.6
70'
D
Angelo Ogbonna 21.Italy
F
Divin Mubama 45.England
6.4
90'
F
Callum Marshall 50.Northern Ireland

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

David Moyes played with: Alphonse Areola (7.0), Vladimir Coufal (6.4), Konstantinos Mavropanos (6.4), Kurt Zouma (7.1), Emerson Palmieri (7.0), Maxwel Cornet (7.1), Tomas Soucek  (7.9), James Ward-Prowse (8.1), Pablo Fornals (7.0), Danny Ings (7.5), Jarrod Bowen (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Łukasz Fabiański, Aaron Cresswell, Divin Mubama (6.4), Ben Johnson (6.6), Angelo Ogbonna, Kaelan Casey, Callum Marshall, Oliver Scarles and Lewis Orford.

West Ham United could not rely on the presence of Łukasz Fabiański (injured) and Divin Mubama (injured).

Substitutions

West Ham United made 3 changes: Maxwel Cornet for Ben Johnson (70′), Alphonse Areola for Łukasz Fabiański (90′) and Danny Ings for Divin Mubama (90′).

Player of the match: James Ward-Prowse​

The player that probably impressed the most for West Ham United was James Ward-Prowse.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 38 passes (97% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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