Brighton & Hove Albion prevails over Sheffield United 5-0 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Brighton & Hove Albion tops Sheffield United 5-0 after playing a incredible match.

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Luke Meyer
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Brighton & Hove Albion prevails over Sheffield United 5-0 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

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SHEFFIELD. Brighton & Hove Albion defeats Sheffield United 5-0 after playing a incredible match. Facundo Buonanotte (20′), Danny Welbeck  (24′), Jack Robinson (75′ own), Simon Adingra (78′) and Simon Adingra (85′). Brighton & Hove Albion was truly better in terms of ball possession (80%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 29,522 spectators.​ The referee was Stuart Attwell with the collaboration of Neil Davies and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.44 degrees Celsius or 36.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sheffield United

0 - 5

Team 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • ! 20 Ball Possession 80
Shots
  • 6 Total 24
  • 1 On Target 10
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 9
  • 43 Attack 138
  • 26 Dangerous attack 90
  • 67 Ball safe 62
  • 7 Free Kicks 5
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 10
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 3 Total 5
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion had a superior ball possession 80% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 20% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brighton & Hove Albion won the contest.​

Sheffield United shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 24 times, 10 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (Tom Davies ). On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards (Tariq Lamptey , Facundo Buonanotte, Bart Verbruggen and Billy Gilmour).

(Sheffield United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (13′).

Match Timeline

Mason Holgate(VAR_CARD)
12'
Mason Holgate- Red
13'
Ben Osborn(VAR)
45'
20'
Facundo Buonanotte(goal)Lewis Dunk 
24'
Danny Welbeck(goal)
Auston Trusty- sub ->William Osula
31'
46'
Igor- sub ->Adam Webster 
46'
Jakub Moder- sub ->Tariq Lamptey 
45'
Tariq Lamptey- Yellow
56'
Facundo Buonanotte- Yellow
Andre Brooks- sub ->Yasser Larouci
63'
66'
Evan Ferguson- sub ->Facundo Buonanotte
Jack Robinson(own-goal)
75'
76'
Ansu Fati- sub ->Kaoru Mitoma
78'
Simon Adingra(goal)Pascal Groß
Oliver Norwood- sub ->Ben Osborn
79'
Rhian Brewster- sub ->James McAtee
79'
Tom Davies- sub ->Gustavo Hamer
79'
81'
Pervis Estupiñán- sub ->Danny Welbeck 
85'
Simon Adingra(goal)
90'
Billy Gilmour- Yellow
Tom Davies- Yellow
90'
90'
Bart Verbruggen- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
77
34
Manchester City
76
33
Liverpool
75
35
Aston Villa
67
35
Tottenham Hotspur
60
32
Manchester United
54
34
Newcastle United
53
34
West Ham United
49
35
Chelsea
48
33
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
35
AFC Bournemouth
45
34
Brighton & Hove Albion
44
33
Fulham
43
35
Crystal Palace
40
35
Everton
36
35
Brentford
35
35
Nottingham Forest
26
34
Luton Town
25
35
Burnley
24
35
Sheffield United
16
35

After playing this match, Sheffield United stays with 13 points like Burnley to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will has 38 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will play away against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 24th of February with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (4 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Everton on the 24th of February with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Everton (3 draws).

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
7.0
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
7.0
D
Mason Holgate 30.England
3.1
13'
M
Yasser Larouci  27.Algeria
6.6
63'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
6.6
79'
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
6.8
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
6.7
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
6.6
79'
M
James McAtee 28.England
6.6
79'
F
Will Osula 32.Denmark
6.4
31'
Substitutes
G
Ivo Grbic 13.Croatia
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
6.4
31'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
6.7
79'
M
Tom Davies 22.England
6.4
79' 90'
M
O. Arblaster 24.England
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
6.4
63'
F
Rhian Brewster 7.England
6.4
79'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
F
B. Blacker 45.England

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

The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham (7.0), Mason Holgate (3.1), Anel Ahmedhodzic (6.4), Jack Robinson (7.0), Jayden Bogle (6.8), Gustavo Hamer (6.6), Vini Souza (6.7), Ben Osborn (6.6), Yasser Larouci (6.6), James McAtee (6.6) and William Osula (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Auston Trusty (6.4), Rhian Brewster (6.4), Oli McBurnie, Oliver Norwood (6.7), Tom Davies  (6.4), Oliver Arblaster, Andre Brooks (6.4), Billy Blacker and Ivo Grbić.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 5 changes: William Osula for Auston Trusty (31′), Yasser Larouci for Andre Brooks (63′), Ben Osborn for Oliver Norwood (79′), James McAtee for Rhian Brewster (79′) and Gustavo Hamer for Tom Davies  (79′).

Player of the match: Wes Foderingham​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield United was the goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham. His rating is 7.04. He performed 7 saves.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
7.1
90'
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
7.0
46' 45'
D
Adam Webster 4.England
7.5
46'
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
8.5
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
8.2
M
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
8.8
Goals78', 85'
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
7.9
90'
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
9.4
M
Kaoru Mitoma  22.Japan
8.1
76'
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
7.5
66' 56' Goals20'
F
Danny Welbeck 18.England
7.3
81' Goals24'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
Igor 3.Brazil
7.3
46'
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
6.8
81'
M
Jakub Moder 15.Poland
7.1
46'
M
Carlos Baleba 20.Cameroon
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
6.7
66'
F
Ansu Fati 31.Spain
6.8
76'

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Bart Verbruggen (7.1), Adam Webster  (7.5), Jan Paul van Hecke (8.2), Lewis Dunk  (8.5), Tariq Lamptey  (7.0), Pascal Groß (9.4), Billy Gilmour (7.9), Simon Adingra (8.8), Facundo Buonanotte (7.5), Kaoru Mitoma (8.1) and Danny Welbeck  (7.3).

They had on the bench: Igor (7.3), Jakub Moder (7.1), Carlos Baleba, Jason Steele, Evan Ferguson (6.7), Ansu Fati  (6.8), Joël Veltman, Benicio Baker-Boatiey and Pervis Estupiñán  (6.8).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Kaoru Mitoma for Ansu Fati  (76′), Danny Welbeck  for Pervis Estupiñán  (81′), Facundo Buonanotte for Evan Ferguson (66′), Adam Webster  for Igor (46′) and Tariq Lamptey  for Jakub Moder (46′).

Player of the match: Pascal Groß​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.4 with 113 passes (97% accurate) and 9 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 19 crosses.

Results of the day

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