AFC Bournemouth manages to draw 2-2 with Sheffield United after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth finds its way back against Sheffield United with a goal on the G. Hamer 27' and a goal on the J. Robinson 64'.

Luke Meyer

March 10, 2024

BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth finds its way back against Sheffield United with a goal on the G. Hamer 27′ and a goal on the J. Robinson 64′. AFC Bournemouth was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (68%)

Dominic Solanke squandered a decisive penalty (14′). That would have allowed AFC Bournemouth to win the match.

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 11,074 spectators. The referee was Anthony Taylor assisted by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.82 degrees Celsius or 47.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

AFC Bournemouth

2 - 2

Sheffield United

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

32 Total 13
12 On Target 9
10 Off Target 2
10 Shots blocked 2

151 Attack 76
116 Dangerous attack 28
81 Ball safe 89

1 Penalties 0
10 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

12 Total 10
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AFC Bournemouth had a superior ball possession 68% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth had a more offensive attitude with 116 dangerous attacks and 32 shots of which 12 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough AFC Bournemouth to win the match.

AFC Bournemouth shot 32 times, 12 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United shot 13 times, 9 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (Chris Mepham, Adam Smith and Milos Kerkez). On the opposite side, Sheffield United received 6 yellow cards (Oliver Norwood, Gustavo Hamer, Oli McBurnie, Oliver Norwood, Ivo Grbić and Ben Brereton Díaz).

Match Timeline

Milos Kerkez- Yellow

10'

Dominic Solanke- missed penaltyDominic Solanke

14'

Adam Smith- Yellow

15'

27'

Gustavo Hamer(goal)

36'

Gustavo Hamer- Yellow

46'

Vini Souza- sub ->Tom Davies

Dango Ouattara- sub ->Milos Kerkez

46'

61'

Oli McBurnie- Yellow

64'

Jack Robinson(goal)

Luis Sinisterra- sub ->Marcus Tavernier

62'

Enes Ünal- sub ->Justin Kluivert

62'

Dominic Solanke(VAR)

67'

69'

Anel Ahmedhodzic- sub ->Jayden Bogle

69'

James McAtee- sub ->Oli McBurnie

72'

Ivo Grbic- Yellow

Dango Ouattara(goal)Ryan Christie

74'

Philip Billing- sub ->Ryan Christie

74'

Alex Scott- sub ->Adam Smith

74'

80'

Oliver Norwood- sub ->Oliver Arblaster

Chris Mepham- Yellow

88'

Oliver Norwood- Yellow

Enes Ünal(goal)Dango Ouattara

90'

88'

Oliver Norwood- Yellow

81'

Ben Brereton- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Brighton & Hove Albion

After playing this match, AFC Bournemouth has 32 points to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Sheffield United will has 14 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will play away with Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 16th of March with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 draws).

Sheffield United will play away against Manchester United on the 16th of March with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth

Neto 1.Brazil

8.5

Milos Kerkez 3.Hungary

7.0

46'

10'

Chris Mepham 6.Wales

7.3

88'

Adam Smith 15.England

6.4

74'

15'

Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine

6.7

Ryan Christie 10.Scotland

8.8

74'

Lewis Cook 4.England

7.5

Marcus Tavernier 16.England

8.1

62'

Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands

6.8

62'

Antoine Semenyo 24.England

6.4

Dominic Solanke 9.England

7.1

Substitutes

Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland

M. Kinsey 48.England

Romain Faivre 8.France

Tyler Adams 18.United States

Philip Billing 29.Denmark

7.5

74'

Alex Scott 14.England

6.7

74'

Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso

9.1

46'

74'

Luis Sinisterra 17.Colombia

7.7

62'

Enes Ünal 26.Turkey

7.5

62'

90'

AFC Bournemouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Neto (8.5), Adam Smith (6.4), Chris Mepham (7.3), Ilya Zabarnyi (6.7), Milos Kerkez (7.0), Ryan Christie (8.8), Lewis Cook (7.5), Antoine Semenyo (6.4), Justin Kluivert (6.8), Marcus Tavernier (8.1) and Dominic Solanke (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Scott (6.7), Romain Faivre, Dango Ouattara (9.1), Luis Sinisterra (7.7), Tyler Adams, Enes Ünal (7.5), Philip Billing (7.5), Mark Travers and Max Kinsey-Wellings.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Ryan Christie for Philip Billing (74′), Milos Kerkez for Dango Ouattara (46′), Marcus Tavernier for Luis Sinisterra (62′), Justin Kluivert for Enes Ünal (62′) and Adam Smith for Alex Scott (74′).

Player of the match: Dango Ouattara

The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Dango Ouattara.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 37 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

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

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United

Ivo Grbic 13.Croatia

8.5

72'

George Baldock 2.England

6.6

Auston Trusty 5.United States

7.1

Jack Robinson 19.England

8.2

64'

Ben Osborn 23.England

6.6

O. Arblaster 24.England

6.8

80'

Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands

7.5

36'

27'

Jayden Bogle 20.England

6.7

69'

Tom Davies 22.England

6.7

46'

Ben Brereton 11.Chile

7.3

80'

81'

Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland

7.0

69'

61'

Substitutes

Wes Foderingham 18.England

S. Curtis 29.Republic of Ireland

Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.8

69'

Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria

Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland

7.5

80'

88'

Andre Brooks 35.England

Vini Souza 21.Brazil

6.7

46'

James McAtee 28.England

6.3

69'

Will Osula 32.Denmark

6.3

80'

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

Chris Wilder played with: Ivo Grbić (8.5), George Baldock (6.6), Auston Trusty (7.1), Jack Robinson (8.2), Jayden Bogle (6.7), Tom Davies (6.7), Oliver Arblaster (6.8), Gustavo Hamer (7.5), Ben Osborn (6.6), Oli McBurnie (7.0) and Ben Brereton Díaz (7.3).

They had on the bench: Yasser Larouci, James McAtee (6.3), Oliver Norwood (7.5), Wes Foderingham, Sam Curtis, William Osula (6.3), Andre Brooks, Anel Ahmedhodzic (6.8) and Vini Souza (6.7).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 5 changes: Ben Brereton Díaz for William Osula (80′), Oliver Arblaster for Oliver Norwood (80′), Tom Davies for Vini Souza (46′), Jayden Bogle for Anel Ahmedhodzic (69′) and Oli McBurnie for James McAtee (69′).