LIVERPOOL. Liverpool overcomes Sheffield United 3-1. Liverpool was much better in terms of ball possession (83%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the collaboration of James Mainwaring and Richard West. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.48 degrees Celsius or 49.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 83 Ball Possession 17
Shots
- 29 Total 5
- 9 On Target 3
- 15 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 152 Attack 60
- 105 Dangerous attack 11
- 94 Ball safe 74
- 10 Free Kicks 6
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Liverpool had a superior ball possession 83% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 17% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool had a more offensive attitude with 105 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 29 times, 9 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (Oli McBurnie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Liverpool has 70 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Sheffield United will stays with 15 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away against Manchester United on the 7th of April with a 20-15 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (12 draws).
Sheffield United will host Chelsea on the 7th of April with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Wataru Endo , Caoimhín Kelleher , Conor Bradley , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Joe Gomez , Dominik Szoboszlai , Alexis Mac Allister , Ryan Gravenberch , Mohamed Salah , Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz .
The home team had on the bench: Adrián, Curtis Jones , Harvey Elliott , Andrew Robertson , Bobby Clark, J. Danns, Jarell Quansah, Konstantinos Tsimikas and Cody Gakpo .
Substitutions
Liverpool made 4 changes: Ryan Gravenberch for Andrew Robertson (60′), Mohamed Salah for Harvey Elliott (60′), Dominik Szoboszlai for Curtis Jones (73′) and Joe Gomez for Cody Gakpo (73′).
Player of the match: Alexis Mac Allister
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Alexis Mac Allister.
His rating is with 1 goal, 87 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Chris Wilder played with: Ivo Grbic , Mason Holgate , Anel Ahmedhodzic , Jack Robinson , Jayden Bogle , Vini Souza , O. Arblaster , Gustavo Hamer , Auston Trusty , James McAtee , Ben Brereton .
They had on the bench: Oliver Norwood, Anis Ben Slimane , Oli McBurnie , Wes Foderingham, Yasser Larouci , S. Curtis, Will Osula , Andre Brooks and Ben Osborn .
Substitutions
Sheffield United made 5 changes: James McAtee for Oli McBurnie (63′), Ben Brereton for Will Osula (63′), Gustavo Hamer for Ben Osborn (62′), Mason Holgate for Anis Ben Slimane (87′) and Auston Trusty for Andre Brooks (78′).
Player of the match: Auston Trusty
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Auston Trusty.
His rating is with 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.