Everton tops Sheffield United 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Doucouré. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVERPOOL. Everton defeats Sheffield United 1-0 after A. Doucouré scored just 1 goal (31').

May 12, 2024

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LIVERPOOL. Everton overcomes Sheffield United 1-0 after A. Doucouré scored just 1 goal (31′). Everton capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 39,221 spectators. The referee was Stuart Attwell who had the assistance of James Mainwaring and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Rebecca Welch. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.21 degrees Celsius or 66.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.

Match Statistics

Everton

1 - 0

Sheffield United

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

15 Total 13
6 On Target 1
6 Off Target 6
3 Shots blocked 6

118 Attack 69
74 Dangerous attack 42
66 Ball safe 94

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 6

Fouls

6 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Everton had a strong ball possession 58% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Everton was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Everton won the match.

Everton shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Sheffield United shot 13 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Everton received 2 yellow cards (Chris Wilder and Dominic Calvert-Lewin). Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (Jack Robinson and O. Arblaster).

Match Timeline

Abdoulaye Doucouré(goal)Dominic Calvert-Lewin

31'

Dominic Calvert-Lewin- Yellow

36'

Jack Robinson- Yellow

54'

O. Arblaster- Yellow

55'

Max Lowe- sub ->Yasser Larouci

55'

Anis Ben Slimane- sub ->Andre Brooks

63'

Lewis Dobbin- sub ->Abdoulaye Doucouré

69'

André Gomes- sub ->Dwight McNeil

69'

Youssef Chermiti- sub ->Dominic Calvert-Lewin

79'

81'

Rhian Brewster- sub ->Cameron Archer

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Everton has 40 points to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Sheffield United will stays with 16 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will play away with Arsenal on the 19th of May with a 23-9 head to head in favor of Arsenal (8 draws).

Sheffield United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 19th of May with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (2 draws).

Everton – Formation

Everton

Jordan Pickford 1.England

7.5

James Tarkowski 6.England

7.9

Ashley Young 18.England

6.7

Jarrad Branthwaite 32.England

7.2

Seamus Coleman 23.Republic of Ireland

7.2

Dwight McNeil 7.England

6.8

69'

Jack Harrison 11.England

Amadou Onana 8.Belgium

7.9

Abdoulaye Doucouré 16.Mali

7.3

69'

31'

Idrissa Gueye 27.Senegal

7.4

James Garner 37.England

7.0

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 9.England

7.9

79'

36'

Substitutes

João Virgínia 12.Portugal

Michael Keane 5.England

Ben Godfrey 22.England

André Gomes 21.Portugal

6.2

69'

Lewis Warrington 51.England

6.2

90'

Arnaut Danjuma 10.Netherlands

Beto 14.Portugal

Youssef Chermiti 28.Portugal

6.1

79'

Lewis Dobbin 61.England

6.3

69'

Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Jack Harrison, Jordan Pickford (7.5), Seamus Coleman (7.2), James Tarkowski (7.9), Jarrad Branthwaite (7.2), Ashley Young (6.7), James Garner (7.0), Idrissa Gueye (7.4), Amadou Onana (7.9), Dwight McNeil (6.8), Abdoulaye Doucouré (7.3) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Godfrey, Michael Keane, Arnaut Danjuma, João Virgínia, Beto, André Gomes (6.2), Youssef Chermiti (6.1), L. Warrington (6.2) and Lewis Dobbin (6.3).

Everton could not rely on the presence of L. Warrington (injured).

Substitutions

Everton made 4 changes: Abdoulaye Doucouré for Lewis Dobbin (69′), Dwight McNeil for André Gomes (69′), Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Youssef Chermiti (79′) and André Gomes for Lewis Warrington (90′).

Player of the match: Dominic Calvert-Lewin

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was Dominic Calvert-Lewin even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 23 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United

Wes Foderingham 18.England

8.3

Auston Trusty 5.United States

7.1

Jack Robinson 19.England

6.2

36'

Vini Souza 21.Brazil

6.3

Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands

6.6

Jayden Bogle 20.England

6.9

Ben Osborn 23.England

O. Arblaster 24.England

6.3

63'

54'

Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria

6.2

55'

Andre Brooks 35.England

6.7

55'

Cameron Archer 10.England

6.0

81'

Ben Brereton 11.Chile

6.2

Substitutes

Ivo Grbic 13.Croatia

Max Lowe 3.England

6.2

55'

S. Curtis 29.Republic of Ireland

6.1

63'

D. Sasnauskas 46.Lithuania

Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland

Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia

6.1

55'

James McAtee 28.England

Rhian Brewster 7.England

6.2

81'

Will Osula 32.Denmark

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

Chris Wilder played with: Ben Osborn, Wes Foderingham (8.3), Vini Souza (6.3), Auston Trusty (7.1), Jack Robinson (6.2), Jayden Bogle (6.9), Gustavo Hamer (6.6), O. Arblaster (6.3), Andre Brooks (6.7), Yasser Larouci (6.2), Cameron Archer (6.0) and Ben Brereton (6.2).

They had on the bench: Max Lowe (6.2), Rhian Brewster (6.2), Ivo Grbic, Oliver Norwood, Anis Ben Slimane (6.1), S. Curtis (6.1), Will Osula, D. Sasnauskas and James McAtee.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 4 changes: O. Arblaster for S. Curtis (63′), Cameron Archer for Rhian Brewster (81′), Yasser Larouci for Max Lowe (55′) and Andre Brooks for Anis Ben Slimane (55′).