Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd

Liverpool

2 - 0

Sheffield Utd

🕒 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Tierney 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2019-2020 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Liverpool 1 · Sheffield Utd 9

Referee Stats

Paul Tierney

25 matches · 3.04 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.04
Reds avg	0.12
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	48%
Draws	20%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Liverpool outshot their opponent (19-3).
Liverpool controlled possession (74%).
Liverpool had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 18-1-0

Goals For / Against

52 / 16

Avg: 2.74 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 24

Avg: 0.79 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.89

PPG

1.11

2.74

0.79

0.84

1.26

68%

O2.5

26%

63%

BTTS

47%

79%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Liverpool rank1st

Sheffield Utd rank9th

Liverpool points99

Sheffield Utd points54

Liverpool: #1 · 99 pts · GD +52

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 64 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Utd: #9 · 54 pts · GD +0

27 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

45-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals14-5

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-12

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 26%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.516%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home100%

Liverpool clean sheet at home37%

Sheffield Utd score away63%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first79%

Liverpool win after scoring first93%

Sheffield Utd score first16%

Sheffield Utd win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 100% · Sheffield Utd 64%

Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 27.7' · Sheffield Utd 17.0'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.74 vs 1.52

Liverpool concede at home0.84 vs 1.21

Sheffield Utd score away0.79 vs 1.21

Sheffield Utd concede away1.26 vs 1.52

Liverpool score 81% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 34% below league average.

Defensive side: Liverpool are 30% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 13

16-30 9

46-60 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

0-15 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 1

31-45 0

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

61-75 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

74%

26%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

969

327

Passes Accurate

876

239

Passes %

90%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Mohamed Salah

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Robertson

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Mané

Normal Goal

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ L. Mousset

1st substitution · For: O. McBurnie

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ D. McGoldrick

2nd substitution · For: B. Sharp

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ S. Mané

1st substitution · For: D. Origi

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ O. Norwood

3rd substitution · For: M. Bešić

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Robertson

2nd substitution · For: A. Lallana

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Mohamed Salah

3rd substitution · For: H. Elliott

Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Sheffield Utd 2-0 on Thursday, 02 January 2020 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Paul Tierney. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Liverpool took an early lead at 4' when Mohamed Salah scored, with the assist credited to A. Robertson, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Liverpool extended the lead at 64' when S. Mané scored, making the score 2-0. Sheffield Utd made their 1st substitution at 65', with L. Mousset replacing O. McBurnie. Sheffield Utd made their 2nd substitution at 66', with D. McGoldrick replacing B. Sharp. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 78', with S. Mané replacing D. Origi. Sheffield Utd made their 3rd substitution at 78', with O. Norwood replacing M. Bešić. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 88', with A. Robertson replacing A. Lallana. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with Mohamed Salah replacing H. Elliott.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Sheffield Utd used 3 substitutions.

How the match was won

Liverpool outshot their opponent (19-3).
Liverpool controlled possession (74%).
Liverpool had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	6
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2023-2024 Season

04 Apr 2024 Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd 3 - 1 06 Dec 2023 Sheffield Utd vs Liverpool 0 - 2

2020-2021 Season

28 Feb 2021 Sheffield Utd vs Liverpool 0 - 2 24 Oct 2020 Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 1

2019-2020 Season

02 Jan 2020 Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 0 28 Sep 2019 Sheffield Utd vs Liverpool 0 - 1