Southampton vs Sheffield United, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Southampton come from behind to beat Sheffield United 3-1
Sheffield United's hopes of finishing their season on a high were dashed when they were beaten 3-1 by Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton).
- 2': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
- 2': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
- 11': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Basham with a cross.
- 14': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Lundstram with a through ball.
- 16': Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 16': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 18': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
- 18': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 25': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie tries a through ball, but Billy Sharp is caught offside.
- 26': Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 26': Goal! Southampton 0, Sheffield United 1. John Lundstram (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
- 27': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
- 27': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Substitution, Southampton. William Smallbone replaces Stuart Armstrong because of an injury.
- 30': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
- 30': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
- 32': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. John Lundstram (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 39': Offside, Sheffield United. Dean Henderson tries a through ball, but Oliver McBurnie is caught offside.
- 39': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 40': Foul by John Lundstram (Sheffield United).
- 40': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by George Baldock.
- 43': Attempt missed. William Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
- 43': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by John Lundstram (Sheffield United).
- 45'+2': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Fleck.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Sheffield United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Sheffield United 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
- 47': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Fleck.
- 48': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 48': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Goal! Southampton 1, Sheffield United 1. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by William Smallbone.
- 51': Substitution, Sheffield United. Richairo Zivkovic replaces Oliver McBurnie.
- 52': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 53': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by George Baldock.
- 55': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 57': Attempt missed. William Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 61': Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
- 61': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a headed pass.
- 63': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 64': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
- 64': William Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Substitution, Sheffield United. Leon Clarke replaces Billy Sharp.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 71': Goal! Southampton 2, Sheffield United 1. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 72': Offside, Southampton. Nathan Redmond tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
- 76': William Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 78': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
- 80': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood replaces Chris Basham.
- 81': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 81': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 81': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Penalty Southampton. Danny Ings draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Penalty conceded by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Goal! Southampton 3, Sheffield United 1. Danny Ings (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 85': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Che Adams.
- 85': Hand ball by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
- 86': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Fleck.
- 87': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Leon Clarke.
- 87': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Leon Clarke.
- 88': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 88': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Southampton. Michael Obafemi replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 90'+3': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
- 90'+3': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Sheffield United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 3, Sheffield United 1.
Statistics
 SHU |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 27.9 | Possession | 72.1 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 161 | Accurate Passes | 587 |
| 260 | Passes | 684 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 11 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 34 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 21 | +26 | 49 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | +26 | 43 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 21 | +9 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 21 | +4 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 21 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 24 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
Sheffield United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 12 | John Egan |
| 19 | Jack Robinson |
| 6 | Chris Basham |
| 4 | John Fleck |
| 7 | John Lundstram |
| 32 | Sander Berge |
| 3 | Enda Stevens  |
| 2 | George Baldock |
| 10 | Billy Sharp |
| 9 | Oliver McBurnie |
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