Sheffield United vs Southampton, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier League
85': Billy SharpDjenepo solo effort sees Southampton beat Sheffield Utd
Southampton beat Sheffield United 1-0 at Bramall Lane to pick up their second Premier League win through a Moussa Djenepo strike.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
- 3': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
- 4': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 10': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Egan.
- 10': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a headed pass.
- 11': Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
- 11': Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Che Adams (Southampton) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
- 12': Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
- 13': Attempt saved. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 14': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
- 14': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. John Fleck (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Moussa Djenepo.
- 21': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
- 21': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
- 23': Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 24': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jack O'Connell.
- 26': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Fleck.
- 29': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Moussa Djenepo.
- 30': Attempt missed. Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Lundstram with a headed pass following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
- 32': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Che Adams.
- 35': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 35': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Southampton).
- 35': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 40': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
- 41': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
- 41': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
- 42': Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
- 45'+1': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 45'+1': Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 0, Southampton 0.
- 47': David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
- 49': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie tries a through ball, but David McGoldrick is caught offside.
- 51': Hand ball by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 51': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton).
- 51': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood tries a through ball, but John Egan is caught offside.
- 52': GOAL CANCELLED BY VAR: Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 53': VAR Decision: No Goal Sheffield United 0-0 Southampton.
- 56': Offside, Southampton. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 58': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
- 61': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 62': Attempt missed. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 64': Attempt saved. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 65': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
- 65': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Oliver McBurnie.
- 66': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 66': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Southampton 1. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 68': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 70': Attempt missed. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
- 72': Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces John Lundstram.
- 73': Attempt missed. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
- 74': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 74': Substitution, Southampton. Danny Ings replaces Moussa Djenepo.
- 75': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
- 76': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Chris Basham.
- 78': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
- 78': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
- 80': Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
- 80': Attempt missed. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Fleck with a headed pass.
- 81': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Egan.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Fleck.
- 82': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 83': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by George Baldock with a headed pass.
- 84': Substitution, Sheffield United. Callum Robinson replaces Chris Basham.
- 84': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Egan.
- 85': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 85': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
- 85': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) is shown the red card.
- 88': Offside, Sheffield United. Dean Henderson tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Che Adams.
- 90'+2': Foul by David McGoldrick (Sheffield United).
- 90'+2': Maya Yoshida (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
- 90'+5': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Dean Henderson (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Southampton 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 0, Southampton 1.
Statistics
 SOU |
SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 51.8 | Possession | 48.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 363 | Accurate Passes | 308 |
| 467 | Passes | 414 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 28 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 30,985
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 30,985
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | +4 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Sheffield United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 12 | John Egan |
| 5 | Jack O'Connell |
| 6 | Chris Basham |
| 4 | John Fleck  |
| 7 | John Lundstram |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| 3 | Enda Stevens |
| 2 | George Baldock |
| 9 | Oliver McBurnie |
| 17 | David McGoldrick |
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
| 3 | Maya Yoshida |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 12 | Moussa Djenepo |
| 2 | Cédric |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 19 | Sofiane Boufal |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse |
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