Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield United: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 21 December 2019
Result
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield United
Premier League · Saturday 21 December 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
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Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield United: match report
Brighton & Hove Albion were beaten by Sheffield United 0-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 21 December 2019. It was 0-1 at half-time.
The only goal came from Oliver McBurnie of Sheffield United in the 23rd minute.
Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card; Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 13th on 20 points from 17 and Sheffield United 7th on 25 points from 17. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 15th with 41 points, and Sheffield United 9th with 54.
Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Dean Henderson of Sheffield United (7.7), level with John Egan (7.7).
Going into the match Brighton & Hove Albion's last five read D-D-W-L-L and Sheffield United's W-W-L-D-D.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Oliver McBurnie
- 75'Yellow card · Enda Stevens
- 83'Yellow card · Chris Basham
- 85'Yellow card · David McGoldrick
- 87'Yellow card · Yves Bissouma
Team news
Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)
Mathew Ryan, Martín Montoya, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn, Davy Pröpper, Dale Stephens, Aaron Mooy, Pascal Groß, Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay
Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)
Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack O'Connell, George Baldock, John Lundstram, Oliver Norwood, Luke Freeman, Enda Stevens, Oli McBurnie, David McGoldrick