Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 30 December 2023
Result
Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United
Premier League · Saturday 30 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United: match report
Manchester City won against Sheffield United 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 30 December 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.
Rodri opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Manchester City's goals came from Rodri (14') and Julián Alvarez (61'). Sheffield United did not score.
Discipline: Manchester City received 2 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Manchester City were 4th on 37 points from 18 and Sheffield United 20th on 9 points from 19. Manchester City went on to finish that season 1st with 91 points, and Sheffield United 20th with 16.
Manchester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield United in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Phil Foden of Manchester City (9.3), ahead of Rodri (8.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester City wins, 1 draw and 0 for Sheffield United.
Key events
- 14'Goal · Rodri
- 37'Yellow card · Pep Guardiola
- 43'Yellow card · Mateo Kovacic
- 61'Goal · Julián Alvarez
- 89'Yellow card · Jayden Bogle
Head-to-head
Team news
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Manchester City line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ederson, Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Julián Alvarez
Sheffield United line-up (3-4-2-1)
Wes Foderingham, George Baldock, Jack Robinson, Auston Trusty, Jayden Bogle, Oliver Norwood, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Luke Jonathan Thomas, Anis Ben Slimane, Andre Brooks, William Osula