Manchester United 1-2 Sheffield United: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 27 January 2021

Result

Manchester United 1-2 Sheffield United

Premier League · Wednesday 27 January 2021, 20:15 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Manchester United 1-2 Sheffield United: match report

Manchester United lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in the Premier League on Wednesday 27 January 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

K. Bryan opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Manchester United's goal came from Harry Maguire (64'). Sheffield United scored through K. Bryan (23') and Oliver Burke (74').

Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Sheffield United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Manchester United were 2nd on 40 points from 19 and Sheffield United 20th on 5 points from 19. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Sheffield United 20th with 23.

Manchester United 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 Harry Maguire of Manchester United (8.3), ahead of Axel Tuanzebe (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Manchester United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Sheffield United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · K. BryanSheffield United · 0-1
  • 40'Yellow card · John LundstramSheffield United
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Axel TuanzebeManchester United
  • 64'Goal · Harry MaguireManchester United · 1-1
  • 74'Goal · Oliver BurkeSheffield United · 1-2

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Manchester United 4, draws 1, Sheffield United 0.

Team news

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Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

David de Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Axel Tuanzebe, Harry Maguire, Alex Telles, Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matić, Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial

Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)

Aaron Ramsdale, Chris Basham, Phil Jagielka, Ethan Ampadu, George Baldock, John Lundstram, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Kean Bryan, David McGoldrick, Patrick McCarthy