Liverpool vs Sheffield United, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Liverpool back on top as late goals seal win over Sheffield United
Liverpool reclaimed the lead in an enthralling Premier league title race as Alexis Mac Allister's thunderbolt and a late header by Cody Gakpo secured a nervy 3-1 home victory over bottom club Sheffield United on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. James McAtee (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic with a headed pass.
- 1': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 2': Attempt missed. Auston Trusty (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by James McAtee with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ivo Grbic.
- 7': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Gomez following a corner.
- 8': Auston Trusty (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
- 13': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
- 17': Goal! Liverpool 1, Sheffield United 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 19': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
- 19': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 22': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 23': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 25': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 30': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 34': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 38': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
- 38': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 40': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 43': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ivo Grbic.
- 44': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 44': James McAtee (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Offside, Sheffield United. Anel Ahmedhodzic is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Sheffield United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Sheffield United 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 48': Foul by Mason Holgate (Sheffield United).
- 48': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 51': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 52': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 52': James McAtee (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 54': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 58': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by James McAtee with a cross.
- 58': Own Goal by Conor Bradley, Liverpool. Liverpool 1, Sheffield United 1.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
- 62': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Gustavo Hamer.
- 63': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces James McAtee.
- 63': Substitution, Sheffield United. William Osula replaces Ben Brereton.
- 64': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
- 65': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ivo Grbic.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
- 71': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Joe Gomez.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 74': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross.
- 75': Andy Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
- 76': Goal! Liverpool 2, Sheffield United 1. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Auston Trusty.
- 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 82': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
- 84': Hand ball by Ben Osborn (Sheffield United).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ivo Grbic.
- 86': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a headed pass.
- 87': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
- 87': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Sheffield United. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Mason Holgate.
- 88': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a fast break.
- 88': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 90': Goal! Liverpool 3, Sheffield United 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 90'+2': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Sheffield United).
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 90'+6': Foul by Ben Osborn (Sheffield United).
- 90'+6': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Sheffield United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Sheffield United 1.
Statistics
 SHU |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 17.1 | Possession | 82.9 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 29 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 82 | Accurate Passes | 714 |
| 168 | Passes | 786 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 3 | Crosses | 38 |
| 0.7 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 8 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.1 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 40 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,055
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,055
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 84 | Conor Bradley |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Sheffield United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 15 | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
| 19 | Jack Robinson |
| 30 | Mason Holgate |
| 8 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 21 | Vinicius Souza |
| 24 | Oliver Arblaster |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 20 | Jayden Bogle |
| 11 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 28 | James McAtee |
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