English Premier League

Brentford vs Sheffield United, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Brentford
  • 63': Oliver Arblaster (OG)
  • 90'+3': Frank Onyeka
FT
2 - 0
Sheffield United

    Brentford beat Sheffield United to end winless streak

    Brentford secured a 2-0 home win over rock-bottom Sheffield United on Saturday to end their winless run of nine Premier League games under coach Thomas Frank.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
    • 4': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Yasser Larouci (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 5': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
    • 6': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
    • 6': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
    • 7': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Holgate.
    • 11': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 11': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mads Roerslev with a cross.
    • 13': Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
    • 13': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Hand ball by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
    • 16': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 16': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yasser Larouci.
    • 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
    • 31': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 31': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 34': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a through ball.
    • 38': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
    • 41': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 41': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
    • 43': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
    • 44': Offside, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer is caught offside.
    • 45': Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Offside, Brentford. Mads Roerslev is caught offside.
    • 54': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
    • 55': Offside, Brentford. Zanka is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 57': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Substitution, Sheffield United. James McAtee replaces Yasser Larouci.
    • 59': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Zanka.
    • 60': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 63': Own Goal by Oliver Arblaster, Sheffield United. Brentford 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
    • 67': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
    • 68': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
    • 68': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 69': VAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 1-0 Sheffield United.
    • 72': Offside, Sheffield United. Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Auston Trusty with a cross.
    • 73': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sergio Reguilón.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Substitution, Sheffield United. Cameron Archer replaces Jayden Bogle because of an injury.
    • 77': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
    • 78': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
    • 78': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Neal Maupay.
    • 79': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
    • 79': Zanka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 84': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
    • 84': Mason Holgate (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 86': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ivo Grbic.
    • 87': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Oliver McBurnie.
    • 88': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Ethan Pinnock replaces Yoane Wissa.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Sheffield United. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Mason Holgate.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Mathias Jensen.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+2': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Brentford 2, Sheffield United 0. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Schade with a through ball.
    • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Sheffield United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Sheffield United 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 2
    46.8 Possession 53.2
    8 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    242 Accurate Passes 299
    344 Passes 391
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    18 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 60
    16 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 0
    8 Effective Tackles 8
    13 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 14
    15 Effective Clearances 28
    15 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
    Location: Brentford, England
    Attendance: 17,115

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 11 +15 28
    2 Manchester City 11 +9 23
    3 Chelsea 11 +8 19
    4 Arsenal 11 +6 19
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Mark Flekken (GK)
    22 Nathan Collins
    13 Mathias Jorgensen
    12 Sergio Reguilón
    30 Mads Roerslev Yellow Card
    27 Vitaly Janelt Yellow Card
    8 Mathias Jensen
    24 Mikkel Damsgaard
    7 Neal Maupay Yellow Card
    11 Yoane Wissa
    19 Bryan Mbeumo
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Kevin Schade, Frank Onyeka, Saman Ghoddos, Keane Lewis-Potter, Shandon Baptiste, Ivan Toney, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Ethan Pinnock, Thomas Strakosha.

    SHU Sheffield United (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    13 Ivo Grbic (GK)
    15 Anel Ahmedhodzic
    5 Auston Trusty
    30 Mason Holgate
    23 Ben Osborn
    8 Gustavo Hamer
    24 Oliver Arblaster
    27 Yasser Larouci
    20 Jayden Bogle
    9 Oliver McBurnie
    11 Ben Brereton Díaz Yellow Card
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Wes Foderingham, Cameron Archer, Vinicius Souza, Anis Ben Slimane, Sam Curtis, Oliver Norwood, William Osula, Andre Brooks, James McAtee.

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