Everton v Sheffield United, 11 May 2024

Score1-0 to Everton
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGoodison Park
Attendance39,221
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Everton won: 5 Drawn: 3 Sheffield United won: 4 Everton scored: 12 Sheffield United scored: 11 . Four of the last five meetings (all Premier League) had finished with a 1-0 scoreline (Everton won three).

1 Everton

Manager: Sean Dyche

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 31 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder Seamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil

Starting lineup:

Wes Foderingham Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Auston Trusty Defender
Yasser Larouci Defender/Midfielder
Jack Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder
Vinícius Souza Midfielder
Andre Brooks Midfielder/Forward
Cameron Archer Forward

Substitutions:

André Gomes for Dwight McNeil 69
Lewis Dobbin for Abdoulaye Doucouré 69
Youssef Chermiti for Dominic Calvert-Lewin 79
Lewis Warrington for André Gomes 90

Substitutions:

Max Lowe for Yasser Larouci 55
Anis Ben Slimane for Andre Brooks 55
Sam Curtis for Oliver Arblaster 63
Rhian Brewster for Cameron Archer 81

Cards:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 36 Y

Cards:

Jack Robinson 36 Y
Oliver Arblaster 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper João Virgínia
Defender Michael Keane
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Midfielder André Gomes
Midfielder Arnaut Danjuma
Midfielder Lewis Warrington
Forward Beto
Forward Lewis Dobbin

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ivo Grbić
Defender Sam Curtis
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder Anis Ben Slimane
Forward Rhian Brewster
Forward William Osula

Comments:

League position: 15th . Everton had now won five consecutive home games in the Premier League without conceding for the first time since August 2019 (five). . The Toffees had now taken 40 points from their 37 games so far in this Premier League season, so exceeding their total from the previous season (36) despite being deducted eight points. . They had now won four of their last 17 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (lost seven).

Comments:

League position: 20th . Sheffield United had now become the first team to concede more than 100 goals (101) in a season in the top division since Ipswich Town (121) in 1963-64 in League Division One. . The Blades had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their away games in a completed league season for the first time since 1977-78 in League Division Two. . They had now conceded the opening goal in 26 of their 37 games so far in this Premier League season.

1 Everton

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 31 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder Seamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil

Substitutions:

André Gomes for Dwight McNeil 69
Lewis Dobbin for Abdoulaye Doucouré 69
Youssef Chermiti for Dominic Calvert-Lewin 79
Lewis Warrington for André Gomes 90

Cards:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper João Virgínia
Defender Michael Keane
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Midfielder André Gomes
Midfielder Arnaut Danjuma
Midfielder Lewis Warrington
Forward Beto
Forward Lewis Dobbin

Comments:

League position: 15th . Everton had now won five consecutive home games in the Premier League without conceding for the first time since August 2019 (five). . The Toffees had now taken 40 points from their 37 games so far in this Premier League season, so exceeding their total from the previous season (36) despite being deducted eight points. . They had now won four of their last 17 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (lost seven).

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Wes Foderingham Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Auston Trusty Defender
Yasser Larouci Defender/Midfielder
Jack Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder
Vinícius Souza Midfielder
Andre Brooks Midfielder/Forward
Cameron Archer Forward

Substitutions:

Max Lowe for Yasser Larouci 55
Anis Ben Slimane for Andre Brooks 55
Sam Curtis for Oliver Arblaster 63
Rhian Brewster for Cameron Archer 81

Cards:

Jack Robinson 36 Y
Oliver Arblaster 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ivo Grbić
Defender Sam Curtis
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder Anis Ben Slimane
Forward Rhian Brewster
Forward William Osula

Comments:

League position: 20th . Sheffield United had now become the first team to concede more than 100 goals (101) in a season in the top division since Ipswich Town (121) in 1963-64 in League Division One. . The Blades had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their away games in a completed league season for the first time since 1977-78 in League Division Two. . They had now conceded the opening goal in 26 of their 37 games so far in this Premier League season.