Sheffield United v Liverpool, 06 December 2023

Score2-0 to Liverpool
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBramall Lane
Attendance31,406

View Sheffield United v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Sheffield United won: 2 Drawn: 2 Liverpool won: 7 Sheffield United scored: 6 Liverpool scored: 17 . Liverpool had now won the last six meetings in the Premier League.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 37 G
Dominik Szoboszlai 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender Anel Ahmedhodžić
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender Auston Trusty
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Midfielder Gustavo Hamer
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder Vinícius Souza
Midfielder/Forward Andre Brooks
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward William Osula

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

John Fleck for Andre Brooks 74
Bénie Traoré for William Osula 75
Oliver Norwood for Vinícius Souza 86
Max Lowe for Auston Trusty 88

Substitutions:

Curtis Jones for Alexis Mac Allister 59
Harvey Elliott for Mohamed Salah 67
Darwin Núñez for Luis Díaz 67
Ryan Gravenberch for Cody Gakpo 86

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 90 Y
Jayden Bogle 90+5 Y

Cards:

Wataru Endo 34 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 62 Y
Darwin Núñez 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Davies
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Yasser Larouci
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder Femi Seriki
Midfielder Anis Ben Slimane
Midfielder/Forward Bénie Traoré

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 20th . Following the sacking of Paul Heckingbottom on the previous day, Chris Wilder became the first manager to take charge of Sheffield United for a second spell since John Harris in August 1969. . The Blades had now conceded 41 goals in their opening 15 games of this Premier League season; the most by any team at this stage of a season in the division. . They had now failed to score in 16 of their last 30 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Liverpool now remained unbeaten in their away games in the Premier League since their visit to Tottenham Hotspur on 30 September 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . This was the Reds' first win in their last five away games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams (lost two). . They had now kept a clean sheet for the first in their last nine away games in the Premier League.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender Anel Ahmedhodžić
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender Auston Trusty
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Midfielder Gustavo Hamer
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder Vinícius Souza
Midfielder/Forward Andre Brooks
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward William Osula

Substitutions:

John Fleck for Andre Brooks 74
Bénie Traoré for William Osula 75
Oliver Norwood for Vinícius Souza 86
Max Lowe for Auston Trusty 88

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 90 Y
Jayden Bogle 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Davies
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Yasser Larouci
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder Femi Seriki
Midfielder Anis Ben Slimane
Midfielder/Forward Bénie Traoré

Comments:

League position: 20th . Following the sacking of Paul Heckingbottom on the previous day, Chris Wilder became the first manager to take charge of Sheffield United for a second spell since John Harris in August 1969. . The Blades had now conceded 41 goals in their opening 15 games of this Premier League season; the most by any team at this stage of a season in the division. . They had now failed to score in 16 of their last 30 games in the Premier League.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 37 G
Dominik Szoboszlai 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Curtis Jones for Alexis Mac Allister 59
Harvey Elliott for Mohamed Salah 67
Darwin Núñez for Luis Díaz 67
Ryan Gravenberch for Cody Gakpo 86

Cards:

Wataru Endo 34 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 62 Y
Darwin Núñez 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Liverpool now remained unbeaten in their away games in the Premier League since their visit to Tottenham Hotspur on 30 September 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . This was the Reds' first win in their last five away games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams (lost two). . They had now kept a clean sheet for the first in their last nine away games in the Premier League.