Sheffield United v Manchester City, 31 October 2020

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBramall Lane

View Sheffield United v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Sheffield United won: 0 Drawn: 3 Manchester City won: 6 Sheffield United scored: 1 Manchester City scored: 9 Manchester City had now won four consecutive league games against Sheffield United for the first time since March 1930 in League Division One.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Kyle Walker 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender John Egan
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward Rhian Brewster
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
João Cancelo Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Ferran Torres Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

John Lundstram for Ben Osborn 55
Oliver Norwood for Ethan Ampadu 65
David McGoldrick for Max Lowe 81

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Ferran Torres 81
Ilkay Gündogan for Riyad Mahrez 85

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michael Verrips
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Forward David McGoldrick
Forward Billy Sharp

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Eric García
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden

Comments:

League position: 18th Sheffield United had now failed to win in their opening seven games of a league season for the first time since 1991-92 in League Division One. The Blades had now taken one point from their first seven games of a league season for the first time since 1975-76 in League Division One. They had now failed to score more than one goal in a game in their last ten games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 8th Manchester City had now failed to score more than one goal in a game in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2011. Sheffield-born Kyle Walker became the 37th player to make 100 appearances for City in the Premier League. He failed to score in 35 appearances for Sheffield United in all competitions. They had now kept clean sheets in six of their last 11 games in the Premier League. Scott Carson was originally named amongst the substitutes before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. James Trafford took his place on the bench.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender John Egan
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward Rhian Brewster
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Substitutions:

John Lundstram for Ben Osborn 55
Oliver Norwood for Ethan Ampadu 65
David McGoldrick for Max Lowe 81

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michael Verrips
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Forward David McGoldrick
Forward Billy Sharp

Comments:

League position: 18th Sheffield United had now failed to win in their opening seven games of a league season for the first time since 1991-92 in League Division One. The Blades had now taken one point from their first seven games of a league season for the first time since 1975-76 in League Division One. They had now failed to score more than one goal in a game in their last ten games in the Premier League.

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Kyle Walker 28 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
João Cancelo Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Ferran Torres Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Ferran Torres 81
Ilkay Gündogan for Riyad Mahrez 85

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Eric García
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden

Comments:

League position: 8th Manchester City had now failed to score more than one goal in a game in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2011. Sheffield-born Kyle Walker became the 37th player to make 100 appearances for City in the Premier League. He failed to score in 35 appearances for Sheffield United in all competitions. They had now kept clean sheets in six of their last 11 games in the Premier League. Scott Carson was originally named amongst the substitutes before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. James Trafford took his place on the bench.