Sheffield United v Tottenham Hotspur, 02 July 2020

Score3-1 to Sheffield United
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBramall Lane
Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Sheffield United won: 3 Drawn: 3 Tottenham Hotspur won: 2 Sheffield United scored: 16 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 11 Sheffield United were now unbeaten in their last six home games in the top division against Tottenham Hotspur (won four) since a 2-1 defeat in League Division One on 6 December 1975.

3 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: José Mourinho

Goals:

Sander Berge 31 G
Lys Mousset 69 G
Ollie McBurnie 84 G

Goals:

Harry Kane 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender John Egan
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Giovani Lo Celso Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Lucas Moura Midfielder/Forward
Steven Bergwijn Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Lys Mousset for David McGoldrick 63
Kieron Freeman for Ollie McBurnie 90

Substitutions:

Érik Lamela for Steven Bergwijn 56
Dele Alli for Moussa Sissoko 70
Tanguy Ndombèlé for Serge Aurier 70
Jan Vertonghen for Ben Davies 81

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 39 Y
Ollie McBurnie 89 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender Kieron Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Forward Lys Mousset
Forward Billy Sharp

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Gedson Fernandes
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Tanguy Ndombèlé
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder Harry Winks

Comments:

League position: 7th Sheffield United avoided failing to score in four consecutive league games for the first time since April 2000 in League Division 1 under Neil Warnock. The Blades had now scored 101 goals in their 77 home games in the Premier League (conceded 77). United had now conceded 200 goals in their 154 games in the Premier League (scored 161). Sheffield United named only seven of a possible nine substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 9th Tottenham Hotspur had now won three of their last 22 away games in the Premier League since February 2019. Harry Kane had now scored against all 29 clubs he had faced in the Premier League to become the only player to have played against more than one club in the competition and scored against all of them. This was the first time that they had played a competitive game in July since a club record 8-0 defeat by 1.FC Koln in the Intertoto Cup on 22 July 1995. Harry Kane scored after 33 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball offence.

3 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Sander Berge 31 G
Lys Mousset 69 G
Ollie McBurnie 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender John Egan
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Substitutions:

Lys Mousset for David McGoldrick 63
Kieron Freeman for Ollie McBurnie 90

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 39 Y
Ollie McBurnie 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender Kieron Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Forward Lys Mousset
Forward Billy Sharp

Comments:

League position: 7th Sheffield United avoided failing to score in four consecutive league games for the first time since April 2000 in League Division 1 under Neil Warnock. The Blades had now scored 101 goals in their 77 home games in the Premier League (conceded 77). United had now conceded 200 goals in their 154 games in the Premier League (scored 161). Sheffield United named only seven of a possible nine substitutes.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: José Mourinho

Goals:

Harry Kane 90 G

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Giovani Lo Celso Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Lucas Moura Midfielder/Forward
Steven Bergwijn Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Érik Lamela for Steven Bergwijn 56
Dele Alli for Moussa Sissoko 70
Tanguy Ndombèlé for Serge Aurier 70
Jan Vertonghen for Ben Davies 81

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder Gedson Fernandes
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Tanguy Ndombèlé
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder Harry Winks

Comments:

League position: 9th Tottenham Hotspur had now won three of their last 22 away games in the Premier League since February 2019. Harry Kane had now scored against all 29 clubs he had faced in the Premier League to become the only player to have played against more than one club in the competition and scored against all of them. This was the first time that they had played a competitive game in July since a club record 8-0 defeat by 1.FC Koln in the Intertoto Cup on 22 July 1995. Harry Kane scored after 33 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball offence.