Burnley v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Burnley 2–1 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:30 BST · Turf Moor

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Burnley 2–1 Sheffield Utd — Burnley won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Burnley beat Sheffield Utd 2–1 at Turf Moor in the Championship on Monday 21 April. Burnley are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Burnley led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Burnley: J. Brownhill (28’, 44’ pen); Sheffield Utd: Thomas Cannon (37’, assisted by Gustavo Hamer).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Burnley 2.04, Sheffield Utd 0.80, from 10 shots to 15 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Webb showed four yellow cards — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Burnley: Lucas Pires (67’); Sheffield Utd: Gustavo Hamer (27’), J. Robinson (45+1’) and Rhian Brewster (90+6’).

What it changes

Burnley have scored 69 goals, the third-most of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Burnley have conceded 16 goals, the fewest of the 24 clubs.

Sheffield Utd have scored 70 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 49 games, ranked per game). Sheffield Utd have conceded 38 goals, the third-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Brownhill (Burnley) 10.8, Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield Utd) 5.7 and Thomas Cannon (Sheffield Utd) 5.2 led the match.

Head-to-head

Burnley are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Sheffield Utd.

Next up

Burnley next host Blackburn on 21 November 2026.

Sheffield Utd next host Watford on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Burnley: Burnley v Blackburn, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Watford, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Burnley 2–1 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Venue: Turf Moor · Burnley
Referee: D. Webb
Head-to-head (last 6): Burnley 4 · draws 0 · Sheffield Utd 2 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Burnley 4W 1D 0L · Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 3L

Burnley 2–1 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.5 / 0.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.71 / 8.5

Corners

against 4.14 / 3 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.43 / 4.67

Shots on target

against 2.14 / 3.17 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.43 / 1.17

Cards

against 3 / 2.17 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

2.8 yellows

Referee · D. Webb

21.6 fouls a game

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over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 18 April 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Burnley for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.71 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	8.5 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.71 for · 7.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.67 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.43 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.67 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.14 for · 14.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.5 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.43 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.17 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: D. Webb — 2.8 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 10 matches.

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Burnley

Burnley Defensive

Burnley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Burnley before kick-off, to 18 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Estève n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.8 5/1	H. Burrows
J. Trafford n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
J. Cullen n 8	90	1.5 8/4	2.4 7/5	Sydie Peck
J. Brownhill n 8	83.6	0.9 4/1	0.4 3/0	G. Hamer
C. Egan-Riley n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.9 5/2	H. Burrows
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Burnley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Burnley before kick-off, to 18 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Estève n 8	90	1.4 5/3
J. Trafford n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Cullen n 8	90	2.5 8/4
J. Brownhill n 8	83.6	1.2 4/3
C. Egan-Riley n 8	90	1.3 6/3
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Burnley Attacking

Burnley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Burnley before kick-off, to 18 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Estève n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Trafford n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Cullen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Brownhill n 8	83.6	0.9 4/2	0.5 3/1
C. Egan-Riley n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
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Burnley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Burnley before kick-off, to 18 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Estève n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Trafford n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Cullen n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Brownhill n 8	83.6	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
C. Egan-Riley n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd Defensive

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 18 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Burrows n 8	90	0.4 3/0	1 4/3	C. Egan-Riley
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
G. Hamer n 8	79.9	0.8 4/2	1.4 6/3	J. Brownhill
C. O'Hare n 8	58.4	1.3 3/3	1.3 4/2	—
Sydie Peck n 8	87.5	1 5/2	1.3 6/3	J. Cullen
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Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 18 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Burrows n 8	90	1.6 5/5
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0
G. Hamer n 8	79.9	1.1 5/2
C. O'Hare n 8	58.4	0.8 4/0
Sydie Peck n 8	87.5	1.3 7/3
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Sheffield Utd Attacking

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 18 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Burrows n 8	90	0.6 5/0	0.6 5/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Hamer n 8	79.9	1.1 5/2	0.6 4/0
C. O'Hare n 8	58.4	0.8 4/0	0.2 1/0
Sydie Peck n 8	87.5	1.3 6/3	0.5 3/1
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Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 18 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Burrows n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Hamer n 8	79.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. O'Hare n 8	58.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sydie Peck n 8	87.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Burnley		Sheffield Utd
52%	Possession	48%
2.04	Expected goals (xG)	0.80
10	Shots	15
4	Shots on target	4
1	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	7
8	Shots inside the box	11
3	Corners	4
2	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	14
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
367	Passes	349
77%	Pass accuracy	75%

Burnley Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Trafford	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Connor Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Egan-Riley	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
M. Estève	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.7
Lucas Pires	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
J. Cullen	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	7
J. Anthony	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
J. Brownhill	88	2	2	2	1	2	0	8.2
Z. Flemming	88	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.5
H. Mejbri	79	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
Marcus Edwards	62	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Laurent sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Sarmiento sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Worrall sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Barnes sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sheffield Utd Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
H. Choudhury	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
A. Ahmedhodžić	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
J. Robinson	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7.2
G. Hamer	90	0	1	2	1	2	2	Y	7.6
K. Moore	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.9
Sydie Peck	81	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
H. Burrows	75	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.9
Vinicius Souza	74	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
B. Brereton	60	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Cannon	60	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
J. Rak-Sakyi sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Campbell sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
F. Seriki sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
S. McCallum sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
R. Brewster sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Burnley v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BurnleyWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdWLLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Burnley 4 · 0 draws · Sheffield Utd 2 · 3.67 goals/game

2024-12-26 Sheffield Utd 0–2 Burnley
2024-04-20 Sheffield Utd 1–4 Burnley
2023-12-02 Burnley 5–0 Sheffield Utd
2023-04-10 Burnley 2–0 Sheffield Utd
2022-11-05 Sheffield Utd 5–2 Burnley
2021-05-23 Sheffield Utd 1–0 Burnley

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Burnley#2 pos100 pts46 pl+53 GD

Sheffield Utd#3 pos90 pts46 pl+27 GD

Goals per game

Burnley scored1.5

Sheffield Utd scored1.37

Burnley conceded0.35

Sheffield Utd conceded0.78

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What is the head-to-head record between Burnley and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 6 meetings, Burnley won 4, Sheffield Utd won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Burnley and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Burnley 4W 1D 0L; Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 3L.

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