Burnley v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Burnley 1–0 Sheffield Utd

Premier League · Tue, 29 Dec 2020 18:00 GMT · Turf Moor

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Burnley 1–0 Sheffield Utd — Burnley won this Premier League match.

Next for Burnley: Lincoln v Burnley, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Burnley 1–0 Sheffield Utd · Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor · Burnley
Referee: C. Kavanagh
Head-to-head (last 3): Burnley 0 · draws 2 · Sheffield Utd 1 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Burnley 2W 2D 1L · Sheffield Utd 0W 1D 4L

Burnley 1–0 Sheffield Utd (Premier League): 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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 0.63

Goals

against 1 / 2 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.14 / 5.5

Corners

against 7 / 7 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3 / 2.67

Shots on target

against 5.29 / 5.17 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1 / 1.5

Cards

against 0.71 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.35 yellows

Referee · C. Kavanagh

2.13 home / 2.22 away

over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 December 2020. 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	0.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.14 for · 7 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 7 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	8.71 for · 17.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	8.83 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.67 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.29 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.33 for · 7.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 0.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: C. Kavanagh — 4.35 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 22.57 fouls over 23 matches (2.13 to the home side, 2.22 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 2.22

Burnley

Burnley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. 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
A. Barnes n 8	58.5	3.1 6/5	2.5 5/3	L. Mousset
J. Rodríguez n 8	52.8	2.3 5/3	1.5 4/2	—
J. Benson n 8	44.1	2 4/2	0.3 1/0	—
J. Guðmundsson n 8	56.5	1.6 5/2	0.8 4/0	—
E. Pieters n 8	50.3	1.6 3/2	1.8 4/3	—

Burnley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Barnes n 8	58.5	1.9 5/4	0.8 2/2
C. Wood n 8	82.9	1.8 7/4	1.4 6/3
M. Vydra n 8	24.4	1.4 3/0	0.5 1/0
J. Guðmundsson n 8	56.5	1 4/1	0.4 2/0
R. Brady n 8	67	0.8 4/1	0.5 2/1

Burnley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	82.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Brady n 8	67	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Barnes n 8	58.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
J. Guðmundsson n 8	56.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
A. Westwood n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Burnley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Stephens n 8	71.8	3 8/6
R. Brady n 8	67	2.5 7/5
E. Pieters n 8	50.3	2 5/3
M. Lowton n 8	90	1.9 8/4
J. Tarkowski n 8	90	1.9 7/5

Burnley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Pope n 8	90	4.5 8/7
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	2.4 5/3

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. 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. Lowe n 8	71.6	2.2 7/4	0.5 2/1	—
L. Mousset n 8	26.1	2.2 4/1	0.9 2/0	A. Barnes
O. Burke n 8	54.9	2.1 5/3	0.4 2/0	—
D. McGoldrick n 8	58.5	1.9 5/3	0.8 4/0	—
Oliver McBurnie n 8	63.6	1.8 6/3	1.4 5/2	—

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Oliver McBurnie n 8	63.6	2.5 5/4	1.2 4/2
L. Mousset n 8	26.1	2.2 4/1	0.9 1/1
D. McGoldrick n 8	58.5	2.1 6/2	1.3 5/1
O. Burke n 8	54.9	1.2 5/1	0.6 3/0
B. Sharp n 8	39.6	1.1 4/0	0.9 3/0

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. McGoldrick n 8	58.5	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
B. Sharp n 8	39.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
S. Berge n 8	80.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Bogle n 8	74.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
M. Lowe n 8	71.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	71.6	4.6 8/6
E. Ampadu n 8	83.4	3.4 8/7
B. Osborn n 8	60.1	2.4 6/3
J. Bogle n 8	74.3	2.3 7/3
Enda Stevens n 8	90	2.1 7/5

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Ramsdale n 8	90	3.4 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Burnley		Sheffield Utd
37%	Possession	63%
5	Shots	7
3	Shots on target	3
2	Shots off target	2
0	Blocked shots	2
4	Shots inside the box	4
3	Corners	5
2	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
322	Passes	551
70%	Pass accuracy	81%

Burnley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Pope	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Lowton	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7.3
J. Tarkowski	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.7
B. Mee	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	8.2
R. Brady	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	7
J. Brownhill	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
A. Westwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
E. Pieters	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Wood	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.2
A. Barnes	79	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.3
C. Taylor	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Benson sub	81	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
D. Stephens sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Ramsdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Basham	90	0	0	0	2	0	7
J. Egan	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
G. Baldock	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
B. Osborn	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
Enda Stevens	90	0	0	1	3	Y	7
D. McGoldrick	90	2	1	0	1	0	6.5
R. Brewster	90	2	2	0	2	0	7
E. Ampadu	66	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
L. Mousset	63	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
J. Robinson	56	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Fleck sub	34	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
O. Burke sub	27	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
O. Norwood sub	24	0	0	1	0	0	6.9

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

BurnleyDWDWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 0.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Burnley 0 · 2 draws · Sheffield Utd 1 · 2.33 goals/game

2020-09-17 Burnley 1–1 Sheffield Utd
2020-07-05 Burnley 1–1 Sheffield Utd
2019-11-02 Sheffield Utd 3–0 Burnley

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Burnley#17 pos39 pts38 pl-22 GD

Sheffield Utd#20 pos23 pts38 pl-43 GD

Goals per game

Burnley scored0.87

Sheffield Utd scored0.53

Burnley conceded1.45

Sheffield Utd conceded1.66

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What is the head-to-head record between Burnley and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 3 meetings, Burnley won 0, Sheffield Utd won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Burnley and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Burnley 2W 2D 1L; Sheffield Utd 0W 1D 4L.

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