Sheffield Utd v Manchester City result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 1–2 Manchester City

Premier League · Sun, 27 Aug 2023 14:00 BST · Bramall Lane

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sheffield Utd · Manchester City · Head-to-head

Sheffield Utd 1–2 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 2–1 at Bramall Lane in the Premier League on Sunday 27 August. Manchester City have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Erling Haaland (63’, assisted by Jack Grealish) and Rodri (88’, assisted by Philip Foden); Sheffield Utd: Jayden Bogle (85’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sheffield Utd 0.67, Manchester City 3.60, from 6 shots to 30 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Gillett showed four yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Utd: G. Baldock (45+4’), William Osula (59’), Vinicius Souza (77’) and John Egan (83’).

What it changes

Sheffield Utd have lost their last three matches in all competitions. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Rodri (Manchester City) 9.9, Jack Grealish (Manchester City) 7.1 and Jayden Bogle (Sheffield Utd) 5.2 led the match.

Next up

Sheffield Utd next host Derby on 24 October 2026.

Manchester City next travel to Aston Villa on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 1–2 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: J. Gillett
Head-to-head (last 5): Sheffield Utd 0 · draws 0 · Manchester City 5 · 1.6 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 3L · Manchester City 3W 2D 0L

Sheffield Utd 1–2 Manchester City (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 3.83

Corners

against 5.25 / 3.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.38 / 5.17

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 4.17 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.63 / 0.83

Cards

against 1 / 2.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.65 yellows

Referee · J. Gillett

2 home / 1.65 away

over 17 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.63 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.83 for · 3.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.25 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.67 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.17 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.17 for · 13.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.83 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: J. Gillett — 3.65 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20 fouls over 17 matches (2 to the home side, 1.65 to the away side).

Home 2Away 1.65

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. 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
B. Sharp n 8	27.1	3.3 5/1	2.1 4/1	—
B. Traoré n 8	85	2.1 8/4	1.7 7/2	Bernardo Silva
Vinicius Souza n 8	34.4	2 4/1	1 2/1	—
D. Jebbison n 8	35.4	1.9 4/1	2.9 4/2	—
W. Osula n 8	33.1	1.7 2/2	2 3/2	J. Grealish

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Osula n 8	33.1	2.7 6/1	1 3/0
B. Traoré n 8	85	2.3 6/5	1.6 6/5
G. Hamer n 8	82.3	2.1 7/5	0.8 5/1
B. Sharp n 8	27.1	2.1 3/2	1.7 3/1
D. Jebbison n 8	35.4	1.9 4/1	1 3/0

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. McAtee n 8	59.8	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
I. Ndiaye n 8	71.8	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
B. Traoré n 8	85	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
G. Hamer n 8	82.3	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
S. Berge n 8	74	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	72.9	3.9 7/6
Vinicius Souza n 8	34.4	3.6 5/3
O. Norwood n 8	58.5	3.1 7/4
C. Basham n 8	50.8	2.9 5/3
B. Osborn n 8	48.6	2.8 6/4

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. 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
Bernardo Silva n 8	69.4	2.3 5/4	1.1 3/1	B. Traoré
Shea Charles n 5	64.4	2.2 4/2	1.1 2/2	—
K. Phillips n 8	31.9	2.1 4/2	0.7 2/0	—
J. Grealish n 8	80.8	1.4 6/2	3.3 8/7	W. Osula
E. Haaland n 8	80	1.4 6/3	1.4 6/4	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	80	3.1 7/5	1.5 6/4
C. Palmer n 8	45.8	2 4/2	1.7 3/2
Julián Alvarez n 8	62.1	1.6 5/3	0.9 4/1
K. De Bruyne n 8	58.5	1.5 5/2	1 3/1
P. Foden n 8	71.8	1.3 5/3	0.6 4/0

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. De Bruyne n 8	58.5	0.2 1/0	0.8 2/2
İ. Gündoğan n 8	85.8	0.5 2/2	0.4 3/0
R. Mahrez n 8	74.1	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/1
Julián Alvarez n 8	62.1	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
Rodri n 8	94.4	0.2 2/0	0.2 2/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Shea Charles n 5	64.4	2.5 4/3
Rodri n 8	94.4	2.3 6/5
Rúben Dias n 8	89.9	1.8 6/5
R. Mahrez n 8	74.1	1.7 6/3
N. Aké n 8	69.5	1.6 7/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Utd		Manchester City
21%	Possession	79%
0.67	Expected goals (xG)	3.60
6	Shots	30
2	Shots on target	9
4	Shots off target	13
0	Blocked shots	8
4	Shots inside the box	20
1	Corners	12
1	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	2
4	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
7	Saves	0
194	Passes	742
68%	Pass accuracy	92%

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Foderingham	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
A. Ahmedhodžić	90	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Egan	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Robinson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Vinicius Souza	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
G. Hamer	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
B. Traoré	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
O. Norwood	80	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
G. Baldock	71	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
W. Osula	71	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6
B. Osborn	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Y. Larouci sub	73	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Bogle sub	19	1	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
Oliver McBurnie sub	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
C. Basham sub	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Walker	90	0	0	1	0	3	1	7.7
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7.6
N. Aké	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	7
J. Gvardiol	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.9
Rodri	90	1	0	5	2	1	3	8.9
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	0	0	4	1	7.3
Julián Alvarez	90	0	0	7	3	4	0	7.3
J. Grealish	90	0	1	0	0	6	1	8.5
E. Haaland	90	1	0	7	3	1	0	7.2
M. Kovačić	86	0	0	1	1	2	1	7.6
P. Foden sub	12	0	1	0	0	2	1	7.3

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

Recent form

Sheffield UtdWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Manchester CityWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Sheffield Utd 0 · 0 draws · Manchester City 5 · 1.6 goals/game

2023-04-22 Manchester City 3–0 Sheffield Utd
2021-01-30 Manchester City 1–0 Sheffield Utd
2020-10-31 Sheffield Utd 0–1 Manchester City
2020-01-21 Sheffield Utd 0–1 Manchester City
2019-12-29 Manchester City 2–0 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Utd#20 pos16 pts38 pl-69 GD

Manchester City#1 pos91 pts38 pl+62 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored0.92

Manchester City scored2.53

Sheffield Utd conceded2.74

Manchester City conceded0.89

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Manchester City?: In their last 5 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 0, Manchester City won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.6 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and Manchester City?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 3L; Manchester City 3W 2D 0L.

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