Sheffield Utd v Manchester United result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 2–3 Manchester United

Premier League · Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:00 GMT · Bramall Lane

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

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Sheffield Utd 2–3 Manchester United — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 2–3 Manchester United · Premier League
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: M. Oliver
Head-to-head (last 2): Sheffield Utd 0 · draws 1 · Manchester United 1 · 4.5 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 0W 0D 5L · Manchester United 2W 1D 2L

Sheffield Utd 2–3 Manchester United (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

0.5 / 2.13

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 5.67

Corners

against 7 / 4.33 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.88 / 6.17

Shots on target

against 5.88 / 4.33 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.25 / 2

Cards

against 0.88 / 2.33 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.3 yellows

Referee · M. Oliver

1.35 home / 1.96 away

over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 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	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Manchester United for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 7 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.67 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	8.63 for · 16.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.88 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.17 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.5 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: M. Oliver — 3.3 yellow cards a game, 0.04 red cards, 22.78 fouls over 23 matches (1.35 to the home side, 1.96 to the away side).

Home 1.35Away 1.96

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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	30	1.9 4/1	1.9 3/1	—
Oliver McBurnie n 8	69.3	1.8 7/3	1.6 6/3	—
O. Burke n 8	61.3	1.8 6/3	0.6 2/1	P. Pogba
D. McGoldrick n 8	59.1	1.7 4/3	1.1 4/2	—

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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	69.3	2.1 5/3	1.1 4/2
D. McGoldrick n 8	59.1	1.5 6/2	0.6 3/0
L. Mousset n 8	30	1.5 4/0	0.4 1/0
R. Brewster n 8	41.6	1.1 3/1	0.5 2/0
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 13 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Sharp n 8	39.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
D. McGoldrick n 8	59.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
L. Mousset n 8	30	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
S. Berge n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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 13 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
C. Basham n 8	84.6	2.9 8/5
Enda Stevens n 8	90	2.6 6/5
E. Ampadu n 8	79.5	2.4 8/5
O. Norwood n 8	54.9	2.1 7/2

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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	4.1 8/6

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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
Fred n 8	83.3	2.7 7/7	1.5 8/2	—
S. McTominay n 8	74.5	2.6 6/5	2.4 7/4	—
E. Cavani n 8	55.4	1.8 6/1	1.6 5/3	—
V. Lindelöf n 8	79.8	1.6 6/3	0.3 2/0	—
P. Pogba n 8	55.3	1.6 4/3	2 6/3	O. Burke

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	74.9	2.9 6/5	1.8 6/5
M. Greenwood n 8	53.8	2.7 6/3	1.3 5/1
M. Rashford n 8	77.1	2.5 8/6	1.6 7/4
E. Cavani n 8	55.4	1.8 6/2	1 4/1
A. Martial n 8	73.9	1.2 6/2	0.9 5/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	74.9	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
E. Cavani n 8	55.4	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0
Juan Mata n 8	68.6	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
M. Rashford n 8	77.1	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
A. Martial n 8	73.9	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Williams n 8	66.6	2.9 6/5
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	84.4	2.8 8/5
Fred n 8	83.3	2.8 7/7
L. Shaw n 8	83.5	2.3 6/4
D. van de Beek n 8	46.6	2.2 4/3

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	84.4	2.4 4/2
David de Gea n 8	84.4	1.7 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Ramsdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
G. Baldock	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.3
C. Basham	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Egan	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	Y	7.2
J. Robinson	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6
Enda Stevens	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
E. Ampadu	90	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	7.5
J. Fleck	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
D. McGoldrick	90	2	0	5	3	2	1	0	8.9
O. Burke	73	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	7.3
S. Berge	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
P. Jagielka sub	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6
L. Mousset sub	27	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.7
R. Brewster sub	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.2
V. Lindelöf	90	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	7.5
H. Maguire	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
Alex Telles	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
N. Matić	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
P. Pogba	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7.2
M. Rashford	90	2	0	4	3	1	0	0	8.5
A. Martial	89	1	1	4	3	3	0	0	7.9
Bruno Fernandes	80	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.3
M. Greenwood	74	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
Juan Mata sub	16	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
D. van de Beek sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. McTominay sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

Sheffield UtdLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Manchester UnitedWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Sheffield Utd 0 · 1 draw · Manchester United 1 · 4.5 goals/game

2020-06-24 Manchester United 3–0 Sheffield Utd
2019-11-24 Sheffield Utd 3–3 Manchester United

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Utd#20 pos23 pts38 pl-43 GD

Manchester United#2 pos74 pts38 pl+29 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored0.53

Manchester United scored1.92

Sheffield Utd conceded1.66

Manchester United conceded1.16

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Manchester United?: In their last 2 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 0, Manchester United won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and Manchester United?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 0W 0D 5L; Manchester United 2W 1D 2L.

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