Sheffield Utd v West Ham result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 2–2 West Ham

Premier League · Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:00 GMT · Bramall Lane

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

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Sheffield Utd 2–2 West Ham — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Utd and West Ham drew 2–2 at Bramall Lane in the Premier League on Sunday 21 January. West Ham are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — West Ham: M. Cornet (28’) and James Ward-Prowse (79’ pen); Sheffield Utd: B. Brereton (44’) and Oliver McBurnie (90’ pen). Rhian Brewster (90’) and Vladimír Coufal (90’) were sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sheffield Utd 2.51, West Ham 2.34, from 21 shots to 16 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

M. Salisbury showed six yellow cards and two reds — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, James Ward-Prowse (West Ham) 8.5, Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield Utd) 8.2 and D. Ings (West Ham) 8.1 led the match.

Next up

Sheffield Utd next host Derby on 24 October 2026.

West Ham next host Southampton 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 West Ham: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 2–2 West Ham · Premier League
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: M. Salisbury
Head-to-head (last 5): Sheffield Utd 1 · draws 1 · West Ham 3 · 1.8 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 1W 1D 3L · West Ham 2W 2D 1L

Sheffield Utd 2–2 West Ham (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 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.88 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 4.71

Corners

against 7.38 / 4.86 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.5 / 3.29

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 5.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

3.5 / 1.43

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.57 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.6 yellows

Referee · M. Salisbury

2.6 home / 2 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 January 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 January 2024. 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	West Ham for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.75 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.71 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.43 for · 16.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.29 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.13 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.29 for · 9.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	3.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.43 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: M. Salisbury — 4.6 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.8 fouls over 10 matches (2.6 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 2.6Away 2

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. 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
J. Fleck n 8	27.8	2 4/1	0.8 1/1	—
G. Baldock n 8	73	1.8 6/4	1.2 4/3	—
Vinicius Souza n 8	73.8	1.7 5/4	0.2 1/0	—
A. Ben Slimane n 8	45.9	1.7 4/2	1.7 4/2	—
O. Norwood n 8	62.4	1.6 6/3	0.5 2/1	—

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. 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	45.9	2.5 6/2	1.7 5/2
B. Brereton n 8	21.8	2.1 4/0	1.6 3/0
Cameron Archer n 8	73.1	1.8 7/4	0.8 4/1
Oliver McBurnie n 8	61.4	1.8 5/4	1.1 4/2
J. McAtee n 8	72.6	1.4 5/2	0.6 3/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. 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	72.6	0.5 2/1	0.3 2/0
Oliver McBurnie n 8	61.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
W. Osula n 8	45.9	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
G. Hamer n 8	78.1	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
J. Fleck n 8	27.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	40.9	5 6/3
Vinicius Souza n 8	73.8	4.3 7/6
J. Bogle n 8	81.1	3.2 7/4
Y. Larouci n 8	53.9	2.7 5/3
L. Thomas n 8	81.3	2.1 6/5

West Ham

West Ham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. 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
D. Mubama n 8	31.5	2.1 3/1	1.1 3/0	—
Lucas Paquetá n 8	60.5	1.5 5/3	3 5/4	—
M. Kudus n 8	83.5	1.2 6/3	2.3 8/4	—
V. Coufal n 8	82.4	1.2 5/1	0.4 3/0	—
T. Kehrer n 8	37.9	1.2 2/1	0.3 1/0	—

West Ham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Bowen n 8	87.4	1.9 6/5	1.2 5/2
S. Benrahma n 8	55.1	1.8 6/2	1 4/1
M. Kudus n 8	83.5	1.5 6/4	0.8 5/1
Lucas Paquetá n 8	60.5	1.1 4/2	0.2 1/0
T. Souček n 8	90	0.9 6/1	0.3 2/0

West Ham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Lucas Paquetá n 8	60.5	0 0/0	0.9 3/1
J. Bowen n 8	87.4	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
M. Kudus n 8	83.5	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
M. Cornet n 8	29.4	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
E. Álvarez n 8	80	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

West Ham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Emerson n 8	84.4	3.2 8/8
T. Kehrer n 8	37.9	3 4/3
E. Álvarez n 8	80	2.7 6/4
Lucas Paquetá n 8	60.5	2.6 6/5
M. Kudus n 8	83.5	2.4 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Utd		West Ham
57%	Possession	43%
2.51	Expected goals (xG)	2.34
21	Shots	16
6	Shots on target	5
7	Shots off target	5
8	Blocked shots	6
12	Shots inside the box	14
4	Corners	1
1	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	3
1	Red cards	1
3	Saves	4
496	Passes	370
80%	Pass accuracy	74%

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Foderingham	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Bogle	90	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.3
A. Ahmedhodžić	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.9
J. Robinson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. McAtee	90	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.9
G. Hamer	90	0	1	0	4	2	Y	7.2
Vinicius Souza	88	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
A. Trusty	80	0	2	1	1	4	0	7.5
A. Brooks	80	0	1	0	2	0	Y	6.6
B. Brereton	67	1	3	2	1	0	0	7.2
W. Osula	45	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
Oliver McBurnie sub	45	1	2	1	0	1	0	7.6
Cameron Archer sub	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
O. Norwood sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Brewster sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	R	5.6
R. Norrington-Davies sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

West Ham player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Coufal	90	0	0	0	1	1	RY	6.2
K. Mavropanos	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
K. Zouma	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
Emerson	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
T. Souček	90	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.6
J. Ward-Prowse	90	1	1	1	4	1	Y	7.9
Pablo Fornals	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
J. Bowen	90	0	3	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Areola	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Ings	89	0	2	2	4	3	0	7.5
M. Cornet	70	1	1	1	0	1	0	7
Ben Johnson sub	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Mubama sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Fabianski sub	1	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 West Ham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield UtdLDLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

West HamWWDDL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Sheffield Utd 1 · 1 draw · West Ham 3 · 1.8 goals/game

2023-09-30 West Ham 2–0 Sheffield Utd
2021-02-15 West Ham 3–0 Sheffield Utd
2020-11-22 Sheffield Utd 0–1 West Ham
2020-01-10 Sheffield Utd 1–0 West Ham
2019-10-26 West Ham 1–1 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Utd#20 pos16 pts38 pl-69 GD

West Ham#9 pos52 pts38 pl-14 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored0.92

West Ham scored1.58

Sheffield Utd conceded2.74

West Ham conceded1.95

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and West Ham?: In their last 5 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 1, West Ham won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.8 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and West Ham?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 1W 1D 3L; West Ham 2W 2D 1L.

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