Sheffield Utd vs Liverpool 2023-24 English Premier League

Sheffield United

FT
0 - 2

Liverpool

37': Virgil van Dijk
90'+4': Dominik Szoboszlai

Liverpool beat Sheffield United, keep pace with 1st place Arsenal

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Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk scored a first-half volley to put his side on course for a 2-0 Premier League victory over Sheffield United on Wednesday to keep up with leaders Arsenal, who won on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

34': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
57': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister because of an injury.
62': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz.
67': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
74': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces Andre Brooks.
74': Substitution, Sheffield United. Bénie Traoré replaces William Osula.
84': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
86': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood replaces Vinicius Souza.
86': Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Cody Gakpo.
88': Substitution, Sheffield United. Max Lowe replaces Auston Trusty.
90': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Liverpool 2. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
90'+6': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 31,406

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	36	65	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

LIV		SHU
8	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
12	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	6
75.7	Possession	24.3
15	SHOTS	6
8	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
529	Accurate Passes	100
632	Passes	207
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.5
8	Accurate Crosses	1
24	Crosses	5
0.3	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	63
25	Accurate Long Balls	10
0.4	Long Balls %	0.2
2	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	15
16	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	9
17	Effective Clearances	23
17	Clearances	23

Line-Ups

Sheffield United (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Wes Foderingham (GK)
19	Jack Robinson
5	Auston Trusty
15	Anel Ahmedhodzic
21	Vinicius Souza
8	Gustavo Hamer
35	Andre Brooks
20	Jayden Bogle
32	William Osula
10	Cameron Archer
28	James McAtee

Substitutes:

Oliver Norwood, Max Lowe, Bénie Traoré, John Fleck, Anis Ben Slimane, Femi Seriki, Adam Rhys Davies, Luke Thomas, Yasser Larouci.

Liverpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
62	Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
5	Ibrahima Konaté
2	Joe Gomez
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
3	Wataru Endo
10	Alexis Mac Allister
8	Dominik Szoboszlai
18	Cody Gakpo
7	Luis Díaz
11	Mohamed Salah