West Ham vs Sheffield Utd 2023-24 English Premier League
Bowen, Soucek score as West Ham ease past Sheffield United
Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek's first-half goals secured a comfortable 2-0 home Premier League victory for West Ham over Sheffield United on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Goal! West Ham United 1, Sheffield United 0. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 32': James McAtee (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! West Ham United 2, Sheffield United 0. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
- 40': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 2, Sheffield United 0.
- 56': Substitution, Sheffield United. Chris Basham replaces John Egan because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tom Davies replaces James McAtee.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Edson Álvarez.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus replaces Michail Antonio.
- 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Gustavo Hamer.
- 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Cameron Archer.
- 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Auston Trusty replaces Jayden Bogle.
- 90'+3': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Jarrod Bowen.
- 90'+3': Substitution, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Sheffield United 0.
Game Information
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,459
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
| +23 | Newcastle United | 36 | 66 | 10 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
Statistics
 SHU |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 424 |
| 441 | Passes | 494 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 17 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 20 | Clearances | 18 |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 27 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 7 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 19 | Edson Álvarez  |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Sheffield United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Wes Foderingham (GK) |
| 12 | John Egan |
| 19 | Jack Robinson |
| 15 | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
| 28 | James McAtee |
| 8 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 21 | Vinicius Souza |
| 14 | Luke Thomas |
| 20 | Jayden Bogle |
| 9 | Oliver McBurnie |
| 10 | Cameron Archer |
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