Sheffield United FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Sheffield United FC

1 – 3

Full Time

AFC Bournemouth

Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Marcus Tavernier

0–2 45+3' Justin Kluivert

0–3 50' Marcus Tavernier

Oliver McBurnie 90+7' 1–3

Oliver Norwood 22' Y

Luke Thomas 51' Y

George Baldock 69' Y

Jack Robinson 70' Y

Y 70' Philip Billing

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
AFC Bournemouth 10 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bobby Madley (England)
Assistant 1 Harry Lennard
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Sheffield United FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals AFC Bournemouth

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-25 Sheffield United FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth 2022-04-09 Sheffield United FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth 2021-10-02 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Sheffield United FC 2020-02-09 Sheffield United FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth 2019-08-10 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–3	L
12 Nov	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–1	D
04 Nov	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W
28 Oct	Arsenal FC	A	0–5	L
21 Oct	Manchester United FC	H	1–2	L
07 Oct	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Sheffield United FC	A	3–1	W
11 Nov	Newcastle United FC	H	2–0	W
04 Nov	Manchester City FC	A	1–6	L
28 Oct	Burnley FC	H	2–1	W
21 Oct	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
07 Oct	Everton FC	A	0–3	L

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth

0-15

3/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

1/3

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth

Evanilson	5 G	4 A
Marcus Tavernier	5 G
Alex Scott	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Bramall Lane!
5' Auston Trusty needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcus Tavernier made 395 appearances and scored 35 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
12' Marcus Tavernier puts AFC Bournemouth on the lead.
17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
22' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield United FC. Oliver Norwood will be fuming at that decision.
27' Sheffield United FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against AFC Bournemouth's 4-2-3-1 shape.
32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 346 games and scored 460 goals.
37' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' Lloyd Kelly makes way for Milos Kerkez at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Bournemouth.
48' Justin Kluivert makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and AFC Bournemouth are in front.
50' Brilliant from the ! Marcus Tavernier makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 50.
51' Luke Thomas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
51' GOAL! Marcus Tavernier fires home to make it 0-4!
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
65' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Antoine Semenyo is replaced by Luis Sinisterra.
66' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert is replaced by Philip Billing.
69' George Baldock was booked on 69.
70' Jack Robinson was booked on 70.
75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
81' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace James McAtee by William Osula on 81 minute.
82' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Gustavo Hamer is replaced by John Fleck on 82 minute.
87' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AFC Bournemouth players.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

9
Oliver McBurnie ↑ 46'
23
Ben Osborn ↑ 66'
15
Anel Ahmedhodzic ↑ 46'
1
Adam Davies
4
John Fleck ↑ 82'
3
Max Lowe
25
Anis Ben Slimane
32
William Osula ↑ 81'
11
Benie Traore

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Lloyd Kelly ↓ Milos Kerkez 46'
24
Antoine Semenyo ↓ Luis Sinisterra 65'
9
Dominic Solanke
4
Lewis Cook
15
Adam Smith
16
Marcus Tavernier ↓ David Brooks 82'
1
Neto
19
Justin Kluivert ↓ Philip Billing 66'
10
Ryan Christie
25
Marcos Senesi
27
Illia Zabarnyi

Bench

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcus Tavernier	2
Billy Sharp	2
Dominic Solanke	1
Philip Billing	1
Oliver McBurnie	1
Justin Kluivert	1
Jack Robinson	1
Gustavo Hamer	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2023-11-25 Sheffield United FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-11-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2023-11-04 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2023-10-28 Arsenal FC 5–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-10-21 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2023-10-07 Fulham FC 3–1 Sheffield United FC L

AFC Bournemouth Form

2023-11-25 Sheffield United FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-11-11 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2023-11-04 Manchester City FC 6–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-10-28 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Burnley FC W 2023-10-21 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-10-07 Everton FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.56 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.42 AFC Bournemouth xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or AFC Bournemouth 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC38% Draw28% AFC Bournemouth34%

Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

65%

Draw or AFC Bournemouth

62%

Sheffield United FC or AFC Bournemouth

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC30% Draw45% AFC Bournemouth25%

Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.