Sheffield United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 4

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FA Cup · 2023-24

Sheffield United FC

2 – 5

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 27 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 14' Facundo Buonanotte

0–2 29' Joao Pedro pen

Gustavo Hamer 44' 1–2

William Osula 45+8' 2–2

2–3 52' Joao Pedro pen

2–4 67' Joao Pedro

2–5 90+7' Danny Welbeck

Oliver Norwood 10' Y

Gustavo Hamer 45' Y

Y 55' Adam Webster

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — FA Cup at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Head-to-Head

Sheffield United FC 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-27 Sheffield United FC 2–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-11-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC 2021-04-24 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-12-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC 2020-02-22 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–5	L
21 Jan	West Ham United FC	H	2–2	D
06 Jan	Gillingham FC	A	4–0	W
30 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Dec	Luton Town FC	H	2–3	L
22 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	1–1	D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Sheffield United FC	A	5–2	W
22 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D
06 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	4–2	W
02 Jan	West Ham United FC	A	0–0	D
28 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	4–2	W
21 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Bramall Lane. Sheffield United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Sheffield United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 10.
14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Facundo Buonanotte makes it 0-1.
19' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danny Welbeck is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield United FC.
29' Joao Pedro doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' Igor Julio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' GOAL! Gustavo Hamer fires home to make it 1-2!
45' The referee calls foul for Gustavo Hamer. He receives a card.
50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pascal Gross made 338 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
52' Joao Pedro makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are in front.
53' What a moment for William Osula! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
55' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
56' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 56 minute. Rhys Norrington-Davies leaves to be changed by Yasser Larouci.
61' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
62' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Evan Ferguson trudges off to be replaced by Danny Welbeck on 62 minutes.
63' The crowd applauds Ben Brereton as he leaves the pitch. James McAtee steps in for Sheffield United FC.
64' Andre Brooks has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Osborn on 64 minute.
67' GOAL! Joao Pedro fires home to make it 2-4!
71' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Adam Lallana comes on to replace Facundo Buonanotte.
72' Tariq Lamptey gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Jack Hinshelwood and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Vinicius Souza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gustavo Hamer at the 76 minute mark.
81' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
84' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Billy Gilmour by Carlos Baleba on 84 minute.
89' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Ben Osborn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-5 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

33
Rhys Norrington-Davies ↓ Yasser Larouci 56'
23
Ben Osborn ↓ Andre Brooks 64'
15
Anel Ahmedhodzic
20
Jayden Bogle
16
Oliver Norwood
11
Ben Brereton ↓ James McAtee 63'
8
Gustavo Hamer ↓ Vinicius Souza 76'
5
Auston Trusty
10
Cameron Archer
–
Ivo Grbic
32
William Osula ↓ Oliver McBurnie 63'

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Adam Webster
13
Pascal Gross
30
Pervis Estupinan
29
Jan Paul van Hecke
9
Joao Pedro
3
Igor Julio ↓ Lewis Dunk 62'
11
Billy Gilmour ↓ Carlos Baleba 84'
1
Bart Verbruggen
28
Evan Ferguson ↓ Danny Welbeck 62'
40
Facundo Buonanotte ↓ Adam Lallana 71'
41
Jack Hinshelwood ↓ Tariq Lamptey 72'

Bench

18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 62'
14
Adam Lallana ↑ 71'
6
James Milner
23
Jason Steele
5
Lewis Dunk ↑ 62'
15
Jakub Moder
2
Tariq Lamptey ↑ 72'
20
Carlos Baleba ↑ 84'
47
Benicio Boaitey

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Simon Adingra	3
Joao Pedro	3
Danny Welbeck	3
Facundo Buonanotte	2
Gustavo Hamer	1
William Osula	1
Oliver McBurnie	1
Enda Stevens	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2024-01-27 Sheffield United FC 2–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-01-21 Sheffield United FC 2–2 West Ham United FC D 2024-01-06 Gillingham FC 0–4 Sheffield United FC W 2023-12-30 Manchester City FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-12-26 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Luton Town FC L 2023-12-22 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2024-01-27 Sheffield United FC 2–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-01-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2024-01-06 Stoke City FC 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-01-02 West Ham United FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2023-12-28 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2023-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.43 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC30% Draw26% Brighton & Hove Albion FC44%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

70%

Sheffield United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC23% Draw42% Brighton & Hove Albion FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.8%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.5%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	20%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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