Sheffield United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Sheffield United FC

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 18 Feb 2024 · 14:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 20' Facundo Buonanotte

0–2 24' Danny Welbeck

0–3 75' Jack Robinson og

0–4 78' Simon Adingra

0–5 85' Simon Adingra

Mason Holgate 13' R

Y 45' Tariq Lamptey

Y 56' Facundo Buonanotte

Y 90' Billy Gilmour

Y 90' Bart Verbruggen

Tom Davies 90' Y

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Neil Davies
Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-18 Sheffield United FC 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–5	L
10 Feb	Luton Town FC	A	3–1	W
03 Feb	Aston Villa FC	H	0–5	L
30 Jan	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–3	L
27 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–5	L
21 Jan	West Ham United FC	H	2–2	D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	5–0	W
10 Feb	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–2	L
03 Feb	Crystal Palace FC	H	4–1	W
30 Jan	Luton Town FC	A	0–4	L
27 Jan	Sheffield United FC	A	5–2	W
22 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Brighton & Hove Albion FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 341 games and scored 467 goals.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Danny Welbeck suffering a number of foals already.
13' Controversy at the stadium! Mason Holgate argues furiously but the card stands.
18' Ben Osborn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 12 cards already picked up this season.
20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Facundo Buonanotte makes it 0-1.
24' GOAL! Danny Welbeck fires home to make it 0-2!
29' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Auston Trusty is hanging William Osula on the field on 31 minute.
36' Sheffield United FC have won 445 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' The referee has no hesitation. Tariq Lamptey is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — card on 45.
46' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Adam Webster has done his job and it is now time for Igor to step up.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' That looks like a foul for a card for Facundo Buonanotte.
61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pascal Gross made 341 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
63' Yasser Larouci makes way for Andre Brooks at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
66' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Facundo Buonanotte is withdrawn and Evan Ferguson gets his opportunity.
71' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
75' Brilliant from the defender! Jack Robinson makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 75.
76' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Kaoru Mitoma is replaced by Ansu Fati.
78' GOAL! Simon Adingra fires home to make it 1-3!
79' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. James McAtee is replaced by Rhian Brewster.
81' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Danny Welbeck is withdrawn and Pervis Estupinan gets his opportunity.
85' Simon Adingra has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Billy Gilmour on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brighton & Hove Albion FC players.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

22
Tom Davies ↑ 79'
9
Oliver McBurnie
16
Oliver Norwood ↑ 79'
5
Auston Trusty ↑ 31'
7
Rhian Brewster ↑ 79'
13
Ivo Grbic
24
Ollie Arblaster
35
Andre Brooks ↑ 63'

Coach Chris Wilder

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

4
Adam Webster ↓ Igor Julio 46'
18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Pervis Estupinan 81'
5
Lewis Dunk
13
Pascal Gross
29
Jan Paul van Hecke
11
Billy Gilmour
1
Bart Verbruggen
22
Kaoru Mitoma ↓ Ansu Fati 76'
2
Tariq Lamptey ↓ Jakub Moder 46'
24
Simon Adingra
40
Facundo Buonanotte ↓ Evan Ferguson 66'

Bench

23
Jason Steele
34
Joel Veltman
30
Pervis Estupinan ↑ 81'
3
Igor Julio ↑ 46'
15
Jakub Moder ↑ 46'
31
Ansu Fati ↑ 76'
28
Evan Ferguson ↑ 66'
20
Carlos Baleba
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
David McGoldrick	1
Jakub Moder	1
Gustavo Hamer	1
William Osula	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2024-02-18 Sheffield United FC 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-02-10 Luton Town FC 1–3 Sheffield United FC W 2024-02-03 Sheffield United FC 0–5 Aston Villa FC L 2024-01-30 Crystal Palace FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC L 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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2024-02-18 Sheffield United FC 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-02-10 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-02-03 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-01-30 Luton Town FC 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.25 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC23% Draw24% Brighton & Hove Albion FC53%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

77%

Sheffield United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC18% Draw40% Brighton & Hove Albion FC42%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted

0 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

7.7%

1 – 3

6.7%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 3

5.5%

2 – 1

5.4%

0 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 4

3.7%

1 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	21%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	17%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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