West Bromwich Albion FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

West Bromwich Albion FC

4 – 0

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Sheffield United FC

Wed 18 Aug 2021 · 19:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' David McGoldrick

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–0 Sheffield United FC 2021-02-02 Sheffield United FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-11-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2019-02-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC 2018-12-14 Sheffield United FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	4–0	W
14 Aug	Luton Town FC	H	3–2	W
06 Aug	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–2	D
23 May	Leeds United FC	A	1–3	L
19 May	West Ham United FC	H	1–3	L
16 May	Liverpool FC	H	1–2	L

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–4	L
14 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	0–0	D
07 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
23 May	Burnley FC	H	1–0	W
19 May	Newcastle United FC	A	0–1	L
16 May	Everton FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Sheffield United FC
#5	Position	#10
28	Points	22
15	Played	15
8 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
23	Scored	21
15	Conceded	19
+8	GD	+2
1.87	PPG	1.47
53%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts). Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sheffield United FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

5/4

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/2

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	5 G	1 A
Sydie Peck	4 G	2 A
Thomas Cannon	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at The Hawthorns!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Sheffield United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' David McGoldrick is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Bromwich Albion FC so far.
15' Sheffield United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Sheffield United FC have won 457 goals from 381 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
26' Against the run of play, Jack Robinson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
30' David McGoldrick catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' Sheffield United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Oliver Norwood has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
48' Dara O'Shea has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 48 minutes.
53' Alex Mowatt makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and West Bromwich Albion FC are in front.
54' GOAL! Alex Mowatt scores on 54.
56' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Grady Diangana exits the field as Matt Phillips enters on 56.
57' A tactical swap from Sheffield United FC — Oliver McBurnie on, David McGoldrick off on 57 minutes.
59' Goal! Callum Robinson scores his 55 goal in 393 matches.
64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
69' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
72' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Sander Berge is replaced by Luke Freeman.
77' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Semi Ajayi is hanging Jake Livermore on the field on 77 minute.
82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
83' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Matt Clarke by Adam Reach on 83 minute.
88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Valerien Ismael might look to freshen things up shortly.
The final score is 4-0.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

–
Matt Phillips ↑ 56'
25
David Button
20
Adam Reach ↑ 83'
6
Semi Ajayi ↑ 77'
21
Cedric Kipre
28
Rayhaan Tulloch

Coach Valerien Ismael

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jack Robinson
23
Ben Osborn
16
Oliver Norwood
17
David McGoldrick ↓ Oliver McBurnie 57'
6
Chris Basham
4
John Fleck
2
George Baldock
10
Billy Sharp ↓ Oliver Burke 57'
12
John Egan
8
Sander Berge ↓ Luke Freeman 72'
21
Michael Verrips

Bench

Coach Slavisa Jokanovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	3
Alex Mowatt	2
Oliver McBurnie	2
Jack Robinson	1
Karlan Grant	1
Andre Brooks	1
Kieran Gibbs	1
Callum Robinson	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2021-08-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–0 Sheffield United FC W 2021-08-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Luton Town FC W 2021-08-06 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-05-23 Leeds United FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-05-19 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–3 West Ham United FC L 2021-05-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L

Sheffield United FC Form

2021-08-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–0 Sheffield United FC L 2021-08-14 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2021-08-07 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-05-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2021-05-19 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2021-05-16 Everton FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.75 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC55% Draw25% Sheffield United FC20%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

45%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Sheffield United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC40% Draw46% Sheffield United FC14%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 0

11.8%

2 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

9.1%

3 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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