English Premier League

Brentford vs Sheffield United, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 63': Oliver Arblaster (OG)
  • 90'+3': Frank Onyeka
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2 - 0

Brentford beat Sheffield United to end winless streak

Brentford secured a 2-0 home win over rock-bottom Sheffield United on Saturday to end their winless run of nine Premier League games under coach Thomas Frank.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
  • 4': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Yasser Larouci (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
  • 5': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
  • 6': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
  • 6': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
  • 7': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Holgate.
  • 11': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
  • 11': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mads Roerslev with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
  • 13': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Hand ball by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
  • 16': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 16': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yasser Larouci.
  • 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
  • 31': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
  • 31': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
  • 34': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a through ball.
  • 38': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
  • 41': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 41': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
  • 43': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 44': Offside, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer is caught offside.
  • 45': Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Sheffield United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Sheffield United 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Offside, Brentford. Mads Roerslev is caught offside.
  • 54': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
  • 55': Offside, Brentford. Zanka is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 57': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Sheffield United. James McAtee replaces Yasser Larouci.
  • 59': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Zanka.
  • 60': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Own Goal by Oliver Arblaster, Sheffield United. Brentford 1, Sheffield United 0.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
  • 67': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
  • 68': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
  • 68': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 69': VAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 1-0 Sheffield United.
  • 72': Offside, Sheffield United. Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Auston Trusty with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sergio Reguilón.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Sheffield United. Cameron Archer replaces Jayden Bogle because of an injury.
  • 77': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 78': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
  • 78': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Neal Maupay.
  • 79': Foul by Auston Trusty (Sheffield United).
  • 79': Zanka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 84': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
  • 84': Mason Holgate (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
  • 86': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ivo Grbic.
  • 87': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 88': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Ethan Pinnock replaces Yoane Wissa.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Sheffield United. Anis Ben Slimane replaces Mason Holgate.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+2': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Brentford 2, Sheffield United 0. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Schade with a through ball.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Sheffield United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Sheffield United 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 2
46.8 Possession 53.2
8 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
242 Accurate Passes 299
344 Passes 391
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 60
16 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 8
13 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 14
15 Effective Clearances 28
15 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,115

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 11 +15 28
2 Manchester City 11 +9 23
3 Chelsea 11 +8 19
4 Arsenal 11 +6 19
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
22 Nathan Collins
13 Mathias Jorgensen
12 Sergio Reguilón
30 Mads Roerslev Yellow Card
27 Vitaly Janelt Yellow Card
8 Mathias Jensen
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
7 Neal Maupay Yellow Card
11 Yoane Wissa
19 Bryan Mbeumo

SHU Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Ivo Grbic (GK)
15 Anel Ahmedhodzic
5 Auston Trusty
30 Mason Holgate
23 Ben Osborn
8 Gustavo Hamer
24 Oliver Arblaster
27 Yasser Larouci
20 Jayden Bogle
9 Oliver McBurnie
11 Ben Brereton Díaz Yellow Card

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