Sheffield United 2019–20 football season
Sheffield United 2019–20 season Manager Chris Wilder Stadium Bramall Lane Premier League 9th FA Cup Quarter-finals EFL Cup Third round Top goalscorer League: Lys Mousset and Oli McBurnie (6 each) All: Lys Mousset and Oli McBurnie (6 each) Highest home attendance 31,774 (vs. Liverpool , 28 September 2019) Lowest home attendance 9,714 (vs. Blackburn Rovers , 27 August 2019)Average home league attendance 30,758
The 2019–20 season was Sheffield United 's 131st season in their history and the first season back in the Premier League since the 2006–07 season after gaining promotion for finishing in the second place in the EFL Championship last season . Along with the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup . The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020.
The season was widely considered one of the best in the history of Sheffield United after finishing 9th and defying all the odds. Before the start of the season, the Blades were tipped to be relegated by most critics and pundits in the Premier League community. Manager Chris Wilder's 5-3-2 'overlapping centre-backs' was praised by many after it dragged a group of relatively below standard players to a top half Premier League finish.
Kits [ ]
Squad [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 20 July 2020[1]
Goals [ ]
As of 11 August 2020
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
Premier League
League Cup
FA Cup
Total
1
9
CF
Oli McBurnie
6
0
0
6
22
CF
Lys Mousset
6
0
0
6
3
4
MF
John Fleck
5
0
0
5
7
MF
John Lundstram
5
0
0
5
5
10
CF
Billy Sharp
3
0
1
4
17
CF
David McGoldrick
2
0
2
4
7
16
CM
Oliver Norwood
1
1
1
3
8
2
DF
George Baldock
2
0
0
2
3
DF
Enda Stevens
2
0
0
2
12
DF
John Egan
2
0
0
2
11
CF
Callum Robinson
1
0
1
2
12
32
CM
Sander Berge
1
0
0
1
24
CF
Leon Clarke
0
0
1
1
27
CM
Muhamed Bešić
0
0
1
1
19
DF
Richard Stearman
0
1
0
1
Own Goals
3
0
0
3
Total
39
2
7
48
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2019
GK
Christopher Farrugia
Floriana
Undisclosed
[2]
3 July 2019
AM
Luke Freeman
Queens Park Rangers
£5,000,000
[3]
4 July 2019
CB
Phil Jagielka
Everton
Free transfer
[4]
8 July 2019
DF
Ashton Hall
Matlock Town
Undisclosed
[5]
12 July 2019
LW
Callum Robinson
Preston North End
Undisclosed
[6]
16 July 2019
AM
Ravel Morrison
Östersund
Free transfer
[7]
21 July 2019
CF
Lys Mousset
AFC Bournemouth
£10,000,000
[8]
26 July 2019
LM
Ben Osborn
Nottingham Forest
Undisclosed
[9]
2 August 2019
CF
Oli McBurnie
Swansea City
£20,000,000
[10] [11]
8 August 2019
GK
Michael Verrips
Mechelen
Free transfer
[12]
3 January 2020
DM
Jack Rodwell
Blackburn Rovers
Free transfer
[13]
13 January 2020
DF
Kamarl Grant
Croydon
Undisclosed
[14]
13 January 2020
MF
Connor Leak-Blunt
Leeds United
Free transfer
[14]
21 January 2020
LB
Jack Robinson
Nottingham Forest
Undisclosed
[15]
30 January 2020
DM
Sander Berge
Genk
£22,000,000
[16]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
26 July 2019
GK
Dean Henderson
Manchester United
30 June 2020
[17]
8 August 2019
DM
Muhamed Bešić
Everton
30 June 2020
[18]
31 January 2020
CF
Richairo Zivkovic
Changchun Yatai
30 June 2020
[19]
31 January 2020
DF
Panagiotis Retsos
Bayer Leverkusen
30 June 2020
[20]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
The Blades announced their pre-season schedule in June 2019.[56]
Real Betis v Sheffield United
Burton Albion v Sheffield United
Northampton Town v Sheffield United
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20 ) Friendly Northampton Town 0–2 Sheffield United show Sixfields 15:00 BST
Report
Norwood 23' (pen. ) , 43' (pen. )
Stadium: The PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,825
Chesterfield v Sheffield United
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23 ) Friendly Chesterfield 0–5 Sheffield United show Chesterfield 19:30 BST
Report
Sharp 34' , 63' , 76' Robinson 48' Freeman 90'
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,270
Barnsley v Sheffield United
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27 ) Friendly Barnsley 1–4 Sheffield United show Barnsley 12:00 BST
McGeehan 54'
Report
Osborn 20' Robinson 57' , 74' Freeman 89'
Stadium: Oakwell
Competitions [ ]
Premier League [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
7
Wolverhampton Wanderers
38
15
14
9
51
40
+11
59
8
Arsenal
38
14
14
10
56
48
+8
56
Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a]
9
Sheffield United
38
14
12
12
39
39
0
54
10
Burnley
38
15
9
14
43
50
−7
54
11
Southampton
38
15
7
16
51
60
−9
52
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs
[57] Notes:
^ Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 FA Cup winners.
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
14
12
12
39
39
0
54
10
3
6
24
15
+9
4
9
6
15
24
−9
Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [1]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H H A A A H A H H A H A Result D W L D L W L D W D W D D D L W W W D L L W D L W W D W D L L W D W W L L L Position 9 8 9 10 15 10 12 13 9 8 6 5 6 7 9 8 7 5 6 8 8 6 7 8 6 5 6 7 6 7 8 7 9 7 7 8 8 9
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.[58]
Bournemouth v Sheffield United
Sheffield United v Crystal Palace
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18 ) 2 Sheffield United 1–0 Crystal Palace show Sheffield 14:00 BST
Lundstram 7' , 47' Baldock 74' Freeman 85'
Report
McCarthy 74'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,197 Referee: David Coote
Sheffield United v Leicester City
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24 ) 3 Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City show Sheffield15:00 BST
Lundstram 57' McBurnie 62'
Report
Vardy 38' Barnes 70'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,079 Referee: Andrew Madley
Chelsea v Sheffield United
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31 ) 4 Chelsea 2–2 Sheffield United show London 15:00 BST
Abraham 19' , 43'
Report
McBurnie 45+1' Robinson 46' Zouma 89' (o.g. )
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,560 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Sheffield United v Southampton
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14 ) 5 Sheffield United 0–1 Southampton show Sheffield15:00 BST
Fleck 65' Sharp 85'
Report
Vestergaard 51' Djenepo 66'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,985 Referee: Lee Mason
Everton v Sheffield United
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21 ) 6 Everton 0–2 Sheffield United show Liverpool 15:00 BST
Bernard 21'
Report
Norwood 16' Baldock 21' Henderson 21' Mina 40' (o.g. ) Mousset 79'
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,354 Referee: Simon Hooper
Sheffield United v Liverpool
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28 ) 7 Sheffield United 0–1 Liverpool show Sheffield12:30 BST
O'Connell 63'
Report
Wijnaldum 70' Adrián 83'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,774 Referee: Anthony Taylor Note: Live on BT Sport
Watford v Sheffield United
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05 ) 8 Watford 0–0 Sheffield United show Watford 15:00 BST
Report
McBurnie 57' Lundstram 90+1'
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,811 Referee: Andre Marriner
Sheffield United v Arsenal
West Ham United v Sheffield United
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26 ) 10 West Ham United 1–1 Sheffield United show Stratford 15:00 BST
Diop 28' Snodgrass 44' Balbuena 62'
Report
Baldock 59' Mousset 69' Stevens 90+2'
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,878 Referee: David Coote
Sheffield United v Burnley
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02 ) 11 Sheffield United 3–0 Burnley show Sheffield15:00 GMT
Lundstram 17' , 43' Fleck 44' Basham 89'
Report
Tarkowski 34' Barnes 68'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,131 Referee: Simon Hooper
Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09 ) 12 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Sheffield United show Tottenham 15:00 GMT
Dier 2' Son 58' Foyth 80'
Report
Norwood 18' Baldock 78' Basham 90+1'
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 59,781 Referee: Graham Scott
Sheffield United v Manchester United
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24 ) 13 Sheffield United 3–3 Manchester United show Sheffield16:30 GMT
Fleck 19' Lundstram 51' Mousset 52' McBurnie 90'
Report
Williams 50' , 72' Wan-Bissaka 60' Greenwood 77' Rashford 79'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 32,024 Referee: Andre Marriner
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United
Sheffield United v Newcastle United
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05 ) 15 Sheffield United 0–2 Newcastle United show Sheffield19:30 GMT
Sharp 49' Freeman 87'
Report
Saint-Maximin 15' Shelvey 70'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,409 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Norwich City v Sheffield United
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08 ) 16 Norwich City 1–2 Sheffield United show Norwich 14:00 GMT
Tettey 27'
Report
Norwood 40' Egan 45+1' Stevens 49' Baldock 52' Basham 76' Robinson 90+6'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,881 Referee: Simon Hooper
Sheffield United v Watford
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26 ) 19 Sheffield United 1–1 Watford show Sheffield15:00 GMT
Norwood 36' (pen. )
Report
Deulofeu 27' , 74' Cathcart 46' Chalobah 88'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,222 Referee: David Coote
Manchester City v Sheffield United
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29 ) 20 Manchester City 2–0 Sheffield United show Manchester 18:00 GMT
Agüero 52' B. Silva 59' De Bruyne 82'
Report
Stevens 85'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,512 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Liverpool v Sheffield United
2 January 2020 (2020-01-02 ) 21 Liverpool 2–0 Sheffield United show Liverpool 20:00 GMT
Salah 4' Mané 64'
Report
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,321 Referee: Paul Tierney
Sheffield United v West Ham United
Arsenal v Sheffield United
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18 ) 23 Arsenal 1–1 Sheffield United show Holloway 15:00 GMT
Martinelli 45' Xhaka 90+1'
Report
Norwood 4' Baldock 51' Fleck 83'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,310 Referee: Mike Dean
Sheffield United v Manchester City
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21 ) 24 Sheffield United 0–1 Manchester City show Sheffield19:30 GMT
Bešić 13' Norwood 24' Fleck 43' McBurnie 84'
Report
Jesus 36' Fernandinho 45+2' Rodri 53' Agüero 73' , 83'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,285 Referee: Lee Mason
Crystal Palace v Sheffield United
Sheffield United v Bournemouth
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09 ) 26 Sheffield United 2–1 Bournemouth show Sheffield14:00 GMT
Stevens 39' Sharp 45+2' Lundstram 84' Mousset 89'
Report
C. Wilson 13' Surman 53' Francis 90+4'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,361 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Sheffield United v Norwich City
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07 ) 28 Sheffield United 1–0 Norwich City show Sheffield15:00 GMT
Sharp 36'
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,379 Referee: Simon Hooper
Aston Villa v Sheffield United
17 June 2020 (2020-06-17 ) 29 Aston Villa 0–0 Sheffield United show Aston 18:00 BST
Douglas Luiz 27'
Report
Lundstram 36'
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver Note: The match was postponed due to Aston Villa's participation in the EFL Cup Final on 1 March, then again because of the coronavirus pandemic . It was rescheduled to 17 June.[59] Live on Sky Sports .
Newcastle United v Sheffield United
21 June 2020 (2020-06-21 ) 30 Newcastle United 3–0 Sheffield United show Newcastle 14:00 BST
Joelinton 31' , 78' Saint-Maximin 55' Ritchie 69' Lascelles 70'
Report
Egan 31' 50'
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic ,[60] It was rescheduled to 21 June.[59]
Manchester United v Sheffield United
24 June 2020 (2020-06-24 ) 31 Manchester United 3–0 Sheffield United show Manchester 18:00 BST
Martial 7' , 44' , 74' Shaw 67'
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic ,[60] It was rescheduled to 24 June.[59]
Sheffield United v Tottenham Hotspur
2 July 2020 (2020-07-02 ) 32 Sheffield United 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur show Sheffield18:00 BST
Berge 31' Norwood 39' Mousset 69' McBurnie 84' , 89'
Report
Kane 90'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic .[61] It was rescheduled to 2 July.[59]
Burnley v Sheffield United
5 July 2020 (2020-07-05 ) 33 Burnley 1–1 Sheffield United show Burnley 12:00 BST
Tarkowski 43'
Report
Egan 80'
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic .[61] It was rescheduled to 5 July.[62]
Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08 ) 34 Sheffield United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers show Sheffield18:00 BST
O'Connell 30' Stevens 63' Egan 90+4'
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic .[63] It was rescheduled to 8 July.[62]
Sheffield United v Chelsea
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11 ) 35 Sheffield United 3–0 Chelsea show Sheffield17:30 BST
Baldock 3' McGoldrick 18' , 77' McBurnie 33'
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic .[63] It was rescheduled to 11 July.[62]
Leicester City v Sheffield United
16 July 2020 (2020-07-16 ) 36 Leicester City 2–0 Sheffield United show Leicester 18:00 BST
Pérez 29' Evans 75' Gray 79'
Report
Egan 80' Fleck 90+2'
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic .[63] It was rescheduled to 16 July.[64]
Sheffield United v Everton
20 July 2020 (2020-07-20 ) 37 Sheffield United 0–1 Everton show Sheffield18:00 BST
Norwood 45+2'
Report
Davies 33' Richarlison 46' , 90' Calvert-Lewin 78'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic .[63] It was rescheduled to 20 July.[64]
Southampton v Sheffield United
26 July 2020 (2020-07-26 ) 38 Southampton 3–1 Sheffield United show Southampton 16:00 BST
Adams 50' , 71' Ings 84' (pen. )
Report
Lundstram 26' Stevens 90+3'
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic .[63] It was rescheduled to 26 July.[64]
FA Cup [ ]
The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium , Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[65] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.[66] The draw for the fifth round was made on 27 January 2020, live on The One Show .[67]
Sheffield United v AFC Fylde
Millwall v Sheffield United
Reading v Sheffield United
Sheffield United v Arsenal
EFL Cup [ ]
The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.[69] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports .[70]
Sheffield United v Blackburn Rovers
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27 ) Second Round Sheffield United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers show Sheffield 19:45 BST
Stearman 7' , 31' Norwood 45+3' Morrison 90+1'
Report
Gallagher 72' Lenihan 78' Cunningham 89'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 9,714 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Sheffield United v Sunderland
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25 ) Third Round Sheffield United 0–1 Sunderland show Sheffield19:45 BST
Fleck 77'
Report
Power 9' Maguire 90'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,675 Referee: Tim Robinson
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