Sheffield United vs Burnley LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.

Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.

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Sheffield United FC 1 – 4 Burnley FC

Sheffield United vs Burnley

17:05

Burnley are just three points from safety after a thumping 4-1 win over relegation rivals Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. The Blades created an xG of 2.59 compared to the Clarets’ 1.75 but struggled to find a way past Muric, who made 10 saves. McBurnie was twice denied by good stops from the Kosovo international in the first half before the visitors scored twice in two minutes. Bruun Larsen’s sliced effort from the left took a fortunate deflection off Bogle and rolled into the bottom-left corner before Assignon scored their second after a tricky run. Hamer got one back for the Blades with a fine right-footed finish, but Burnley scored twice to put the game beyond them and boost their chances of survival. Foster scored from close range before Gudmundsson scored only 22 seconds after coming off the bench to give Kompany’s men all three points. Burnley have lost just one of their last seven Premier League outings and travel to Manchester United for their next match, with the Blades also visiting Old Trafford for their upcoming fixture. They are 10 points from safety with five games left. That’s all for today, goodbye.

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FULL-TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 1-4 BURNLEY

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16:58

The contest is nearing its conclusion, with the Blades wanting to forget their performance despite signs of promise in the first half. However, it has been a positive outing for Muric, who has made 10 saves for the Clarets after making mistakes against Everton and Brighton.

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McAtee is still looking to make things happen for the Blades, while most have dropped their level of intensity on the pitch. He looks to send a cutback into the middle of the box from the right, but the Burnley defence hack it clear.

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16:54

Brownhill makes the most of a loose touch from Ahmedhodzic and combines with Fofana down the left with a one-two. He then rolls a pass across to Gudmundsson, but his shot from the middle of the box is saved.

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16:50

There will be eight minutes of additional time. Burnley might look to push for another goal that could help their goal difference in their battle against relegation.

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Bogle has space ahead of him and powers down the right unchallenged. The defender then pushes the ball around Esteve inside the box and has a shot from a narrow angle on the right, but his shot is blocked behind.

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16:48

Burnley continue to play the ball around against a Blades side that are almost just waiting for the contest to be over. The one chance they do get to break away after a loose pass from the Clarets, McAtee losses control of the ball.

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16:47

Only one of the five Premier League games between two newly promoted teams this season have been won by the home team (drawing one and losing three) but that occurred in the reverse fixture between Burnley and United back in December (5-0). This has been a good performance from Burnley, who have kept possession for the last couple of minutes without much resistance from the Blades.

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Substitution Wilson Serge Eric Odobert Mohamed Zeki Amdouni

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Substitution Lyle Brent Foster David Datro Fofana

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Foster goes down and needs treatment after racing after the ball down the right.

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Archer pushes past Esteve on the right and wins a corner after his cross is turned behind by Taylor, but it comes to nothing. Bramall Lane is almost silent, as there’s a long way back for the Blades if they are to escape relegation now!

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16:39

Arblaster shows his frustrations with a lunging tackle on Esteve inside Burnley’s half. He is lucky to escape without a yellow card.

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Hamer needed treatment moments ago and is now coming off for Norwood.

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Substitution Oliver Robert McBurnie Andre Chance Brooks

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Things might be going from bad to worse for the Blades, with Hamer down and needing treatment.

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16:35

POST! Guomundsson almost adds his second and Burnley’s fifth. Taylor races down the left and lifts a cross over to Guomundsson, who thunders a left-footed volley against the right post.

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16:35

Yellow Card Benjamin Jarrod Osborn

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16:33

Grbic is outside the box and gives the ball to Brownhill, who goes for the goal from range but chips his effort wide of the right post.

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Assist Joshua Jon Cullen

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CHANCE! Brereton-Diaz strolls down the left and rolls a pass into Archer, who makes an immediate impact off the bench. He then rolls a cutback into McBurnie, who directs his low effort wide of the left post.

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Substitution Victor Alexander da Silva Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson

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SAVE! Brownhill has a corner on the right and plays it short to Assignon, who whips an inviting cross into the box. Vitinho is completely free in the middle, but he cannot get enough power on his header, allowing Grbic to make an easy save. The marking was so poor from the Blades.

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Substitution Vinicius de Souza Costa Cameron Desmond Archer

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Since a 1-0 win against Brentford, United are winless in seven home league games (drawing three and losing four), conceding at least twice in each match. Only twice before has a team conceded two or more goals in eight consecutive Premier League home games – Wolves in 2011-12 (11) and Norwich in 2019 (nine). The Blades are still creating plenty of opportunities to score, but they have no chance of winning if they keep conceding so many goals.

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Hamer swings a corner into a compact box, with Trusty and McBurnie both getting around the ball to try and poke it in from close range. However, Burnley work well together to somehow scrabble it away.

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16:24

McAtee flicks a short free-kick to Brereton-Diaz on the left to get past the wall, with the Chile international whipping his first-time effort on target. However, Muric punches it away under pressure.

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16:21

Souza looks to get the Blades back to within one goal, racing down the right side of the box before lashing his low effort straight at Muric.

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Substitution Jacob Bruun Larsen Joshua Brownhill

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Goal Lyle Brent Foster

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Burnley have dropped 24 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, with only Brentford (30) losing more. Meanwhile, United have also let 17 points slip when winning this term, only losing more in 1993-94 (25). The Blades have the momentum and know that the Clarets have regularly allowed their opponents back into games this season!

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16:14

ANOTHER SAVE! Muric has possession but plays a pass straight to Brereton-Diaz on the left. He drives forward with possession and looks for the bottom-left corner with his low drive, but the goalkeeper gets down to push it away.

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Goal Gustavo Martin Emilio Hamer

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SAVE! Burnley build from the back and progress quickly up the pitch. Taylor’s cross from left to right drops to Assignon, but his shot is saved!

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16:08

WHAT A SAVE! How have the Blades not scored? Hamer has possession on the left and drives a pass towards the edge of the box and into McAtee. He takes a touch out of his feet just inside the box and whips his effort towards the top-left corner, but Muric makes a stunning save to push it over.

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16:07

The Blades have conceded 36 first-half goals in 33 games, more than any other team in the Premier League this season. The hosts looked like they were the team the most likely to break the deadlock before the break but couldn’t find a clinical edge and were punished. Manager Wilder will be looking for a reaction.

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16:05

The Blades get the ball rolling again. They will need to stage an impressive comeback if they want to gain any points against their relegation rivals.

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15:59

The Blades will go into the tunnel stunned that they are two goals behind after dominating most of the first half. The hosts created an xG of 1.34 from their eight shots, hitting the target five times, but were denied by Muric, who has clearly recovered from a couple of difficult matches to make some superb stops. As for Burnley, they struggled to get going for long periods and couldn’t control the contest, but scored twice against the run of play to gain a comfortable lead. Berge has been influential against his former side, having 43 touches, completing 91.7 per cent of his passes and winning all five of his duels.

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15:54

Burnley scored twice in two minutes near the end of the first half to gain a 2-0 lead over the Blades heading into half-time at Bramall Lane. The hosts had the best chances in the opening exchanges and should’ve taken the lead. McAtee’s inviting cross from the right found McBurnie. However, the striker’s first-time shot from close range was saved by Muric. Brereton’s header was also twice denied the opener by the goalkeeper, who kept out his header before blocking his one-on-one effort. McBurnie’s powerful drive was then tipped over by the Kosovo international before Burnley took a fortunate lead. Bruun Larsen’s sliced shot took a wicked deflection of Bogle and rolled into the bottom-left corner before Assignon doubled the Clarets’ lead with a poked effort from inside the box.

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15:49

HALF-TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 0-2 BURNLEY

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There will be two minutes of additional time. Burnley manager Kompany will be delighted with the way his side were able to navigate a difficult period before scoring two goals against the run of play to gain complete control.

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15:46

There was a really good atmosphere around Bramall Lane when the Blades were dominating, but two quick goals from Burnley have silenced the home fans. It came out of nowhere for the Clarets, but they will feel they deserve some luck after the previous couple of matches.

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15:45

Burnley have avoided defeat in their last eight matches when scoring the opening goal in the Premier League dating back to November 25, 2023 against West Ham (losing 2-1). A long way back for the Blades now.

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15:42

Assist Victor Alexander da Silva

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Goal Jacob Bruun Larsen

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15:38

More good combination play from the Blades, with Brereton coming inside from the left before rolling a pass into Hamer. The midfielder turns in possession before driving to the edge of the box, but his low effort goes straight at Muric.

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15:37

Hamer plays a clever one-two from a corner on the left before curling a right-footed cross into the box, but it is too close to Muric, who claims it well.

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15:35

OVER! Assignon makes a mess of a clearance and gifts the ball to McAtee, who chips the ball over to McBurnie. He holds onto it well, playing a one-two with Hamer before driving his shot over the bar from the right side of the box.

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15:34

The Blades continue to put the pressure on after O’Shea heads Osborn’s low cross from the left behind. Hamer whips his inswinging corner towards the back post, but Foster gets there ahead of McBurnie to head it away.

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15:33

SAVE! A simple stop for Grbic. Assignon races down the right for the first time, getting to the byline before firing a cross into the middle of the box. Foster gets his head on it, but his effort towards the top-left corner loops into the goalkeeper’s hands.

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15:30

The Blades must make the most of their dominance. The home side are having a good spell and have created an xG of 1.24 compared to Burnley’s 0.29, but have not found a way past Muric with their three shots on target.

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15:29

Brereton is stretching the pitch on the left and forces Taylor to head his inswinging cross behind for a corner at the back post. The following cross drops to Trusty, who gets ahead of his marker to get a shot away. However, his first-time effort from close range is caught by Muric.

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15:26

WIDE! Berge bursts through the middle of the pitch and has options on either side. He then rolls a throughball down the left side of the box to Bruun Larsen, who goes around Grbic before shooting wide from a tight angle. He is frustrated with Berge as he believes there was too much pace on the pass.

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15:24

United have conceded 84 goals in their 32 Premier League games this season; it’s the most at this stage of a top-flight campaign since Ipswich in 1963-64 (85) and the most the Blades have conceded overall in a league campaign since 1954-55 (86 in 42 games). The Blades have displayed a real defensive spirit in the opening exchanges and have made it difficult for Burnley to create any clear chances.

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15:24

Cullen’s inswinging corner from the left is poked clear by Brereton, but only as far as Vitinho. The Brazilian then drills his low strike through several bodies, with Foster flicking it on target, but Grbic makes a simple stop.

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15:21

HUGE STOP! Muric keeps the score level! Brereton dribbles down the left, playing a quick one-two with Hamer and poking the ball past Vitinho. He is one-on-one with Muric inside the box and looks for the bottom-right corner, but the goalkeeper rushes off his line to make a good save.

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15:19

SAVE! The Blades have another chance to score! McAtee collects the ball on the right side of Burnley’s box, switching it onto his left foot before curling a shot towards the goal. It deflects off Taylor and loops to Brereton, but his tame header is saved by Muric.

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15:16

Berge lofts the ball down the left to Taylor, who is in space on the left and has options in the middle. However, he drives his low cross against McAtee, who is helping the Blades defend in a solid shape when Burnley have possession.

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15:14

Former Blades midfielder Berge is getting a hostile reception every time he touches the ball for Burnley, with the Belgian trying to dictate the tempo of the Clarets’ play. He is getting plenty of time on the ball in the opening stages.

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15:12

United’s McBurnie has been involved in eight goals in his last eight Premier League home games, scoring six and assisting twice. The only game in this run in which he hasn’t registered a goal or assist was in the Blades’ 6-0 defeat to Arsenal last month. He has already caused Burnley plenty of problems with his strength and physicality up front and almost netted the opener just a couple of minutes ago!

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CHANCE! The Blades have the first opportunity to take the lead! McAtee races down the right, cutting the ball onto his left foot before curling an inviting cross into the middle of the box. McBurnie gets away from his marker and shoots at the goal, but Muric makes himself big to make an important stop at close range.

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15:09

Taylor busts down the left and looks to whip a low cross into the box, but Ahmedhodzic shows some composure to intercept the ball and pass it away under pressure. The Blades look to burst forward on the counter, but Hamer concedes a foul.

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15:07

Grbic is going for a direct approach with his passes, launching the ball up to McBurnie twice already, with the forward dropping deeper to get involved with the play. He is getting the better of the Burnley defenders and combines down the right with Bogle, but the defender is tackled as he rushes forward.

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15:05

The Blades have an early free-kick after McBurnie is pulled to the floor just inside Burnley’s half. McAtee chips the ball down the left side of the box to Brereton, who heads it back across into the middle, but the Clarets defence clears it away.

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15:03

It will be interesting to see how the Blades and Burnley approach this battle at the bottom of the table. It might be a cagey start, with neither side wanting to make a mistake that could lead to a massive opening goal. However, both teams must push for a win to try and avoid relegation as a draw at this stage will probably not be enough.

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Burnley get this Premier League clash under way. Foster with the first kick.

Sheffield United vs Burnley

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United have lost just one of their last 20 home league games against Burnley (winning 14 and drawing five), going down 3-2 in December 2008. They’ve won both of their Premier League games against the Clarets at Bramall Lane. Both teams are on the pitch and are ready to get started.

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14:48

Burnley make two alterations to the team that drew 1-1 with Brighton in their previous match. Muric retains his place after scoring an own goal, with O’Shea returning from a one-game suspension to replace Ekdal. A shuffle in players also means that forward Datro Fofana comes out for Taylor, who appears at left-back. Vitinho pushes up onto the wing, with Foster starting up front alongside Odobert.

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14:42

The Blades make two changes to the side that lost 2-0 to Brentford in their last Premier League outing. Bogle is fit enough to start again after coming off with an ankle injury against the Bees, moving down to centre-back to replace Holgate, who drops onto the bench. McAtee comes in on the right, with Souza replacing Larouci in the midfield. The Algerian played on the left in the last fixture, meaning Osborn moves out of the middle and over to the wing.

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BURNLEY SUBS: James Trafford, Johann Gudmundsson, Josh Brownhill, Jay Rodriguez, Benson Manuel, Hjalmar Ekdal, David Datro Fofana, Zeki Amdouni, Mike Trésor.

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BURNLEY (4-4-2): Arijanet Muric, Lorenz Assignon, Dara O’Shea, Maxime Esteve, Charlie Taylor; Vitinho, Josh Cullen, Sander Berge, Jacob Bruun Larsen; Lyle Foster, Wilson Odobert.

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SHEFFIELD UNITED SUBS: Cameron Archer, Oliver Norwood, Wes Foderingham, Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci, Sam Curtis, Mason Holgate, William Osula, Andre Brooks.

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SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-5-2): Ivo Grbic; Jayden Bogle, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Auston Trusty; James McAtee, Vinicius Souza, Oliver Arblaster, Gustavo Hamer, Ben Osborn; Ben Brereton, Oliver McBurnie.

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14:31

Burnley have had a slight upturn in form and have only lost one of their last six Premier League fixtures, but Vincent Kompany will be thinking his side should have more points on the board after their previous two outings (winning one and losing one). It has been a period to forget for Arijanet Muric, who gifted Dominic Calvert-Lewin the winning goal in a 1-0 loss to fellow strugglers Everton before scoring a calamitous own goal to help Brighton claim a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor, with the Clarets ahead at the time. As a result, Burnley would’ve been right behind 17th-placed Nottingham Forest but are instead six points from safety. A repeat of their 5-0 win over the Blades in the reverse fixture would boost confidence levels. However, anything else would make it difficult for them to escape relegation with just a handful of matches remaining, especially with three of the top seven and Forest left to play.

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The Blades’ winless run in the Premier League extended to eight games after a 2-0 loss to Brentford in previous last outing, with their last victory coming against relegation rivals Luton Town in February. Chris Wilder’s men did collect respectable draws against Bournemouth, Fulham and Chelsea. However, they must quickly turn one point into three to stand any chance of climbing off the bottom of the table and avoid an immediate return to the Championship. United are 10 points from safely with just six games remaining and face a Burnley side just four points and one place above them. It’s a must-win match for the Blades, who face trips to Manchester United and Newcastle United next.

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