Brighton and Hove Albion 1 - 1 Sheffield United: Finished | 2020-12-20 | Premier League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Robert Sánchez	0	1	2

Forwards	S	FC	FW
Aaron Connolly	3	1	1
Leandro Trossard	2	0	4
Neal Maupay 66'	1	0	0

Midfielders	FC	FW
Solly March	1	3
Yves Bissouma	2	1
Adam Lallana	1	0
Joël Veltman 45'	1	1

Defenders	S	FC
Adam Webster	3	1
Lewis Dunk	1	1
Ben White 72'	0	0

Substitutes	G	S	FC	FW
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 45'(Joël Veltman)	0	2	0	0
Danny Welbeck 66'(Neal Maupay) 87'	1	1	1	0
Andi Zeqiri 72'(Ben White)	0	1	0	0
Alexis Mac Allister	0	0	0	0
Steven Alzate	0	0	0	0
Jayson Molumby	0	0	0	0
Pascal Groß	0	0	0	0
Dan Burn	0	0	0	0
Jason Steele	0	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Aaron Ramsdale	0	1	3

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
David McGoldrick 70'	0	1	1	1	1
Rhian Brewster 54'	0	0	0	1	1

Midfielders	S	FC	FW
Ethan Ampadu	0	0	0
John Lundstram	1	1	1
John Fleck 33'	0	0	1

Defenders	S	FC	FW
George Baldock	0	3	1
Enda Stevens	1	0	0
Jack Robinson	0	1	1
John Egan	0	0	0
Chris Basham	0	1	1

Substitutes	G	S	FC	FW
Oliver Burke 33'(John Fleck)	0	1	2	1
Jayden Bogle 54'(Rhian Brewster) 63'	1	1	0	0
Ben Osborn 70'(David McGoldrick)	0	0	1	1
Phil Jagielka	0	0	0	0
Billy Sharp	0	0	0	0
Oliver Norwood	0	0	0	0
Lys Mousset	0	0	0	0
Max Lowe	0	0	0	0
Michael Verrips	0	0	-	-

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It will be a Boxing Day return for Sheffield United next then, when they face a resurgent Everton. Brighton have an extra day to digest their festive turkey, but they'll play December 27th against West Ham. Until then, thank you for joining us - and have a good week!

90'+6'

But Graham Potter will be so frustrated. His side vastly outgunned their visitors even before they had a man advantage, and it was only Welbeck's late heroics that saved them from an uncomfortable fallout. He will be disappointed with that.

90'+6'

Down a man at the break and with their backs to the wall, the Blades have finally got their second point of the season. They stay rooted to the bottom, and winless in the top flight - but this will surely still feel like a hard-earned result for Chris Wilder.

90'+6'

Danny Welbeck's late finish spared Brighton's blushes - but it is 10-man Sheffield United who cling on for a desperately needed point thanks to Jayden Bogle! Full-time at the Amex Stadium, it finishes Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield United.

90'+6'

FULL-TIME: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED

90'+6'

The set-piece swings in, five different heads nudge it around the box and it falls back to midfield for the final whistle! Sheffield United have their second point of the season!

90'+3'

Sanchez claims the delivery after a worrying bobble, and Brighton are tearing back down the far end. Basham commits the foul, scything down the attack and earning a booking.

90'+2'

The delivery is poor but United keep pressing and Welbeck ultimately concedes a foul on the opposite flank.

90'+1'

We're into the first of four added minutes and Sheffield United snap up a free-kick on the left wing, in line with the Brighton box. Is there a final twist in this tale?

90'

Trossard! The forward hooks a strike past the left post from outside the box, looking for distance to beat Ramsdale. The keeper then gets booked for time-wasting.

88'

Graham Potter has caught a second wind on the touchline. His side were scrambling for a result and now they can win this. Burke gets booked for a sloppy challenge in midfield, trying to hold up Brighton's attack.

87'

GOAL! DANNY WELBECK LEVELS IT FOR BRIGHTON! 1-1! The former England man has spared Albion's blushes! The free-kick is played short, then crossed in, and the striker is there to slam Webster's header past Ramsdale at close range, wheeling away to get a quick restart. Game on!

86'

Osborn cuts down the breaking Trossard and gets booked for his troubles. It'll be an Albion free-kick out on the right flank.

84'

Burke! From the restart, Sheffield United sail forward and slip a shoddy defensive line, allowing the winger through on goal where he promptly skies his effort.

83'

Ramsdale has by and large been excellent today - the man who has kept his side in this game on several occasions - but he looks to have jarred his knee. Chris Wilder will hope he can see this one out.

82'

Connolly! That was the moment! Brighton finally manage to smuggle a ball over the top of Ramsdale's grasp and the attacking midfielder's header spirals away from the open net.

80'

Wave upon wave of Seagulls descend, but United are not leaving a single loose scrap to chance right now if they can help it. The pickings have been rich all afternoon and Brighton have just failed to seize them.

78'

Consecutive corners and deflections now, and still Brighton cannot find a way to bury the ball in the back of the Sheffield United net. Frustration is written plainly across their expressions.

76'

Bogle has brought an injection of pace down that right edge for United and he threatens to cut Brighton open again before an offside flag brings the visitors to a halt.

74'

Brighton's latest corner comes to nothing once again, though this time a glancing header does put it onto the roof of the net. They've got 20 minutes or so to salvage a result.

72'

Andi Zeqiri is Brighton's latest new face, replacing White.

70'

McGoldrick picked up a yellow card just as he exited there, though it's hard to say what for.

70'

Sheffield United make another change now, as McGoldrick makes way for Ben Osborn.

68'

Once again, Brighton's options from the corner are soft. They've had seven of those today and such little success from them.

66'

Ramsdale pulls off a full-body leap to tip an effort over his bar from Brighton now. Graham Potter meanwhile replaces Maupay with Danny Welbeck.

65'

Now the shoe really is on the other foot. Brighton have had almost a dozen shots in this game and plenty more chances, while United have had a fraction of that. They have seized that there.

63'

Brighton are furious. They think that McGoldrick was offside in the build-up - but in fact, he had been played on by their defence racing back to cut off the danger. United have just stolen something from under their noses!

63'

GOAL! JAYDEN BOGLE HANDS SHEFFIELD UNITED THE LEAD! 1-0! What a hammer blow from almost nowhere! The Blades, a man down and on the ropes, have pulled a rabbit out of a hat! McGoldrick races onto the back of a one-two down the left wing, catching Brighton off-guard, and pulls it back for the substitute to smuggle over Sanchez!

61'

Ramsdale! Two diving touches from the keeper deny both Connolly and a follow-up from Jahanbakhsh. He has kept Sheffield United in this game right there.

59'

The Seagulls have had just shy of 70 per cent of the ball in this match and have completed more than twice as many passes as the Blades. But the game remains scoreless.

57'

Stevens! Out of absolutely nothing, United break and race away through a long ball to Burke. He declines to shoot himself, wide on the left edge, and pulls it back for the defender who drills a foot or so wide.

56'

Play takes a brief pause after a VAR referral for a Brighton penalty, but any potential spot-kick is chalked off quickly enough and the game resumes.

54'

As Brighton prepare their set-piece, United replace Brewster with Jayden Bogle. The delivery is lacking in bite once more - it has been a problem for the hosts today - and United survive this latest attempt.

53'

Baldock is the latest man to intervene on United's behalf at the back, forcing out a sharp cross for a corner. It's a sea of Seagulls around their rear third.

51'

Bissouma is the latest face to instil panic into the Blades defence, chopping a delivery over their heads and requiring Ramsdale to race out and claim before Trossard.

45'+4'

This feels like one of those occasions where neither manager will be too satisfied. Graham Potter will feel his side should have taken their chances; Chris Wilder will be frustrated he's down to 10 men. Everything is still to play for.

45'+4'

John Lundstram's VAR-assisted dismissal is the major story in a goalless half where Sheffield United have clung on for dear life - but Brighton look to still be in the ascendancy. Half-time at the Amex Stadium in the Premier League, it is Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Sheffield United.

49'

Now Trossard races onto a neat delivery on the left and pulls a shot wide of the right post, sprayed across goal. Brighton have an increased spring in their step.

45'+4'

HALF-TIME: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED

48'

United are straight back under the cosh, and Connolly slips into the box unheeded. He goes down as Ramsdale dives in, but the offside flag was up and it is a free-kick to the visitors.

45'+3'

Basham deflects a White delivery out for yet another corner, what may be the last of the half. The ball flies back in, is nudged back out and Ramsdale snaffles the return cross.

45'+2'

The pressure is oddly on for Brighton now, isn't it? If Graham Potter fails to take a win against a side who have one point to their name and 10 men on the pitch, it's not a good day for him.

46'

There's been a change for the hosts at the break too, with Veltman replaced by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.

46'

We're back underway at the Amex Stadium. Can Sheffield United hold on for a result here, or will Brighton's man advantage tell against them?

45'

We're going to have three added minutes before these two sides head into the sheds for a breather.

44'

United will be happy to get to the break without conceding here. They remain in this match - but how much longer is the question on their lips.

42'

This will not be the last thing Chris Wilder says on the matter, for sure. Lundstram follows through with his foot however, and to the letter of the law, it's a red. We've seen softer challenges handed a sending-off this season.

40'

It is a red! Sheffield United are down to 10 men for the rest of this match as a VAR assist overturns the initial choice to hand out a yellow. Brighton can surely smell the advantage they have now. Lundstram is off!

38'

Hello, are things about to get worse for Sheffield United? Lundstram comes in on Veltman, both after a loose ball, and the latter crumples. The referee shows a yellow card but VAR is looking to see if it should be a red.

37'

This is a feisty game, isn't it? A touch of desperation is threading through both sides, even though Brighton have wildly dominated the match to date.

35'

Save by Sanchez! McGoldrick gets a lovely dip on his delivery to beat the wall and the keeper makes an exceptional low stop, pushing it away at the right post. United fail to press from the corner and Brighton come away scot-free.

33'

Oh, this is a golden chance for United now. Dunk picks up the first booking of the game with a rather sloppy challenge and the Blades have a free-kick mere yards away from the edge of the Brighton box.

33'

That second corner deflects the other way, way back into midfield now, with play again paused for a clash of heads. United make an early change too; Fleck is replaced by Oliver Burke.

31'

Maupay! It is the first corner - of five - where Brighton truly threaten, with the striker seeing a wrestled shot from the edge of the six-yard area deflected over for a second set-piece.

29'

There's still a long way to go in this season of course for Sheffield United - but if they do go down, who stays in the Premier League? Rhian Brewster feels too much of a talent for the Championship. Who else?

27'

United ride their luck again! This time, Robinson fails to cover a throughball, allowing Trossard to gather it and square a pass back for Maupay. Ramsdale lets the ball slip through and just reclaims in the nick of time.

25'

Maupay - who looked to take a glancing blow to the head there - is good to continue. There's been a few tough-love challenges so far in this encounter.

23'

Connolly slips around the last defender after a break in midfield and pulls a shot straight to Ramsdale as he tries to hook it. Play comes to a halt shortly after for Maupay to get treatment.

21'

Once more, the Blades ride their luck at the set-piece and Brighton cannot craft a satisfactory chance from it. On the sideline, Graham Potter is less than pleased with those deliveries.

20'

If anything typifies United's issues right now, it is that from a free-kick inside Brighton's half, they promptly waste the delivery and allow a counter, with Lallana's shot deflected for a corner.

18'

The visitors do escape any real attempt on goal following a poor first connection however and the hosts are pushed back into their own rear third as they play it around the back.

17'

Baldock gifts Brighton another excellent free-kick out on the left flank - in almost the same spot - after a shove on March. Sheffield United are not helping themselves here.

15'

A free-kick out deep on the left wing for Brighton twists its way towards Dunk once more, though the centre-back cannot quite make the connection he wants on this occasion.

13'

In the wake of Slaven Bilic's dismissal at West Brom earlier this month, is Chris Wilder the next for the chop? Plenty would wager so, but it still feels rather far-fetched the Blades would part with him.

11'

Dunk goes the closest of anyone in this match so far as, from his side's second corner of the game, he whistles a powerful header just over the crossbar from near the penalty spot.

9'

Sheffield United have matched the worst record by a club after 13 matches of a league season in the top four tiers of English football this year, set by Newport County in 1970-71.

7'

Play takes a pause after Trossard is caught by an elbow to the head from Ampadu with the pair challenging for a high ball. The Brighton man is good to continue without further attention.

5'

McGoldrick helps spear a push down the other end for the visitors that comes to nothing, and White easily cleans up a subsequent throughball pushed downfield for the striker to chase.

3'

An early corner for the Seagulls, after Egan executes a sliding block inside his own box, comes to nothing with a poor delivery. United will take those sorts of balls all game long if they have to.

1'

We are underway in this Premier League clash between Brighton and Sheffield United!

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The teams are emerging at the Amex Stadium and we're moments away from kick-off.

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United do not actually have the worst yield or leakiest defence in the top-flight this term - those honours go to Burnley and West Brom respectively. But the figures are still tough to read.

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A stat the visitors can take heart from; Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last five away league games against Brighton (W3 D2), since a 0-2 loss in the second tier in May 1987.

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Subs: Billy Sharp, Lys Mousset, Max Rowe, Oliver Burke, Phil Jagielka, Oliver Norwood, Jayden Bogle, Michael Verrips, Ben Osborn.

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SHEFFIELD UNITED (5-3-2): Aaron Ramsdale; George Baldock, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack Robinson, Enda Stevens; John Lundstram, Ethan Ampadu, John Fleck; Rhian Brewster, David McGoldrick.

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Subs: Alexis Mac Allister, Pascal Gross, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Steven Alzate, Danny Welbeck, Jason Steele, Andi Zeqiri, Dan Burn, Jayson Molumby.

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BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (3-4-2-1): Robert Sanchez; Ben White, Lewis Dunk, Adam Webster; Joel Veltman, Yves Bissouma, Adam Lallana, Solly March; Aaron Connolly, Leandro Trossard; Neal Maupay.

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The visitors meanwhile have to make do without the injured Sander Berge, while Rhian Brewster and John Lundstram both make starts for the Blades.

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It is Robert Sanchez in goal as the fallout between Mat Ryan and Brighton continues, while Joel Veltman, Neal Maupay and Aaron Connolly all come in. Tariq Lamptey is not fit to play.

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The hosts however were held to a point previously, in a drab goalless draw with the Cottagers. They too would like to light a festive spark - and this could just be the tie.

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The visitors thought they had finally found their first win after taking an early lead against Manchester United last time, ultimately succumbing 3-2. Can they ignite their survival hopes here?

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Graham Potter's Seagulls sit a point above 18th-place Fulham - but they're 10 above Chris Wilder's hapless Blades, moored to the foot of the table. Victory for either would be a major boost.

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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2020-21 Premier League season as Brighton & Hove Albion face winless Sheffield United in an early relegation clash at the Amex Stadium.

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