Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 5 July 2020

Result

Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United

Premier League · Sunday 5 July 2020, 11:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United: match report

Burnley drew with Sheffield United 1-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 5 July 2020. It was 1-0 at half-time.

James Tarkowski opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Burnley's goal came from James Tarkowski (43'). Sheffield United scored through John Egan (80').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Burnley were 10th on 45 points from 32 and Sheffield United 8th on 47 points from 32. Burnley went on to finish that season 10th with 54 points, and Sheffield United 9th with 54.

Burnley lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to James Tarkowski of Burnley (8.0), ahead of Oli McBurnie (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Burnley wins, 0 draws and 1 for Sheffield United.

Going into the match Burnley's last five read W-W-L-D-D and Sheffield United's W-L-L-D-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 43'Goal · James TarkowskiBurnley · 1-0
  • 80'Goal · John EganSheffield United · 1-1

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Burnley 0, draws 0, Sheffield United 1.

Team news

Burnley line-up (4-4-2)

Nick Pope, Phil Bardsley, Kevin Long, James Tarkowski, Charlie Taylor, Dwight McNeil, Ashley Westwood, Josh Brownhill, Erik Pieters, Jay Rodríguez, Matej Vydra

Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)

Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack Robinson, George Baldock, Sander Berge, Oliver Norwood, Ben Osborn, Enda Stevens, Oli McBurnie, David McGoldrick