Sheffield United 5-2 Burnley: result and report

Championship · Saturday 5 November 2022

Result

Sheffield United 5-2 Burnley

Championship · Saturday 5 November 2022, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-2

Sheffield United · Burnley · Championship predictions

Sheffield United 5-2 Burnley: match report

Sheffield United defeated Burnley 5-2 in the Championship on Saturday 5 November 2022. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Sheffield United's goals came from Iliman Ndiaye (30'), Oliver McBurnie (48'), Jack Robinson (64'), Anel Ahmedhodzic (69') and Oliver McBurnie (74'). Burnley scored through an own goal by Jack Robinson (17') and Benson Manuel Hedilazio (45').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards; Burnley received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 3rd on 32 points from 18 and Burnley 1st on 38 points from 19. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 91 points, and Burnley 1st with 101.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Burnley in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Oli McBurnie of Sheffield United (9.8), ahead of Anel Ahmedhodzic (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sheffield United wins, 2 draws and 5 for Burnley.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Own goal · Jack RobinsonBurnley · 0-1
  • 26'Yellow card · Enda StevensSheffield United
  • 30'Goal · Iliman NdiayeSheffield United · 1-1
  • 45'Goal · Benson Manuel HedilazioBurnley · 1-2
  • 48'Goal · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United · 2-2
  • 53'Yellow card · Josh CullenBurnley
  • 64'Goal · Jack RobinsonSheffield United · 3-2
  • 69'Goal · Anel AhmedhodzicSheffield United · 4-2
  • 74'Goal · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United · 5-2
  • 77'Yellow card · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United
  • 77'Yellow card · Nathan TellaBurnley
  • 78'Yellow card · J. BeyerBurnley
  • 80'Yellow card · J. CorkBurnley

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield United 3, draws 2, Burnley 5.

Team news

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Sheffield United line-up (3-4-2-1)

Wes Foderingham, Anel Ahmedhodzic, John Egan, Jack Robinson, George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Ben Osborn, Oli McBurnie, Iliman Ndiaye

Burnley line-up (4-2-3-1)

Arijanet Murić, Vitinho, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jordan Beyer, Ian Maatsen, Jack Cork, Josh Cullen, Manuel Benson, Samuel Bastien, Anass Zaroury, Nathan Tella