Sheffield United 0-1 Manchester City: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 21 January 2020

Result

Sheffield United 0-1 Manchester City

Premier League · Tuesday 21 January 2020, 19:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sheffield United 0-1 Manchester City: match report

Sheffield United were beaten by Manchester City 0-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday 21 January 2020. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Sergio Agüero of Manchester City in the 73rd minute.

Discipline: Sheffield United received 4 yellow cards; Manchester City received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 7th on 33 points from 23 and Manchester City 2nd on 48 points from 23. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 9th with 54 points, and Manchester City 2nd with 81.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Manchester City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dean Henderson of Sheffield United (8.1), level with Fernandinho (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sheffield United wins, 1 draw and 2 for Manchester City.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Muhamed BesicSheffield United
  • 24'Yellow card · Oliver NorwoodSheffield United
  • 36'Missed penalty · Gabriel JesusManchester City
  • 43'Yellow card · John FleckSheffield United
  • 45+2'Yellow card · FernandinhoManchester City
  • 53'Yellow card · RodriManchester City
  • 73'Goal · Sergio AgüeroManchester City · 0-1
  • 83'Yellow card · Sergio AgüeroManchester City
  • 83'Yellow card · Sergio AgüeroManchester City
  • 84'Yellow card · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Sheffield United 0, draws 1, Manchester City 2.

Team news

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

Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack O'Connell, George Baldock, M. Bešić, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Patrick McCarthy, Oli McBurnie

Manchester City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Ederson, Fernandinho, Nicolás Otamendi, Aymeric Laporte, Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riyad Mahrez, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus