Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 16 September 2023

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United

Premier League · Saturday 16 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United: match report

Tottenham Hotspur beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 September 2023. The half-time score was 0-0.

Gustavo Hamer opened the scoring in the 73rd minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Richarlison (90+8') and Dejan Kulusevski (90+10'). Sheffield United scored through Gustavo Hamer (73').

Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received 6 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Tottenham Hotspur were 3rd on 10 points from 4 and Sheffield United 17th on 1 point from 4. Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 5th with 66 points, and Sheffield United 20th with 16.

Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Wes Foderingham of Sheffield United (8.9), ahead of Richarlison (8.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 1 draw and 2 for Sheffield United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

29'Yellow card · Chris BashamSheffield United
41'Yellow card · Cameron ArcherSheffield United
45'Yellow card · Wes FoderinghamSheffield United
48'Yellow card · Micky van de VenTottenham Hotspur
56'Yellow card · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United
63'Yellow card · Jack RobinsonSheffield United
66'Yellow card · James MaddisonTottenham Hotspur
69'Yellow card · Manor SolomonTottenham Hotspur
73'Goal · Gustavo HamerSheffield United · 0-1
86'Yellow card · Yves BissoumaTottenham Hotspur
90+2'Yellow card · Tom DaviesSheffield United
90+8'Goal · RicharlisonTottenham Hotspur · 1-1
90+10'Goal · Dejan KulusevskiTottenham Hotspur · 2-1
90+13'Yellow card · Ivan PerišićTottenham Hotspur
90+14'Second yellow · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United
90+16'Yellow card · RicharlisonTottenham Hotspur

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Tottenham Hotspur 3, draws 1, Sheffield United 2.

Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Sheffield UnitedPremier League · 2 May 2021
Sheffield United 1-3 Tottenham HotspurPremier League · 17 Jan 2021
Sheffield United 3-1 Tottenham HotspurPremier League · 2 Jul 2020
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Sheffield UnitedPremier League · 9 Nov 2019
Sheffield United 2-1 Tottenham HotspurPremier League · 10 Feb 2007
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Sheffield UnitedPremier League · 22 Aug 2006

Team news

Unavailable

Rodrigo BentancurTottenham Hotspur · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Rhian BrewsterSheffield United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Bryan GilTottenham Hotspur · injury (Inflammation Of Pubic Bone)
Alfie WhitemanTottenham Hotspur · injury (Ankle Injury)
Giovani Lo CelsoTottenham Hotspur · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Daniel JebbisonSheffield United · injury (Unknown Injury)
Mason HolgateSheffield United · other (Doubtful)
Sergio ReguilónTottenham Hotspur · other (Doubtful)

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-2-3-1)

Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Manor Solomon, Heung-min Son

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

Wes Foderingham, Chris Basham, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Jack Robinson, Jayden Bogle, Gustavo Hamer, Vinicius de Souza Costa, James McAtee, Luke Jonathan Thomas, Oli McBurnie, Cameron Archer