Premiership · Matchday 20

Manchester United v Sheffield United

1–2

HT 0–1

Wednesday 27th January 2021 · Old Trafford · Att: Behind closed doors

Manchester United lost 1–2 to Sheffield United at Old Trafford on Wednesday 27th January 2021 in the Premiership. Harry Maguire (64') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Peter Bankes.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
23' Kean Bryan Assist: John Fleck 0–1
40' John Lundstram
45' Axel Tuanzebe
Half Time 0–1
64' Harry Maguire Assist: Alex Telles 1–1
66' Edinson Cavani for Greenwood
74' Oliver Burke Assist: John Lundstram 1–2
82' Luke Shaw for Telles
83' Donny van de Beek for Tuanzebe
Full Time 1–2

Match Facts

Harry Maguire's 2nd goal of 2020-2021, and his 5th for United.

75%

Possession

4-2-3-1

Formation

Peter Bankes

Referee

Harry Maguire

Captain

Starting XI

Player

5 Harry Maguire 64'

Substitutes

66' for Greenwood

82' for Telles

83' for Tuanzebe

Sheffield United Lineup

3-5-2

Starting XI

1 Aaron Ramsdale G

2 George Baldock RM

4 John Fleck CM-L

6 Chris Basham CD-R

7 John Lundstram CM-R

10 Billy Sharp CF-L

15 Phil Jagielka CD

16 Oliver Norwood AM

17 David McGoldrick CF-R

22 Ethan Ampadu CD-L

29 Kean Bryan LM ⚽

Substitutes

11 Lys Mousset

13 Max Lowe

14 Oliver Burke on ⚽

18 Wes Foderingham

20 Jayden Bogle on

24 Rhian Brewster on

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC

Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United

OPP

Chris Wilder

Sheffield United

Match Information

Man Utd

4-2-3-1

Formation

Sheffield United

3-5-2

Man Utd Sheffield United

75%

Possession

25%

1.1

Expected Goals (xG)

1.0

Shots

Shots on Target

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Big Chances

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

6.70

Avg Player Rating

6.80

26.1

Avg Age

29.1

United vs Sheffield United History

Meeting 97 of 99

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

167

Goals For

137

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th November 1893. After this match United had played Sheffield United 97 times: 46W 16D 35L.

24 Nov 2019 D 3–3 PL 24 Jun 2020 W 3–0 PL 17 Dec 2020 W 3–2 PL

27 Jan 2021 L 1–2 This match

21 Oct 2023 W 2–1 PL 24 Apr 2024 W 4–2 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	48	30	6	12	99	52	62.5
Away	51	18	10	23	68	85	35.3

All 99 meetings with Sheffield United →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →