Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 29

Apr 24, 2024 at 8pm UK

Old Trafford

Man Utd
4 - 2
Sheff Utd

Maguire (42'), Fernandes (61' pen., 81'), Hojlund (85')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Bogle (35'), Brereton Diaz (50')
Holgate (37')

Erik ten Hag talks up 'pleasing' form of Manchester United star after Sheffield United win

Erik ten Hag heaps praise on in-form Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes after he inspired the Red Devils to a 4-2 comeback win over Sheffield United on Wednesday.

Apr 24, 23:28

Manchester United's Harry Maguire celebrates scoring their first goal on April 24, 2024

Manchester United's Harry Maguire breaks Premier League record with Sheffield United strike

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire sets a new Premier League record with his strike in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Sheffield United.

Apr 24, 23:58

Sheffield United players look dejected after conceding their third goal on April 24, 2024

Sheffield United break Premier League record for most goals conceded in a season

Sheffield United set a new unwanted Premier League record after suffering a 4-2 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.

Apr 25, 08:25

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester United

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Coventry 3-3 Man Utd (2-4 pen.)
Sunday, April 21 at 3.30pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-4 Burnley
Saturday, April 20 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 67.06%. A draw had a probability of 17.9% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 15.02%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.11%) and 3-1 (7.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.01%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-2 (4.22%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Manchester United	Draw	Sheffield United
67.06% ( 0.1)	17.91% ( -0.02)	15.02% ( -0.09)

Both teams to score 59.23% (

-0.14)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

67.02% (

-0.08)

32.98% (

0.08)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

45.3% (

-0.09)

54.7% (

0.09)

Manchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

90.9%

9.09% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

69.1% (

30.89% (

-0.01)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.16% (

-0.16)

34.84% (

0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.42% (

-0.16)

71.57% (

0.16)

Score Analysis

Manchester United 67.06%

Sheffield United 15.02%

Draw 17.91%

Manchester United	Draw	Sheffield United
2-1 @ 9.6% ( 0) 2-0 @ 9.11% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 7.67% ( 0) 1-0 @ 7.6% ( 0.03) 3-0 @ 7.28% ( 0.03) 4-1 @ 4.6% ( 0) 4-0 @ 4.36% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 4.05% ( -0.02) 4-2 @ 2.43% ( -0.01) 5-1 @ 2.21% ( 0) 5-0 @ 2.09% ( 0.01) 5-2 @ 1.16% ( -0) Other @ 4.92% Total : 67.06%	1-1 @ 8.01% 2-2 @ 5.06% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 3.17% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 1.42% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.25% Total : 17.91%	1-2 @ 4.22% ( -0.02) 0-1 @ 3.34% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.78% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 1.76% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 1.48% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.43% Total : 15.02%