Thursday, 23 January 2020
A series of City vs Sheffield United thin win facts
By db-admin
DBasia.news – Manchester City had difficulty penetrating the Sheffield United defense throughout the match. But the match ended with the score 1-0 for Manchester City.
Compete at Bramall Lane in the English League continued on Wednesday (1/22/2020) early morning Western Indonesian Time, City had a golden opportunity to excel in the first round after being penalized in the 36th minute. But Gabriel Jesus who became the executor failed to convert into goals.
Pep Guardiola’s decision to include Sergio Aguero in the second half paid off. Aguero then became decisive City victory after utilizing the ball from Kevin De Bruyne.
Through his contribution, De Bruyne asserted himself as the king of Premier League assists. While Aguero continued his sharpness against the promotion team.
The following data and facts from the Sheff Utd vs Man City match as summarized by the BBC :
– Manchester City has scored the most away goals than any other team in the top five European leagues this season (34).
– Only at Selhurst Park (22) the number of goals created is less than Bramall Lane (24) in the Premier League this season. Sheffield only scored 13 goals and conceded 11 goals.
– Manchester City won three consecutive away games against Sheffield United for the first time since four consecutive matches between 1905-1908.
– Sheffield United have only won once in the last 16 league matches against defending champions (D3 L12), losing the last six games in a row without scoring.
– Kevin De Bruyne is the first player in Premier League history to record 15+ assists in three different seasons (15 in 2019/2020, 16 in 2017/2018, and 18 in 2016/2017).
– Sergio Aguero was involved in 43 goals in 43 Premier League appearances against the promotion team (35 goals, 8 assists).
– Three of Gabriel Jesus’ five penalty shootings in the Premier League failed (60%). Of all the players who took at least five penalties in this competition, no one had a worse conversion rate than Jesus (same as Stewart Downing and El Hadji Diouf).
