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Liverpool took on Championship-bound Sheffield United in a Premier League meeting on Thursday evening, looking to retake their spot atop of the table.
When all was said and done, the Reds came away with a 3-1 win to knock Arsenal down to 2nd in the division. Liverpool now face Manchester United at Old Trafford this Sunday and are 8/13 to pick up the win with BetVictor.
Liverpool 3-1 Sheffield United key stats
Here are all the key stats you may have missed from Liverpool’s win over Sheffield United:
- Liverpool have won more matches (16) and scored more goals (59) in all competitions in 2024 than any other side across Europe’s big-five leagues.
- The Reds have scored 26 Premier League goals this season in the final 15 minutes of matches, 10 more than any other side.
- Darwin Nunez became the sixth Premier League player to be involved in 30 goals in all competitions this season (18 goals, 12 assists) and the second Liverpool player along with Mohamed Salah. In 2024. He’s been involved in 15 goals in all competitions - the most of any player (10 goals, 5 assists).
- Liverpool had 83.1 per cent possession in Thursday’s match, a record by a team in a Premier League match since Opta began recording this data in 2003-04.
- Sheffield United have kept just one clean sheet in their last 39 away Premier League matches – a 1-0 win at Everton in May 2021 – conceding 83 goals across those games.
- The Blades are the first top-flight team to concede 80 goals in their first 30 matches in a season since Ipswich Town in 1963-64 (81).