Sheff Utd 1-0 Brentford: Key statspublished at 17:26 9 December 2023
Sheffield United have won three consecutive league games against Brentford for the first time, while this is their first top-flight victory against the Bees since Christmas Day 1946 (6-1).
Brentford have lost three away games to teams starting the day in the relegation zone in the Premier League, one more defeat than they have away to teams starting the day inside the top three (2).
James McAtee scored his first Premier League goal, and his 10th overall for Sheffield United (55th appearance). He has been directly involved in 12 goals in all competitions in 2023 (seven goals, five assists), more than any other Blades player.
Brentford have lost four of their last five Premier League games (W1), one more defeat than in their previous 14 in the competition combined (W7 D4 L3).
Cameron Archer created four of Sheffield United’s nine attempts at goal in this match. The last Blades player to create more in a single Premier League game was Oliver Norwood against Crystal Palace in August 2019 (5).