At 2:30 a.m. Beijing time on April 5, a match in the 31st round of the 2023-24 Premier League season was played at Anfield Stadium, with Liverpool playing Sheffield United at home. In the first half, Nunez capitalised on a Sheffield United goalkeeper mistake to score, while in the second half, Bradley scored with an own goal and McAllister and Gakpo netting. In the end, Liverpool won 3-1 at home to Sheffield United and lead the table by two points.
In the first minute, Sheffield United crossed from the left, and McCarty's shot from a tight angle was blocked by Kelleher in the near corner. In the 6th minute, Liverpool's cross from the left was cleared, and Salah's volley from the right was lifted over the crossbar by the goalkeeper.
In the 7th minute, Nunez received a cross in the penalty area, and his header from the middle went wide of the right post. In the 14th minute, Liverpool's set-piece in the middle of the field was cleared, and Salah's volley from the right went wide of the far post.
In the 17th minute, the Sheffield United goalkeeper made a big mistake and hit Nunez who was grabbing in front, and the ball bounced into the goal, giving Liverpool a 1-0 lead!
In the 33rd minute, McAllister fired a long-range shot from the top of the penalty area. In the 43rd minute, Szobosloy's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper.
At the end of the first half, Liverpool went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, the side changed sides and fought again, and in the 49th minute, Salah received a cross knock at the top of the arc of the penalty area, and his long-range shot was picked up by the goalkeeper. In the 58th minute, Sheffield United crossed the ball from the right, nodded the ball in the penalty area, Bradley stretched out his foot and touched the ball into his own door, Sheffield United equalized 1-1!
In the 60th minute, Liverpool made two changes, with Elliott and Robertson coming on for Salah and Hrafenberg. In the 64th minute, Liverpool's corner kick from the right side was driven into the penalty area, and Van Dijk's nod was blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 73rd minute, Liverpool made two more substitutions, with Gakpo and Jones coming on to replace Gomez and Szobosloy. In the 76th minute, Robertson crossed from the left, the ball hit Dias when the Sheffield United player cleared the ball, and McAllister met the ball in the arc of the penalty area and volleyed the goal, Liverpool regained the lead 2-1!
In the 82nd minute, Gakpo crossed the left side of the penalty area and hit the goal high over the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Liverpool won a set-piece at the top of the penalty area, McAllister took the penalty and hit the goal directly, and the ball bounced off the crossbar and back into the field.
In the 90th minute, Robertson crossed from the left, and Gakpo scored with a header in front of the middle of the penalty area, and Liverpool sealed the win 3-1!
Shortly after the game ended, Liverpool won 3-1 at home to Sheffield United to continue to lead the table.
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