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Sheffield United make Premier League history in chaotic draw against West Ham

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Published 17:46 21 Jan 2024 GMT

Sheffield United make Premier League history in chaotic draw against West Ham

Oli McBurnie broke a Premier League record.

Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton

Sheffield United are enduring a season to forget, but on Sunday they unexpectedly broke a Premier League record.

Oli McBurnie's last-gasp penalty rescued a point for Sheffield United against West Ham, as the Premier League strugglers twice came from behind at Bramall Lane to claim a 2-2 draw.

Maxwell Cornet gave the visitors the lead when he smashed home his first goal for the club from close range, but Ben Brereton Diaz soon drew the home side level on his Premier League debut.

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James Ward-Prowse looked to have won the game when he cooly converted a penalty with 10 minutes of normal time left to play, before the final stages of the match descended into chaos.

United substitute Rhian Brewster was shown a straight red card - after a VAR review - for a wild lunge on Hammers defender Emerson, before Vladimir Coufal followed him minutes later after committing a second bookable offence.

With both sides playing with 10 men, Sheffield United were awarded a late penalty when West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola took out Oli McBurnie when contesting a lofted ball.

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Cue a five-minute injury delay, which saw Areola treated for a facial injury before David Moyes decide to replace him with penalty expert Lukasz Fabianski. The Poland international was powerless to stop McBurnie from burying his effort though, a goal that not only rescued the home side a point but made Premier League history.

McBurnie's penalty hit the back of the net in the 13th minute of injury time, with 102 minutes and seven seconds on the clock. It's comfortably the latest goal scored in Premier League history.

McBurnie broke a Premier League record with his penalty.
McBurnie broke a Premier League record with his penalty.

The previous record was held by Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt, who converted a penalty with the final kick of the game after 101 minutes and 48 seconds in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal in 2011.

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Sheffield United have earned themselves a place in the history books, but if they don't start picking up results soon then they could make history for the wrong reasons.

Wilder's side have amassed 10 points after 21 games this season and already looked doomed for relegation. Based on their current points-per-game average they are on track to finish the campaign with 18 points, which would be the fifth-lowest points tally in Premier League history.

Featured Image Credit: TNT Sports

Topics: Premier League, Sheffield United, West Ham United

Alex Brotherton
Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton is a journalist at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He can often be found watching dreadful non-league football.

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