English League One

FT Saturday, April 2, 2016
Walsall DLWWW 0
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Sheffield United DWLWL 2
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SHU202
Bramall Lane · 19,214 att.

Match Report

Sheffield United beat Walsall to dent their automatic-promotion hopes

Sheffield United beat Walsall to dent their automatic-promotion hopes

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Head to Head

WAL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 25George LongG
  2. 34David EdgarCD
  3. 19James McEveleyCD-L
  4. 21Alex BaptisteCD-R
  5. 7Ryan FlynnCM-L
  6. 6Chris BashamCM-R
  7. 35Dean HammondAM
  8. 14Matt DoneLM
  9. 8Paul CouttsRM
  10. 10Billy SharpCF-L
  11. 29Ché AdamsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Martyn WoolfordSUB
  2. 1Mark HowardSUB
  3. 32Harrison McGaheySUB
  4. 37Graham KellySUB
  5. 27Dominic Calvert-LewinSUB
  6. 22Louis ReedSUB
  7. 36Benjamin WhitemanSUB

WAL · 3-5-2

  1. 1Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 5Matthew PenningtonCD
  3. 3Andy TaylorCD-L
  4. 6Paul DowningCD-R
  5. 8Sam MantomCM-L
  6. 17Reece FlanaganCM-R
  7. 7Adam ChambersAM
  8. 14Rico HenryLM
  9. 2Jason DemetriouRM
  10. 9Tom BradshawCF-L
  11. 10Romaine SawyersCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Anthony FordeSUB
  2. 16Matt PrestonSUB
  3. 31Jordi HiwulaSUB
  4. 22Liam KinsellaSUB
  5. 18Kieron MorrisSUB
  6. 15Milan LalkovicSUB
  7. 13Craig MacGillivraySUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Walsall 0. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Done.
  2. 36' Goal! Sheffield United 2, Walsall 0. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Basham.
  3. 45' Substitution, Walsall. Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila replaces Reece Flanagan.
  4. 56' Dean Hammond (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Substitution, Sheffield United. Harrison McGahey replaces Alex Baptiste.
  6. 71' Matthew Pennington (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 74' Substitution, Walsall. Anthony Forde replaces Andy Taylor.
  8. 75' Substitution, Walsall. Milan Lalkovic replaces Sam Mantom.
  9. 84' Jay McEveley (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 88' Substitution, Sheffield United. Martyn Woolford replaces Matt Done.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Sheffield United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Che Adams.

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