English League One

FT Saturday, April 8, 2017
Sheffield United WWDWW 2
–
Northampton Town WWLDD 1
1st2ndT
SHU022
NHT101
Sixfields Stadium · 7,425 att.

Match Report

Sheffield United celebrate promotion with dramatic win

Sheffield United celebrate promotion with dramatic win

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Head to Head

SHU leads series 1-0

Lineups

NHT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Adam SmithG
  2. 22Lewin NyatangaCD-L
  3. 5Alexander DiamondCD-R
  4. 3David BuchananLB
  5. 2Brendan MoloneyRB
  6. 31Matthew TaylorCM-L
  7. 21John-Joe O'TooleCM-R
  8. 35Luke WilliamsLM
  9. 4Paul AndersonRM
  10. 9Marc RichardsCF-L
  11. 24Michael SmithCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Jak MccourtSUB
  2. 28Rod McDonaldSUB
  3. 26David CornellSUB
  4. 7Keshi AndersonSUB
  5. 18Aaron PhillipsSUB
  6. 10Alex RevellSUB
  7. 17Shaun McWilliamsSUB

SHU · 5-3-2

  1. 25Simon MooreG
  2. 5Jack O'ConnellCD
  3. 13Jake WrightCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 24Dan LaffertyLB
  6. 18Kieran FreemanRB
  7. 4John FleckCM
  8. 44Samir CarruthersCM-L
  9. 15Paul CouttsCM-R
  10. 26Jay O'SheaCF-L
  11. 27Leon ClarkeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Matt DoneSUB
  2. 32Harry ChapmanSUB
  3. 1George LongSUB
  4. 16James HansonSUB
  5. 10Billy SharpSUB
  6. 19Ethan Ebanks-LandellSUB
  7. 21Mark DuffySUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Daniel Lafferty (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Sheffield United 0. Marc Richards (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Michael Smith.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Samir Carruthers.
  4. 53' Substitution, Sheffield United. James Hanson replaces Jay O'Shea.
  5. 61' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Sheffield United 1. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John Fleck.
  6. 70' Substitution, Northampton Town. Alex Revell replaces Michael Smith.
  7. 70' Substitution, Northampton Town. Shaun McWilliams replaces Paul Anderson.
  8. 79' John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  9. 81' Substitution, Northampton Town. Rod McDonald replaces Luke Williams.
  10. 82' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ethan Ebanks-Landell replaces Leon Clarke.
  11. 88' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Sheffield United 2. John Fleck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Billy Sharp.

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