English League One

FT Saturday, January 7, 2017
Sheffield United WWWWW 4
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Southend United WWWDD 2
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SHU224
SOUT112
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Match Report

League One leaders Sheffield United see off Southend in six-goal thriller

League One leaders Sheffield United see off Southend in six-goal thriller

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Head to Head

SOUT leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

SOUT · 4-4-2

  1. 22Edward SmithG
  2. 35Anton FerdinandCD-L
  3. 5Adam ThompsonCD-R
  4. 8Michael TimlinLB
  5. 24Jason DemetriouRB
  6. 4Anthony WordsworthCM-L
  7. 18Ryan LeonardCM-R
  8. 10Simon CoxLM
  9. 12Will AtkinsonRM
  10. 14Marc-Antoine FortunéCF-L
  11. 50Nile RangerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Zavon HinesSUB
  2. 7Luke O'NeillSUB
  3. 17Jermaine McGlashanSUB
  4. 2John WhiteSUB
  5. 27Harry KyprianouSUB
  6. 40Josh BexonSUB
  7. 19Jack BridgeSUB

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 25Simon MooreG
  2. 5Jack O'ConnellCD
  3. 6Chris BashamCD-L
  4. 19Ethan Ebanks-LandellCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 15Paul CouttsCM-R
  7. 21Mark DuffyAM
  8. 24Dan LaffertyLM
  9. 18Kieran FreemanRM
  10. 9Caolan LaveryCF-L
  11. 10Billy SharpCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  2. 8Stefan ScougallSUB
  3. 27Leon ClarkeSUB
  4. 44Samir CarruthersSUB
  5. 11Matt DoneSUB
  6. 7Marc McNultySUB
  7. 13Jake WrightSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Southend United 0, Sheffield United 1. Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Duffy.
  2. 19' Goal! Southend United 1, Sheffield United 1. Simon Cox (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc-Antoine Fortuné.
  3. 42' Goal! Southend United 1, Sheffield United 2. Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 45'+1' Simon Cox (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 51' Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 54' Will Atkinson (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Substitution, Sheffield United. Matt Done replaces Daniel Lafferty.
  8. 60' Substitution, Southend United. Jermaine McGlashan replaces Marc-Antoine Fortuné.
  9. 67' Chris Basham (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 68' Substitution, Sheffield United. Samir Carruthers replaces Mark Duffy.
  11. 72' Goal! Southend United 1, Sheffield United 3. Caolan Lavery (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  12. 73' Substitution, Southend United. Zavon Hines replaces Will Atkinson.
  13. 76' Goal! Southend United 1, Sheffield United 4. Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Caolan Lavery.
  14. 83' Substitution, Sheffield United. Stefan Scougall replaces Samir Carruthers.
  15. 88' Goal! Southend United 2, Sheffield United 4. Jermaine McGlashan (Southend United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.

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