English League One

FT Monday, January 2, 2017
Sheffield United LWWWW 3
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Bury LLLDD 1
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SHU123
BURY101
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Match Report

Sheffield United extend lead atop League One after defeating plucky Bury

Sheffield United extend lead atop League One after defeating plucky Bury

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

BURY · 4-5-1

  1. 1Ben WilliamsG
  2. 30Jacob BedeauCD-L
  3. 6Antony KayCD-R
  4. 3Greg LeighLB
  5. 19Tom SoaresRB
  6. 34Callum StylesCM-L
  7. 18Jacob MellisCM-R
  8. 4Kelvin EtuhuAM
  9. 20Scott BurgessLM
  10. 37Jack MackrethRM
  11. 12James VaughanF

Substitutes

  1. 16Neil DannsSUB
  2. 15Anthony DudleySUB
  3. 11Tom PopeSUB
  4. 21Paul RachubkaSUB
  5. 35Ryan CooneySUB
  6. 29George MillerSUB
  7. 24Hallam HopeSUB

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 25Simon MooreG
  2. 13Jake WrightCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 19Ethan Ebanks-LandellCD-R
  5. 6Chris BashamCM-L
  6. 8Stefan ScougallCM-R
  7. 4John FleckAM
  8. 24Dan LaffertyLM
  9. 18Kieran FreemanRM
  10. 10Billy SharpCF-L
  11. 9Caolan LaveryCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20James WilsonSUB
  2. 12Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  3. 7Marc McNultySUB
  4. 11Matt DoneSUB
  5. 21Mark DuffySUB
  6. 14Reece BrownSUB
  7. 15Paul CouttsSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Bury 1, Sheffield United 0. Jacob Mellis (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  2. 21' Goal! Bury 1, Sheffield United 1. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 35' Kelvin Etuhu (Bury) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 52' Antony Kay (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Substitution, Sheffield United. Mark Duffy replaces Stefan Scougall.
  6. 54' James Vaughan (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Tom Soares (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Substitution, Bury. Neil Danns replaces Jacob Mellis.
  9. 72' Own Goal by Kelvin Etuhu, Bury. Bury 1, Sheffield United 2.
  10. 79' Substitution, Bury. George Miller replaces Jack Mackreth.
  11. 79' Substitution, Bury. Tom Pope replaces Callum Styles.
  12. 80' Substitution, Sheffield United. Paul Coutts replaces Daniel Lafferty.
  13. 81' Goal! Bury 1, Sheffield United 3. Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caolan Lavery.
  14. 84' Jake Wright (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Sheffield United. Matt Done replaces Billy Sharp.

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