English League Championship

FT Sunday, May 6, 2018
Sheffield United LWDLL 3
–
Bristol City LWLDD 2
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SHU303
BRC022
Ashton Gate · 23,902 att.

Match Report

Sheffield United edge five-goal thriller at Ashton Gate

Sheffield United edge five-goal thriller at Ashton Gate

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
0
55.6
Possession
44.4
5
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
415
Accurate Passes
311
517
Passes
415
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.4
79
Long Balls
76
28
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
18
26
Clearances
18

Head to Head

SHU leads series 3-2

Lineups

BRC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Frank FieldingG
  2. 25Lloyd KellyCD-L
  3. 4Aden FlintCD-R
  4. 3Joe BryanLB
  5. 8Josh BrownhillRB
  6. 7Korey SmithCM-L
  7. 21Marlon PackCM-R
  8. 20Jamie PatersonLM
  9. 19Niclas EliassonRM
  10. 9Famara DiédhiouCF-L
  11. 14Bobby De Cordova-ReidCF-R

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Simon MooreG
  2. 19Richard StearmanCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 14Ryan LeonardCM-R
  7. 20Lee EvansAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 18Kieron FreemanRM
  10. 9Leon ClarkeCF-L
  11. 10Billy SharpCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Bristol City 0, Sheffield United 1. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by John Fleck.
  2. 17' Aden Flint (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Goal! Bristol City 0, Sheffield United 2. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by John Fleck.
  4. 34' Goal! Bristol City 0, Sheffield United 3. Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Clarke.
  5. 42' Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bristol City. Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson replaces Jamie Paterson.
  7. 49' Joe Bryan (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 57' Substitution, Bristol City. Callum O'Dowda replaces Niclas Eliasson.
  9. 58' Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Ryan Leonard.
  10. 60' Goal! Bristol City 1, Sheffield United 3. Aden Flint (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross following a corner.
  11. 63' Substitution, Sheffield United. George Baldock replaces Kieron Freeman because of an injury.
  12. 74' Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 75' Goal! Bristol City 2, Sheffield United 3. Joe Bryan (Bristol City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  14. 79' Substitution, Bristol City. Antoine Semenyo replaces Lloyd Kelly.
  15. 80' Substitution, Sheffield United. David Brooks replaces Billy Sharp.
  16. 88' George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+2' Marlon Pack (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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