Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Sheffield United

FT
0 - 0

Nottingham Forest

Blades lack cutting edge as Forest earn point

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
2': Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross.
4': Foul by Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest).
4': Lee Evans (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
7': Attempt blocked. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
8': Foul by Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest).
8': Ryan Leonard (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
13': Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross.
15': Foul by Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest).
15': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt blocked. Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
17': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Tobias Figueiredo tries a through ball, but Daryl Murphy is caught offside.
19': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
22': Attempt blocked. Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Attempt missed. Lee Evans (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
23': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
24': Attempt saved. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
27': Foul by Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest).
27': Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Offside, Sheffield United. Jamal Blackman tries a through ball, but Leon Clarke is caught offside.
30': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
31': Hand ball by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
34': Foul by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
34': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt missed. Lee Evans (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
38': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
38': Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Attempt saved. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
42': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ryan Leonard.
44': Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
45': Foul by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
45': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
49': Delay in match Costel Pantilimon (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Attempt saved. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
56': Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
57': Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross.
57': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jamal Blackman.
58': Foul by Mark Duffy (Sheffield United).
58': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt missed. Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leon Clarke.
60': Substitution, Sheffield United. David Brooks replaces Billy Sharp.
61': Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Kieran Dowell.
63': Offside, Sheffield United. Enda Stevens tries a through ball, but Jack O'Connell is caught offside.
64': Foul by Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest).
64': Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Costel Pantilimon tries a through ball, but Daryl Murphy is caught offside.
67': Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
67': Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
67': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
70': Foul by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
70': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
71': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ricky Holmes replaces Ryan Leonard.
72': Foul by David Brooks (Sheffield United).
72': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Ricky Holmes (Sheffield United).
74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lee Tomlin replaces Daryl Murphy.
75': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
75': Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
76': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
76': Hand ball by Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest).
77': Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
77': Delay in match (Sheffield United).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Attempt blocked. Ricky Holmes (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Clarke.
80': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa.
80': Attempt blocked. Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
80': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Richard Stearman.
81': Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Fleck.
81': Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Richard Stearman (Sheffield United).
81': Substitution, Sheffield United. Clayton Donaldson replaces Mark Duffy.
82': Attempt missed. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Fox.
83': Attempt blocked. Lee Evans (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Brooks.
83': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Matthew Cash tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
85': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
85': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by David Brooks.
87': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
87': Ricky Holmes (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt blocked. Lee Evans (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricky Holmes.
89': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Colback.
90': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest).
90': Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Delay in match Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Apostolos Vellios replaces Matthew Cash because of an injury.
90'+3': Attempt saved. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Brooks.
90'+3': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
90'+3': Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
90'+4': Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa.
90'+7': Foul by Lee Evans (Sheffield United).
90'+7': Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
90'+8': Match ends, Sheffield United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.

Statistics

NFO		SHU
12	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
51.4	Possession	48.6
14	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
346	Accurate Passes	319
473	Passes	435
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	3
15	Crosses	27
0.3	Cross %	0.1
84	Long Balls	79
26	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	23
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
0	Interceptions	0
25	Effective Clearances	17
25	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 28,095

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	5	+6	11
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No.	Name
27	Jamal Blackman (GK)
19	Richard Stearman
5	Jack O'Connell
14	Ryan Leonard
4	John Fleck
20	Lee Evans
21	Mark Duffy
3	Enda Stevens
2	George Baldock
10	Billy Sharp
9	Leon Clarke

Sheffield United Substitutes:

Ricky Holmes, David Brooks, Simon Moore, Jake Wright, Danny Lafferty, John Lundstram, Clayton Donaldson.

Nottingham Forest (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Costel Pantilimon (GK)
13	Daniel Fox
3	Tobias Figueiredo
11	Ben Osborn
27	Tendayi Darikwa
32	Ben Watson
18	Jack Colback
20	Kieran Dowell
14	Matty Cash
17	Ben Brereton Díaz
9	Daryl Murphy

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

Joe Worrall, Adlène Guédioura, Apostolos Vellios, Michael Mancienne, Joe Lolley, Stefanos Kapino, Lee Tomlin.

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