English League Championship

FT Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Sunderland WLDWD 0
–
Sheffield United DLLLD 3
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SUN000
SHU123
Bramall Lane · 30,668 att.

Match Report

Sheffield United back into Championship play-off places with win over Sunderland

Sheffield United back into Championship play-off places with win over Sunderland

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
0
46.7
Possession
53.3
7
SHOTS
10
0
ON GOAL
4
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
310
Accurate Passes
349
402
Passes
456
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
76
Long Balls
68
33
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
30
Effective Clearances
16
30
Clearances
16

Head to Head

SUN leads series 3-2

Lineups

SHU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Simon MooreG
  2. 19Richard StearmanCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 16Cameron Carter-VickersCD-R
  5. 7John LundstramCM-L
  6. 6Chris BashamCM-R
  7. 21Mark DuffyAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 11Clayton DonaldsonCF-L
  11. 9Leon ClarkeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Billy SharpSUB
  2. 44Samir CarruthersSUB
  3. 13Jake WrightSUB
  4. 22Caolan LaverySUB
  5. 24Dan LaffertySUB
  6. 27Jamal BlackmanSUB
  7. 8Nathan ThomasSUB

SUN · 3-5-1-1

  1. 25Robbin RuiterG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD
  3. 36Marc WilsonCD-L
  4. 18Jiang GuangtaiCD-R
  5. 26George HoneymanCM-L
  6. 27Lynden GoochCM-R
  7. 24Darron GibsonAM
  8. 3Bryan OviedoLM
  9. 21Adam MatthewsRM
  10. 9James VaughanF
  11. 19Aiden McGeadyRCF

Substitutes

  1. 29Joel AsoroSUB
  2. 1Jason SteeleSUB
  3. 2Billy JonesSUB
  4. 13Callum McManamanSUB
  5. 20Josh MajaSUB
  6. 22Donald LoveSUB
  7. 40Elliot EmbletonSUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Sunderland 0. John Lundstram (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Duffy.
  2. 50' Marc Wilson (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Goal! Sheffield United 2, Sunderland 0. Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Duffy following a set piece situation.
  5. 62' Goal! Sheffield United 3, Sunderland 0. George Baldock (Sheffield United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack O'Connell with a cross.
  6. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Lynden Gooch.
  7. 75' Substitution, Sheffield United. Samir Carruthers replaces Mark Duffy.
  8. 77' Chris Basham (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, Sunderland. Callum McManaman replaces George Honeyman.
  10. 79' Substitution, Sunderland. Josh Maja replaces James Vaughan.
  11. 84' Substitution, Sheffield United. Caolan Lavery replaces Leon Clarke.
  12. 89' Substitution, Sheffield United. Daniel Lafferty replaces Clayton Donaldson.

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