English League Championship

FT Friday, November 17, 2017
Sheffield United WWWLW 3
–
Burton Albion DLLLW 1
1st2ndT
SHU213
BRT101
Pirelli Stadium · 5,167 att.

Match Report

Mike Egerton/PA Wire

Billy Sharp bags brace as Sheffield United see off Burton to reclaim top spot

A first-half brace from Billy Sharp and Leon Clarke's header sent Sheffield United back to the top of the Championship with a 3-1 win at Burton.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
53.4
Possession
46.6
15
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
348
Accurate Passes
274
488
Passes
418
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.2
90
Long Balls
105
25
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
28
27
Clearances
28

Head to Head

BRT leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BRT · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Stephen BywaterG
  2. 6Ben TurnerCD-L
  3. 23Jake BuxtonCD-R
  4. 7Luke MurphyDM
  5. 3Stephen WarnockLB
  6. 5Kyle McFadzeanRB
  7. 4Jamie AllenAM
  8. 19Matthew PalmerLM
  9. 8Matthew LundRM
  10. 17Marvin SordellCF-L
  11. 11Lloyd DyerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Tom FlanaganSUB
  2. 16Luke VarneySUB
  3. 13Connor RipleySUB
  4. 10Lucas AkinsSUB
  5. 9Sean ScannellSUB
  6. 15Tom NaylorSUB
  7. 18William MillerSUB

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 27Jamal BlackmanG
  2. 13Jake WrightCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 16Cameron Carter-VickersCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 15Paul CouttsCM-R
  7. 21Mark DuffyAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 6Chris BashamRM
  10. 10Billy SharpCF-L
  11. 9Leon ClarkeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Clayton DonaldsonSUB
  2. 44Samir CarruthersSUB
  3. 7John LundstramSUB
  4. 19Richard StearmanSUB
  5. 36David BrooksSUB
  6. 1Simon MooreSUB
  7. 24Dan LaffertySUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Burton Albion 0, Sheffield United 1. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 26' Substitution, Burton Albion. Lucas Akins replaces Lloyd Dyer because of an injury.
  3. 31' Goal! Burton Albion 1, Sheffield United 1. Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
  4. 34' Goal! Burton Albion 1, Sheffield United 2. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Carter-Vickers with a through ball.
  5. 42' Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+6' Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Paul Coutts because of an injury.
  7. 65' Substitution, Burton Albion. Sean Scannell replaces Jamie Allen.
  8. 71' Substitution, Sheffield United. David Brooks replaces Billy Sharp.
  9. 78' Goal! Burton Albion 1, Sheffield United 3. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Fleck with a through ball.
  10. 81' Substitution, Burton Albion. Will Miller replaces Stephen Warnock.
  11. 89' Substitution, Sheffield United. Samir Carruthers replaces Mark Duffy.

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