English League Championship

FT Friday, October 27, 2017
Sheffield United WWLWW 2
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Leeds United LLLWL 1
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SHU112
LEE101
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Match Report

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David Brooks strikes to give Sheffield United win away to Leeds

David Brooks' first goal for Sheffield United clinched a 2-1 win at Yorkshire rivals and sent them top of the Championship.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
9
6
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
4
49.2
Possession
50.8
12
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
242
Accurate Passes
248
358
Passes
380
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
93
21
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
0
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
14
14
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
43
22
Clearances
43

Head to Head

SHU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LEE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Andy LonerganG
  2. 6Liam CooperCD-L
  3. 5Matthew PenningtonCD-R
  4. 8Vurnon AnitaLB
  5. 2Luke AylingRB
  6. 14Eunan O'KaneCM
  7. 25Ronaldo VieiraLM
  8. 23Kalvin PhillipsRM
  9. 9Pierre-Michel LasoggaF
  10. 21Samu SáizLF
  11. 10Ezgjan AlioskiRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Pontus JanssonSUB
  2. 19Pablo HernándezSUB
  3. 7Kemar RoofeSUB
  4. 13Felix WiedwaldSUB
  5. 35Conor ShaughnessySUB
  6. 15Stuart DallasSUB
  7. 11Jay-Roy GrotSUB

SHU · 3-5-2

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

Substitutes

  1. 36David BrooksSUB
  2. 1Simon MooreSUB
  3. 7John LundstramSUB
  4. 11Clayton DonaldsonSUB
  5. 13Jake WrightSUB
  6. 44Samir CarruthersSUB
  7. 24Dan LaffertySUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Leeds United 0, Sheffield United 1. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Duffy.
  2. 34' Goal! Leeds United 1, Sheffield United 1. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 45' Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 51' Paul Coutts (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, Leeds United. Pontus Jansson replaces Liam Cooper because of an injury.
  6. 60' Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Substitution, Leeds United. Pablo Hernández replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
  9. 74' George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 76' Substitution, Sheffield United. David Brooks replaces Billy Sharp.
  11. 81' Goal! Leeds United 1, Sheffield United 2. David Brooks (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Duffy with a through ball.
  12. 82' Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 83' Substitution, Leeds United. Jay-Roy Grot replaces Vurnon Anita.
  14. 84' John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 86' Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Mark Duffy.
  16. 87' Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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