English League Championship

FT Sunday, September 24, 2017
Sheffield United LWWWL 4
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Sheffield Wednesday LDWWD 2
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SHU224
SHW112
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Match Report

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United triumph over Wednesday in superb Sheffield derby

United made a devastating start to the derby and led after only three minutes when John Fleck fired home from a free kick.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
9
0
Saves
3
36.8
Possession
63.2
12
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
167
Accurate Passes
321
255
Passes
420
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
36
0.2
Cross %
0.1
73
Long Balls
84
25
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
48
Effective Clearances
23
48
Clearances
23

Head to Head

SHW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SHW · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Kieren WestwoodG
  2. 4Joost van AkenCD-L
  3. 15Tom LeesCD-R
  4. 3David JonesDM
  5. 20Adam ReachLB
  6. 2Jack HuntRB
  7. 5Kieran LeeAM
  8. 10Barry BannanLM
  9. 33Ross WallaceRM
  10. 9Steven FletcherCF-L
  11. 14Gary HooperCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Liam PalmerSUB
  2. 18Lucas JoãoSUB
  3. 28Joe WildsmithSUB
  4. 8Jacob ButterfieldSUB
  5. 7Jordan RhodesSUB
  6. 17Atdhe NuhiuSUB
  7. 36Daniel PudilSUB

SHU · 3-5-1-1

  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. 6Chris BashamAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 9Leon ClarkeF
  11. 36David BrooksRCF

Substitutes

  1. 24Dan LaffertySUB
  2. 1Simon MooreSUB
  3. 21Mark DuffySUB
  4. 44Samir CarruthersSUB
  5. 10Billy SharpSUB
  6. 7John LundstramSUB
  7. 32Ched EvansSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Sheffield United 1. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Brooks following a set piece situation.
  2. 12' Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 15' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Sheffield United 2. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
  4. 45'+2' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Sheffield United 2. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Wallace with a cross.
  5. 45' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas João replaces David Jones.
  6. 63' Substitution, Sheffield United. Mark Duffy replaces Jake M Wright.
  7. 65' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Sheffield United 2. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Reach.
  8. 67' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Sheffield United 3. Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Clarke.
  9. 68' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordan Rhodes replaces Steven Fletcher.
  10. 75' Chris Basham (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 77' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Sheffield United 4. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  12. 78' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jacob Butterfield replaces Ross Wallace.
  13. 85' Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces David Brooks.
  14. 90'+1' John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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