English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 5, 2017
Brentford WDWDL 0
–
Sheffield United WWWWW 1
1st2ndT
BRE000
SHU101
Bramall Lane · 26,746 att.

Match Report

Sheffield United's Championship return starts with win over Brentford

Sheffield United's Championship return starts with win over Brentford

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
8
3
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
5
59.1
Possession
40.9
13
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
400
Accurate Passes
232
524
Passes
360
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
2
Accurate Crosses
2
14
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.1
87
Long Balls
85
37
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
17
13
Tackles
25
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
18
26
Clearances
18

Head to Head

BRE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 27Jamal BlackmanG
  2. 19Richard StearmanCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 15Paul CouttsCM-R
  7. 44Samir CarruthersAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 18Kieran FreemanRM
  10. 10Billy SharpCF-L
  11. 9Leon ClarkeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Jake EastwoodSUB
  2. 36David BrooksSUB
  3. 7John LundstramSUB
  4. 13Jake WrightSUB
  5. 22Caolan LaverySUB
  6. 24Dan LaffertySUB
  7. 21Mark DuffySUB

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Daniel BentleyG
  2. 5Andreas BjellandCD-L
  3. 14John EganCD-R
  4. 3Rico HenryLB
  5. 22Henrik DalsgaardRB
  6. 10Josh McEachranAM
  7. 15Ryan WoodsLM
  8. 12Kamohelo MokotjoRM
  9. 21Lasse VibeF
  10. 7Florian JozefzoonAM-L
  11. 23JotaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Maxime ColinSUB
  2. 29Yoann BarbetSUB
  3. 19Romaine SawyersSUB
  4. 8Li KeSUB
  5. 9Neal MaupaySUB
  6. 28Luke DanielsSUB
  7. 11Ollie WatkinsSUB

Timeline

  1. 39' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Brentford 0. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Clarke with a cross following a corner.
  2. 59' Substitution, Brentford. Nico Yennaris replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.
  3. 59' Substitution, Brentford. Ollie Watkins replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
  4. 71' Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Samir Carruthers.
  5. 78' Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Josh McEachran.
  6. 78' Substitution, Sheffield United. Caolan Lavery replaces Billy Sharp.

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