English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 1, 2020
Sheffield United WWDLW 1
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Crystal Palace DLDDL 0
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Selhurst Park · 25,170 att.

Match Report

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Goalkeeper howler gifts Sheffield United win over Crystal Palace

A terrible blunder from Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita helped Sheffield United to a 1-0 Premier League victory at Selhurst Park.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
3
39.3
Possession
60.7
10
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
240
Accurate Passes
418
337
Passes
515
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.1
70
Long Balls
62
25
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
7
20
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
10
28
Effective Clearances
12
28
Clearances
12

Head to Head

SHU leads series 3-2

Lineups

CRY · 4-5-1

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  3. 5James TomkinsCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 18James McArthurCM-L
  7. 22James McCarthyCM-R
  8. 4Luka MilivojevicAM
  9. 11Wilfried ZahaLM
  10. 9Jordan AyewRM
  11. 17Christian BentekeF

Substitutes

  1. 6Scott DannSUB
  2. 8Cheikhou KouyatéSUB
  3. 10Andros TownsendSUB
  4. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  5. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  6. 7Max MeyerSUB
  7. 34Martin KellySUB

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 32Sander BergeCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 10Billy SharpCF-L
  11. 9Oliver McBurnieCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Lys MoussetSUB
  2. 21Michael VerripsSUB
  3. 15Phil JagielkaSUB
  4. 8Luke FreemanSUB
  5. 7John LundstramSUB
  6. 19Jack RobinsonSUB
  7. 23Ben OsbornSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 24' James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' VAR Decision: No card change Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
  4. 58' Own Goal by Vicente Guaita, Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace 0, Sheffield United 1.
  5. 64' Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces Billy Sharp.
  6. 67' Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 68' Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Sander Berge.
  8. 68' John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' VAR Decision: No Red Card Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
  10. 74' Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Christian Benteke.
  12. 80' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces James McCarthy.
  13. 85' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces James McArthur.
  14. 90'+5' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Oliver McBurnie.

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