English League Championship

Sheffield United vs Fulham, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield United
  • 10': Morgan Gibbs-White
  • 21': Iliman Ndiaye
  • 25': Sander Berge
  • 49': Enda Stevens
FT
4 - 0
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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
    • 2': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano with a cross.
    • 7': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
    • 7': Nathaniel Chalobah (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Fulham 0. Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
    • 12': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Fabio Carvalho (Fulham).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 14': Foul by Ben Osborn (Sheffield United).
    • 14': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Kenny Tete (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 16': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
    • 16': Nathaniel Chalobah (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Offside, Sheffield United. Iliman Ndiaye tries a through ball, but Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 19': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
    • 20': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
    • 20': Paulo Gazzaniga (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Fulham 0. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 24': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
    • 24': Foul by Michael Hector (Fulham).
    • 24': Wes Foderingham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Goal! Sheffield United 3, Fulham 0. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 27': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
    • 27': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
    • 29': Michael Hector (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Kenny Tete (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
    • 29': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Fulham).
    • 29': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Substitution, Fulham. Josh Onomah replaces Nathaniel Chalobah because of an injury.
    • 31': Foul by Michael Hector (Fulham).
    • 31': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Josh Onomah (Fulham).
    • 33': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
    • 37': Foul by Fabio Carvalho (Fulham).
    • 37': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jean Michaël Seri.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
    • 41': Offside, Sheffield United. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
    • 41': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
    • 43': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tim Ream.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
    • 44': Offside, Sheffield United. Jack Robinson tries a through ball, but Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
    • 45': Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
    • 45'+1': Offside, Fulham. Jean Michaël Seri tries a through ball, but Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Michaël Seri.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Tim Ream (Fulham) header from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Fulham 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 3, Fulham 0.
    • 47': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
    • 49': Goal! Sheffield United 4, Fulham 0. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 51': Offside, Sheffield United. Iliman Ndiaye tries a through ball, but Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
    • 56': Offside, Sheffield United. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
    • 59': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
    • 59': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
    • 59': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
    • 62': Substitution, Sheffield United. William Osula replaces Iliman Ndiaye because of an injury.
    • 63': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
    • 63': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
    • 64': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 66': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood tries a through ball, but Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Michael Hector (Fulham).
    • 68': William Osula (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Michael Hector (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Attempt saved. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
    • 70': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
    • 70': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Jean Michaël Seri.
    • 72': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
    • 72': Josh Onomah (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
    • 73': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 75': Substitution, Sheffield United. Conor Hourihane replaces John Fleck.
    • 78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 81': Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
    • 84': Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
    • 85': Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
    • 85': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny Tete.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
    • 88': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
    • 90'+3': Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 4, Fulham 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 4, Fulham 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 6
    7 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 4
    65.5 Possession 34.5
    14 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    474 Accurate Passes 208
    568 Passes 304
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    20 Crosses 8
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    55 Long Balls 67
    28 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    10 Interceptions 11
    8 Effective Clearances 15
    8 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Bramall Lane
    Location: Sheffield, England
    Attendance: 30,813

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 36 +36 74
    2 Middlesbrough 36 +23 69
    3 Millwall 36 +9 65
    4 Ipswich Town 35 +26 64
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SHU Sheffield United (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    18 Wes Foderingham (GK)
    12 John Egan
    19 Jack Robinson
    6 Chris Basham
    4 John Fleck Yellow Card
    16 Oliver Norwood
    8 Sander Berge
    3 Enda Stevens
    23 Ben Osborn
    29 Iliman Ndiaye
    27 Morgan Gibbs-White
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Ben Davies, Conor Hourihane, Adam Rhys Davies, George Baldock, William Osula, Daniel Jebbison, Rhys Norrington-Davies.

    FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Paulo Gazzaniga (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    3 Michael Hector Yellow Card
    33 Antonee Robinson
    2 Kenny Tete
    28 Fábio Carvalho
    12 Nathaniel Chalobah
    24 Jean Michaël Seri
    9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
    14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
    7 Neeskens Kebano
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Fabri, Josh Onomah, Ivan Cavaleiro, Jay Stansfield, Tosin Adarabioyo, Rodrigo Muniz, Harrison Reed.

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