Match Report


Sheffield UnitedSheffield United     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stefan ArendtS. Arendt62
G
1captain
G
75Gilles VieiraG. Vieira
Darius MccannD. Mccann63
D
2
D
60Oleg AthertonO. Atherton
Chris SummerbellC. Summerbell57
D
captain3
D
60Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro
Alexander ScowcroftA. Scowcroft55
D
4
D
59Neil ShawN. Shaw
Jacob BeattieJ. Beattie76
M
5
M
66Les MorrisL. Morris
Alistair FentonA. Fenton64
M
6
M
64Harvey VenusH. Venus
Steve FowlerS. Fowler62
M
7
M
59Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney
Clive GordonC. Gordon61
M
8
M
54Paul LoweP. Lowe
Edward YoungE. Young78
A
9
A
69Oleg AdamsO. Adams
Fredrik DixonF. Dixon59
A
10
A
60Ronnie SheringhamR. Sheringham
Adrian VenusA. Venus56
A
11
A
57Matt MiddletonM. Middleton
 
Scott SherwoodS. Sherwood60
M
12
G
67Nigel LuzhnyN. Luzhny
Omer ShearerO. Shearer53
M
13
D
57Steven VieiraS. Vieira
Ledley ThompsonL. Thompson53
D
14
G
54Jason NewtonJ. Newton

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 9,228 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Dublin.


0.00
Sheffield United kick off the first half!
3.52
Harvey Venus flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Adams controls it well on his chest. Oleg Adams shoots from 25 yards but Stefan Arendt is on top of it.
4.31
Paul Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Sheringham controls it well on his chest. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.35
Harvey Venus flicks a high pass forward. Matt Middleton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Middleton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.09
Steve Fowler hits a low pass to Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.05
Harvey Venus flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
22.30
Steve Fowler flicks a high pass forward. Edward Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edward Young tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
24.26
Chris Summerbell makes a probing pass to Steve Fowler. Steve Fowler threads a neat ball through to Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Shaw.
27.32
Cesar Ribeiro advances with the ball. Cesar Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Stefan Arendt!
30.46
Neil Shaw makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Shaw knocks the ball forward to Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Scowcroft.
32.17
Harvey Venus chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.45
Clive Gordon makes a simple pass to Edward Young. Edward Young knocks in a cross ball towards Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon makes a looping header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.49
Jacob Beattie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gilles Vieira who gathers it comfortably.
44.51
Alexander Scowcroft flicks a high ball forward to Jacob Beattie who gracefully takes it down. Jacob Beattie surges forward with the ball. Jacob Beattie knocks in a cross ball towards Edward Young. Edward Young finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield United appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Bromwich Albion players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion kick off!
49.58
Clive Gordon catches Les Morris on the ankles. Clive Gordon is shown the yellow card! Les Morris runs off the knock.
53.47
Paolo Delaney surges forward with the ball. Paolo Delaney knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.25
Neil Shaw passes the ball forward to Paolo Delaney. Paolo Delaney threads a neat ball through to Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Arendt who gathers it comfortably.
57.14
Alexander Scowcroft makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Beattie. Jacob Beattie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Shaw.
60.48
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Jason Newton replacing Cesar Ribeiro .
65.11
Harvey Venus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for West Bromwich Albion!
69.49
Ronnie Sheringham barges into Darius Mccann. The referee warns Ronnie Sheringham to calm down! Darius Mccann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.15
Steve Fowler chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Young. Edward Young whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon connects with a diving header. Fantastic reactions from Jason Newton blocks the shot!
72.42
Jason Newton knocks the ball forward to Paul Lowe. Paul Lowe threads a neat ball through to Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton shoots from 20 yards. Stefan Arendt gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
77.52
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Luzhny replacing Harvey Venus and Steven Vieira replacing Paolo Delaney .
78.52
Darius Mccann hacks Oleg Adams from behind! Darius Mccann is given a warning by the referee! Oleg Adams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.08
Steven Vieira advances with the ball. Steven Vieira finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
83.34
Alistair Fenton threads the ball through to Edward Young. Edward Young knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Atherton.
85.18
With imagination, Jason Newton plays the ball forward to Nigel Luzhny. With vision, Nigel Luzhny plays the ball forward to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham runs straight at the defence! Ronnie Sheringham muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
87.57
Neil Shaw flicks a high pass forward. Steven Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steven Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Matt Middleton comfortably collects the pass. Matt Middleton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield United

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.1%
57.9%
Play Area
27.6%
46.1%
26.3%

Scorers
Oleg Adams 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oleg Adams of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.Stefan Arendt (GK)
8
2.Darius Mccann (DEF)
6
3.Chris Summerbell (DEF)
6
4.Alexander Scowcroft (DEF)
6
5.Jacob Beattie (MID)
8
6.Alistair Fenton (MID)
6
7.Steve Fowler (MID)
7
8.Clive Gordon (MID)yellow card
5
9.Edward Young (ATT)
7
10.Fredrik Dixon (ATT)
6
11.Adrian Venus (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Sherwood (MID)
0
13.Omer Shearer (MID)
0
14.Ledley Thompson (DEF)
0

1.Gilles Vieira (GK)
6
2.Oleg Atherton (DEF)
6
3.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
7
4.Neil Shaw (DEF)
7
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)
7
7.Paolo Delaney (MID)
7
8.Paul Lowe (MID)
6
9.Oleg Adams (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Ronnie Sheringham (ATT)
6
11.Matt Middleton (ATT)
8
 
12.Nigel Luzhny (GK)
6
13.Steven Vieira (DEF)
7
14.Jason Newton (GK)
7