Match Report
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Atherton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Atherton.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Wolverhampton Wanderers get the match underway!
2.29
0-0Del Best passes the ball forward to Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
3.51
Emiliano Armellini flicks a high ball forward to Bill Mccann who takes it down. Bill Mccann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Terry Philips. Terry Philips shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.44
0-0Graeme Mcgovern chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Woodcock. Tommy Woodcock knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
16.42
Teddy Woodcock threads a neat ball through to Kevin Scholz. Kevin Scholz chips the ball to his team mate, Terry Philips. Terry Philips finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
18.18
0-0Teddy Woodcock flicks a high pass forward to Henry Butt who brings the ball under control. Henry Butt plays a one-two with Ian Midgley and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Henry Butt provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball is deflected off Jason Windass and goes out of play.
19.37
0-0Teddy Woodcock takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Tim Boateng reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
20.30
0-0Terry Philips chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Butt. Henry Butt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Windass.
24.03
Without breaking stride, Scott Etherington plays the ball forward to Daniel Allman. Daniel Allman knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.24
Tommy Woodcock threads a neat ball through to Terry Philips. Terry Philips knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
32.29
0-0Bill Mccann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henry Butt. Henry Butt advances inside the box! Benoit Louiron hacks Henry Butt from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
38.02
0-0Graeme Mcgovern hits a low pass to Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley plays a scrappy one-two with Bill Mccann and advances towards the goal... Jason Windass hacks Ian Midgley from behind! Ian Midgley appeals for a penalty! Given!!
38.02
0-0The referee points to the spot..
39.01
0-1Ian Midgley calmly steps up. The keeper dives to the left but Ian Midgley cheekily places the ball straight down the middle. Goal!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield United appear unchanged since the first half. Wolverhampton Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United get the second half underway!
51.18
Scott Etherington threads a neat ball through to Del Best. Del Best lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Potts. Marcus Potts gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.23
Ian Midgley knocks the ball forward to Bill Mccann. Bill Mccann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
57.41
Graeme Mcgovern sees Tommy Woodcock in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Woodcock plays a scrappy one-two with Henry Butt and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tommy Woodcock strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Tommy Woodcock scores for Wolverhampton Wanderers!!
60.49
0-2Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Fredrik Brooking replacing Tony Gordon .
61.50
Benoit Louiron flicks a high pass forward. Ben Christie controls it well on his chest. Ben Christie runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ben Christie knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Crooks. Fredrik Brooking catches Julian Crooks on the ankles. Julian Crooks lies sprawled on the ground. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
63.27
Showing composure, Kevin Scholz plays the ball forward to Graeme Mcgovern. Graeme Mcgovern runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Graeme Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Terry Philips. Some good footwork from Terry Philips provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.15
Tim Boateng pushes up the pitch. Tim Boateng knocks the ball forward to Daniel Allman. Daniel Allman shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
66.32
Del Best flicks a high pass forward. Scott Etherington controls it well on his chest. Scott Etherington cuts inside the box! Scott Etherington rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Warren Stewart has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.13
1-2Scott Etherington catches Emiliano Armellini on the ankles. The referee brings Scott Etherington to one side and gives him a warning! Emiliano Armellini stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.13
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Craig Proctor replacing Bill Mccann .
78.17
Tommy Woodcock hits a low pass to Terry Philips. With some swift thinking, Terry Philips plays the ball forward to Graeme Mcgovern who has made a great run into the box. Graeme Mcgovern shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
81.01
Bill Draper sees space and advances. Bill Draper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.35
1-2Del Best chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Potts. Marcus Potts threads the ball through to Del Best but he's offside!
84.06
Tommy Woodcock runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tommy Woodcock shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
85.13
With a delightful solo run, Teddy Woodcock stretches the opposition's defence. Teddy Woodcock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
36.7%
63.3%
Play Area
30%
45%
25%
Scorers
| Scott Etherington 66 | Ian Midgley 39 (p) Tommy Woodcock 57 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Woodcock of Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Enrico Santoni (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jason Windass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Benoit Louiron (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tim Boateng (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Ben Christie (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Del Best (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Scott Etherington (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Bill Draper (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Julian Crooks (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Daniel Allman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marcus Potts (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | James Lightfoot (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Graham Ince (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Richard Ljungberg (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Warren Stewart (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Emiliano Armellini (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kevin Scholz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tony Gordon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Teddy Woodcock (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Terry Philips (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Graeme Mcgovern (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Tommy Woodcock (MID) | | 9 |
| 9. | Bill Mccann (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Henry Butt (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Ian Midgley (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | Fredrik Brooking (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Carl Stewart (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Craig Proctor (GK) | 6 | |