Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Nelson Edotu | Nelson Edotu | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Fox | J. Fox |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Stuart Insley | S. Insley | |||||||||
| James Allman | J. Allman | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Aaron Riza | A. Riza | |||||||||
| Wayne Roberts | W. Roberts | | 41 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Ben Cooke | B. Cooke | |||||||||
| Nikolas Thielemann | N. Thielemann |  | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Eddie Simonsen | E. Simonsen | |||||||||
| John Gardner | J. Gardner | | 42 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Eddie Myers | E. Myers | |||||||||
| Damien Hapgood | D. Hapgood | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Vincenzo Frieser | V. Frieser | |||||||||
| Paul Makin | P. Makin | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Ivan Galli | I. Galli | |||||||||
| Dinu Petrescu | D. Petrescu |  | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Oleg Higginbotham | O. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Ugo Carrick | U. Carrick | | 60 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Darius Clarke | D. Clarke | |||||||||
| Billy Milburn | B. Milburn | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Gareth Carter | G. Carter | |||||||||
| Julian Impey | J. Impey | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 |  | Kevin Cleland | K. Cleland | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 7,572 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Liverpool start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.21
0-0Sheffield United are easily keeping Liverpool at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
9.49
0-0Billy Milburn hacks Ben Cooke from behind! The referee calls over Billy Milburn and shows him a yellow card! Ben Cooke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.31
0-0Eddie Myers passes the ball forward to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.23
0-0Ben Cooke flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Higginbotham. Oleg Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Gardner.
20.54
Wayne Roberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Damien Hapgood. Damien Hapgood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick shoots from long range but it flies wide!
28.02
0-0Eddie Simonsen makes a probing pass to Ivan Galli. Ivan Galli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter knocks the ball forward to Kevin Cleland but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
33.11
1-0Damien Hapgood kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Impey. Julian Impey lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Stuart Insley has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.54
Nikolas Thielemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damien Hapgood. Damien Hapgood passes the ball forward to Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Impey. Julian Impey flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.53
Aaron Riza knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Frieser. Vincenzo Frieser makes a simple pass to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.52
Damien Hapgood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
Wayne Roberts knocks the ball forward to Dinu Petrescu. Dinu Petrescu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Sheffield United kick off and get the second half underway!
49.02
1-0Damien Hapgood kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Stuart Insley!
51.19
John Gardner brings the ball forward. John Gardner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick plays a perfect one-two with Billy Milburn and rushes in on goal... Ugo Carrick shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.02
Oleg Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
60.19
Vincenzo Frieser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.39
James Allman decides to run forward with the ball. James Allman decides to run forward with the ball. James Allman shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.09
Ben Cooke passes the ball forward to Darius Clarke. Darius Clarke knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.42
Eddie Simonsen sees space and advances. Eddie Simonsen kicks a strong pass forward to Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.06
2-0Vincenzo Frieser barges into Dinu Petrescu. Vincenzo Frieser is shown the yellow card! Dinu Petrescu grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
78.55
Dinu Petrescu comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Myers. The referee calls over Dinu Petrescu and shows him a yellow card! Eddie Myers stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.29
Paul Makin threads the ball through to Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Stuart Insley is on top of it.
81.57
Paul Makin knocks the ball forward to Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.05
2-0Damien Hapgood hacks Darius Clarke from behind! The referee calls over Damien Hapgood and warns him to calm down! Darius Clarke stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.50
Paul Makin chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
24.4%
46.2%
29.5%
Scorers