Match Report
| Peterborough United | Peterborough United |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Gardner | G. Gardner |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Alistair Thomson | A. Thomson | |||||||||
| Robert Hunt | R. Hunt | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Mike Green | M. Green | |||||||||
| Omer Hurst | O. Hurst | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Omer Fletcher | O. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Henry Smith | H. Smith | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Patrick Stamp | P. Stamp | |||||||||
| Ian Newton | I. Newton | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Eddie Etherington | E. Etherington | |||||||||
| Neil Laver | N. Laver | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Adam Robinson | A. Robinson | |||||||||
| Julian Laver | J. Laver | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Carlton Barry | C. Barry | |||||||||
| Sylvain Seaman | S. Seaman | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Lee Milligan | L. Milligan | |||||||||
| Alun Neville | A. Neville | | 40 | M | | 9 | | M | 37 | | Brian Upson | B. Upson | |||||||||
| Rio Boyd | R. Boyd | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Leon Bowyer | L. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Jermaine Dyer | J. Dyer | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Ross Unsworth | R. Unsworth | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at London Road Ground where Peterborough United play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 4,460 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Peterborough United and Sheffield United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Peterborough United and Sheffield United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Peterborough United kick off and get the first half underway!
6.28
0-0Henry Smith passes the ball forward to Sylvain Seaman. Sylvain Seaman threads the ball through to Jermaine Dyer. Jermaine Dyer whips in a cross ball towards Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
8.37
Alun Neville takes it forward alone. Alun Neville whips in a cross ball towards Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
15.11
0-0Omer Hurst makes a simple pass to Sylvain Seaman. Sylvain Seaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Dyer. Jermaine Dyer flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Alistair Thomson!
20.43
Lee Milligan knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.10
0-0Carlton Barry comes in with a late challenge on Sylvain Seaman. The referee calls over Carlton Barry and warns him to calm down! Sylvain Seaman runs off the knock.
26.13
Carlton Barry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.48
0-0Omer Hurst makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sylvain Seaman. Sylvain Seaman threads the ball through to Jermaine Dyer. Jermaine Dyer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alistair Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
32.35
Adam Robinson passes the ball forward to Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.20
Eddie Etherington deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Robinson. Adam Robinson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.30
0-0Ian Newton hacks Ross Unsworth from behind! Ian Newton is shown the yellow card! Ross Unsworth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Julian Laver knocks the ball forward to Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alistair Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Sheffield United kick off the second half!
51.59
1-0Henry Smith makes a beautiful solo run. Henry Smith threads the ball through to Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd finds some space and shoots from distance. Alistair Thomson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
55.21
Lee Milligan knocks the ball forward to Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.39
Mike Green deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlton Barry. Carlton Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Henry Smith.
67.49
Adam Robinson passes the ball forward to Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.12
72.34
Patrick Stamp brings the ball forward. Patrick Stamp passes the ball forward to Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robert Hunt.
73.13
Alun Neville decides to run forward with the ball. Alun Neville finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.10
Sylvain Seaman brings the ball forward. Sylvain Seaman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mike Green.
77.02
Omer Fletcher passes the ball forward to Carlton Barry. Carlton Barry kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Omer Hurst.
78.09
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
79.29
Ian Newton clumsily knocks into Ross Unsworth. The referee calls over Ian Newton and warns him to calm down! Ross Unsworth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
25.9%
50.6%
23.5%
Scorers
| Rio Boyd 52 |